Spain, also famously known as La Roja, have created special proud stories in the modern era with strong successes in international football, including the FIFA World Cup. Here, we are discussing the key FIFA World Cup records for Spain.
Spain FIFA World Cup Last Exit from Each Stage
*🏠 as hosts
🏆 Last Champions Finish: 2010
🥈 Last Runners-up Finish: Never
🥉 Last Semi-final Exit: Never
🔷 Last Quarter-final Exit: 2002
🟩 Last Round of 16 Exit: 2022
🟨 Last Second Group Stage Exit: 1982*
🔻 Last Group Stage Exit: 2014
Spain FIFA World Cup Record by Stage Finishes
*🏠 as hosts
🏆 Champions: 2010
🥈 Runners-up: Never
🥉 Third Place: Never
4️⃣ Fourth Place: 1950#
🔷 Quarter-finals: 1934, 1986, 1994, 2002
🟩 Round of 16: 1990, 2006, 2018, 2022
🟨 Second Group Stage: 1982*
🔻 First Group Stage/Only Group Stage: 1962, 1966, 1978, 1998, 2014
# The 1950 FIFA World Cup had no knockout matches.
Interesting Spain FIFA World Cup Records and Facts
- Spain was the first European nation to win a FIFA World Cup title outside Europe, as they won their first FIFA World Cup in the 2010 edition, which the African country South Africa hosted. Later, Germany achieved that feat by winning the FIFA World Cup in the 2014 edition in the South American country, Brazil.
- In the FIFA World Cup 2010, where Spain won their first title, they lost their tournament opener against Switzerland by 1–0. La Roja became the first to win the FIFA World Cup trophy while losing their first match of the tournament.
- While the defending champions Spain were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2014 group stage, it was the fifth time in FIFA World Cup history that a defending champions were eliminated from the initial group stage of the tournament. The other defending champions achieved this feat before Spain were Italy (1950 and 2010), Brazil (1966), and France (2002).