UEFA European Championship Spain

Spain Euro 2008 Team History and Overview

Spain made their entrance into international football with the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium and earned a silver medal.

The Spanish team played and won their first home international fixture in Bilbao, with a 2 -1 victory over Belgium in 1921.

The highlight for the national team, often dubbed La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) or La Seleccion, was undoubtedly winning the trophy at the 1964 European Championship on home ground. Although the UEFA European Championship odds heavily favoured Hungary, Spain eliminated them in the semi-final round. The final match was played on home soil at Bernabéu before a crowd of 125,000. Spain defeated USSR (2 – 1) to become European Champions for the first time.

Other noteworthy achievements in the history of the Spanish team include earning a gold medal on home territory at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. You can click here to see previous UEFA European Championship results for Spain.

Due to the Spanish Civil War and World War II, the Spanish side did not participate in tournaments between 1934 and 1950.

Spain has made 12 FIFA World Cup appearances and participated in 7 UEFA European Championships. The kit for the Spain Euro 2008 Team is red, yellow and blue with a white change uniform. Spain is sponsored by Adidas.

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