Constituted in year 1920, Spain national football team qualified for FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1934. Due to the Spanish Civil War and the World War II, Spain didn’t got a chance to play in competitive matches until 1950. In the 1950 FIFA World Cup hosted by Brazil, the Spanish team showed an excellent performance by holding the fourth position. In 1982, Spain was chosen as the host country for the World Cup but unfortunately, Spain didn’t got to be on spotlight.

In the 2010 FIFA world Cup, Spain had its biggest win by defeating Netherlands with a score of 1-0. In the final moment, the deciding goal was scored by the Spanish Midfielder Andres Iniesta. As of 18 January, 2018, Spain is ranked in the 6th position by FIFA. As one of the eight national teams to have been crowned FIFA World Cup champions, Spain is the first European team to win a title outside Europe.

Caption: Spain national football team lifting the Trophy after winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup

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Coached by the current head coach Julen Lopetegui and assistant coach Toni Grande, the current squad has 24 players. The team captain for the Spain football team is Sergio Ramos from the club Real Madrid. Given below are the details of the current Spanish squad who were called up for the friendly matches against Costa Rica and Russia.

Players like David Villa (59 goals), Pedro (17 goals0, Isco (7 goals) and 12 others have also been called up for the squad in the past 12 months.