La Roja has grown into a fearsome team in recent years, always threatening to occupy the top positions in the tournament.
Spain will appear at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as head of the series, thus being one of the important teams that can compete for the title in international competition. Now, according to history, if you just look at the statistics, Would La Roja be one of the favorite teams?
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How many World Cup finals has the Spanish national team played?
The past, that which no longer changes, says so Spain barely played a World Cup final. Yes, it was South Africa 2010, which ended in a victory against the Netherlands, thanks to an Andrés Iniesta goal, which saw Iker Casillas take home the most prestigious trophy.
Neither before nor after could a Spanish team reach that moment, the decisive game. His most important achievement, apart from 2010, was only a fourth placeachieved in 1950. It’s been a while…
The last eight World Cups
Spain, with the current system of competition developed since Mexico 1986, could only reach a semi-finalthe one quoted from 2010. Of course the statistics are not very favourable…
Mexico 1986: quarterfinals
Italy 1990: round of 16
United States 1994: quarterfinals
France 1998: first phase
South Korea and Japan 2002: quarterfinals
Germany 2006: round of 16
South Africa 2010: champion
Brazil 2014: first phase
Russia 2018: round of 16
Source: Goal
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