Spain go into the World Cup as one of the favourites in the World Cup odds having won Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010.
Spain have often gone into the World Cup as one of the favourites, only to underperform. Expectations are high again as they have finally proved that they can win major tournaments.
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Winners. Beat Holland In The Final |
| 2006 | Eliminated by France in Second Round |
| 2002 | Eliminated on penalties in Quarter Final by South Korea |
| 1998 | Eliminated at Group Stage |
| 1994 | Eliminated by Italy in Quarter Final |
| 1990 | Eliminated in extra time in Second Round by Yugoslavia |
The top five bets on Spain at the last World Cup were:
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It is only recently that FIFA changed the rules so that the World Cup winners were not automatically entitled to defend their crown four years later. This means that Spain will have to qualify in the same manner they always have done.
This is the Spain squad that won the most recent World Cup. Their World Cup 2014 squad will be published weeks before the tournament starts.
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Manuel Reina (Liverpool), Victor Valdes (Barcelona).
Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
Xabier Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Javier Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), David Silva (Valencia), Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona).
Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia), Pedro Rodriguez (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), David Villa (Valencia).
Spain's World Cup qualifying stats will be updated during the qualifying stage.
| Player | Games (Sub) | Goals Scored | 1st Goals | Last Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All the stats on Spain from their World Cup qualifying games.
| Spain Goal Stats | Spain Result Stats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | No. Of Games | ||
| Goals | No. Of Games Won | ||
| Conceded | No. Of Games Drawn | ||
| First Goals | No. Of Games Lost | ||
| Last Goals | No. Of Games Winning At Half Time | ||
| Over 2.5 | No. Of Games Drawing At Half Time | ||
| Under 2.5 | No. Of Games Losing At Half Time | ||
| Clean Sheet | |||
| None Scored | |||