Spain's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at Spain's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 17 FIFA World Cup appearances (1934–2026)

Confederation	UEFA
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Winners (2010)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	17 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1934 (quarter-finals)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2022 (round of 16)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	13 (since 1978)
FIFA World Cup hosts	1982 (second round group stage)

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Did not participate
1934 - ITA	Quarter-finals	Amadeo Garcia, ESP	Iraragorri (2)	3	1	1	1	4	3	1
1938 - FRA	Did not participate
1950 - BRA	Fourth place	Guillermo Eizaguirre, ESP	Estanislao Basora, Zarra (4)	6	3	1	2	10	12	-2
1954 - SUI	Did not qualify
1958 - SWE	Did not qualify
1962 - CHI	Group stage	Helenio Herrera, ARG	Adelardo, Joaquin Peiro (1)	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1
1966 - ENG	Group stage	Jose Villalonga, ESP	Four players (1)	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
1970 - MEX	Did not qualify
1974 - FRG	Did not qualify
1978 - ARG	Group stage	Ladislao Kubala, ESP	Juan Manuel Asensi, Dani (1)	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
1982 - ESP	Second round	Jose Santamaria, ESP	Four players (1)	5	1	2	2	4	5	-1
1986 - MEX	Quarter-finals	Miguel Munoz, ESP	Emilio Butragueno (5)	5	3	1	1	11	4	7
1990 - ITA	Round of 16	Luis Suarez, ESP	Michel (4)	4	2	1	1	6	4	2
1994 - USA	Quarter-finals	Javier Clemente, ESP	Jose Luis Caminero (3)	5	2	2	1	10	6	4
1998 - FRA	Group stage	Javier Clemente, ESP	Fernando Hierro, Fernando Morientes (2)	3	1	1	1	8	4	4
2002 - JPN/KOR	Quarter-finals	Jose Antonio Camacho, ESP	Fernando Morientes, Raul (3)	5	3	2	0	10	5	5
2006 - GER	Round of 16	Luis Aragones, ESP	Fernando Torres, David Villa (3)	4	3	0	1	9	4	5
2010 - RSA	Winners	Vicente Del Bosque, ESP	David Villa (5)	7	6	0	1	8	2	6
2014 - BRA	Group stage	Vicente Del Bosque, ESP	Four players (1)	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3
2018 - RUS	Round of 16	Fernando Hierro, ESP	Diego Costa (3)	4	1	3	0	7	6	1
2022 - QAT	Round of 16	Luis Enrique, ESP	Alvaro Morata (3)	4	1	2	1	9	3	6
OVERALL RECORD				67	31	17	19	108	75	33

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	67	31	17	19	108	75	33
Group stage	50	24	11	15	86	61	25
Knockout phase	17	7	6	4	22	14	8

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	7-0: vs Costa Rica (group stage, 23/11/2022)
Biggest defeat	1-6: vs Brazil (final round, 13/07/1950)
Highest scoring draw	3-3: vs Portugal (group stage, 15/06/2018)
Highest scoring match	7 goals: three times, most recently, Spain 7-0 Costa Rica (group stage, 23/11/2022)
Most goals scored in a match	7 goals: 7-0 vs Costa Rica (group stage, 23/11/2022)
Most goals conceded in a match	6 goals: 1-6 vs Brazil (final round, 13/07/1950)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	11: 1986 (5 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	2: twice, most recently, 1978 (3 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	12: 1950 (6 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	2: twice, most recently, 2010 (7 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	6: 21/06/2010 - 11/07/2010
Successive defeats	3: 13/07/1950 - 31/05/1962
Successive draws	2: four times, most recently, 25/06/2018 - 01/07/2018
Successive matches without a defeat	10: 19/06/1998 - 23/06/2006
Successive matches without a win	4: twice, most recently, 25/06/1982 - 01/06/1986
Successive matches with a goal scored	9: 17/06/1990 - 13/06/1998
Successive matches without scoring	2: 05/07/1982 - 01/06/1986
Successive clean sheets	4 - 29/06/2010 - 11/07/2010

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W5 L4 *includes First Round in 1934

Quarter-finals - W1 L4

Semi-finals - W1 L0

Final - W1 L0

Extra time

Italy vs Spain	1-1 AET (1-1, 1-1)	1934, quarter-finals
Spain vs Belgium	1-1 AET (1-1, 0-1) 4-5 PSO	1986, quarter-finals
Spain vs Yugoslavia	1-2 AET (1-1, 0-0)	1990, round of 16
Spain vs Republic of Ireland	1-1 AET (1-1, 1-0) 3-2 PSO	2002, round of 16
Spain vs Korea Republic	0-0 AET 3-5 PSO	2002, quarter-finals
Netherlands vs Spain	0-1 AET	2010, final
Spain vs Russia	1-1 AET (1-1, 1-1) 3-4 PSO	2018, round of 16
Morocco vs Spain	0-0 AET 3-0 PSO	2022. round of 16

Penalty shoot-outs

W1 L4

L 4-5 vs Belgium (1986, quarter-finals)

W 3-2 vs Republic of Ireland (2002, round of 16)

L 3-5 vs Korea Republic (2002, quarter-finals)

L 3-4 vs Russia (2018, round of 16)

L 0-3 vs Morocco (2022, round of 16)

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

4 - Sergio Busquets (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

4 - Iker Casillas (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

4 - Xavi Hernandez (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

4 - Fernando Hierro (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)

4 - Andres Iniesta (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

4 - Sergio Ramos (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

4 - Pepe Reina (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

4 - Andoni Zubizarreta (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

17 - Sergio Busquets (7-2010; 2-2014; 4-2018; 4-2022)

17 - Iker Casillas (5-2002; 3-2006; 7-2010; 2-2014)

17 - Sergio Ramos (3-2006; 7-2010; 3-2014; 4-2018)

16 - Andoni Zubizarreta (5-1986; 4-1990; 4-1994; 3-1998)

15 - Xavi Hernandez (3-2002; 4-2006; 7-2010; 1-2014)

14 - Andres Iniesta (1-2006; 6-2010; 3-2014; 4-2018)

14 - Carles Puyol (4-2002; 3-2006; 7-2010)

14 - Fernando Torres (4-2006; 7-2010; 3-2014)

13 - Xabi Alonso (3-2006; 7-2010; 3-2014)

12 - Five players

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

9 - David Villa (3-2006; 5-2010; 1-2014)

5 - Emilio Butragueno (5-1986)

5 - Fernando Hierro (1-1994; 2-1998; 2-2002)

5 - Fernando Morientes (2-1998; 3-2002)

5 - Raul (1-1998; 3-2002; 1-2006)

4 - Estanislao Basora (4-1950)

4 - Michel (4-1990)

4 - Fernando Torres (3-2006; 1-2014)

4 - Zarra (4-1950)

3 - Four players

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

3 - Fernando Hierro (1994, 1998, 2002)

3 - Julio Salinas (1986, 1990, 1994)

3 - Raul (1998, 2002, 2006)

3 - David Villa (2006, 2010, 2014)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

18y 110d - Gavi vs Costa Rica (23/11/2022)

19y 36d - Alejandro Balde vs Costa Rica (23/11/2022)

19y 41d - Cesc Fabregas vs Ukraine (14/06/2006)

19y 363d - Pedri vs Costa Rica (23/11/2022)

20y 31d - Ansu Fati vs Japan (01/12/2022)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

18y 110d - Gavi vs Costa Rica (23/11/2022)

20y 351d - Raul vs Nigeria (13/06/1998)

21y 124d - Pirri vs Argentina (13/07/1966)

21y 337d - Eloy vs Algeria (12/06/1986)

22y 12d - Isidro Langara vs Brazil (27/05/1934)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

36y 244d - Andoni Zubizarreta vs Bulgaria (24/06/1998)

36y 187d - Santiago Canizares vs Saudi Arabia (23/06/2006)

35y 329d - Miguel Angel Nadal vs Korea Republic (22/06/2002)

35y 65d - Ferenc Puskas vs Brazil (06/06/1962)

34y 197d - Joan Segarra vs Czechoslovakia (31/05/1962)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

34y 76d - Fernando Hierro vs Paraguay (07/06/2002)

32y 202d - David Villa vs Australia (23/06/2014)

32y 200d - Xabi Alonso vs Netherlands (13/06/2014)

32y 125d - Alberto Gorriz vs Belgium (21/06/1990)

32y 85d - Carles Puyol vs Germany (07/07/2010)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

4 - David Villa (21/06/2010 - 03/07/2010)

Most goals in a match

4 - Emilio Butragueno vs Denmark (1986, round of 16)

Hat-tricks

4 goals - Emilio Butragueno vs Denmark (1986, round of 16)

3 goals - Michel vs Korea Republic (1990, group stage)

Fastest goal scored

2' - Emilio Butragueno vs Northern Ireland (1986, group stage)

4' - Raul vs South Africa (2002, group stage)

6' - Fernando Hierro vs Bulgaria (1998, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

7 - Iker Casillas (1-2002; 1-2006; 5-2010)

4 - Andoni Zubizarreta (1-1986; 1-1990; 1-1994; 1-1998)

Red cards

Miguel Angel Nadal vs Korea Republic (1994, group stage)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

2 - Javier Clemente, ESP (1994, 1998)

2 - Vicente Del Bosque, ESP (2010, 2014)

Most matches

10 - Vicente Del Bosque, ESP (7-2010, 3-2014)

8 - Javier Clemente, ESP (5-1994, 3-1998)

6 - Guillermo Eizaguirre, ESP (6-1950)

5 - Antonio Camacho, ESP (5-2002)

5 - Miguel Munoz, ESP (5-1986)

5 - Jose Santamaria, ESP (5-1982)

Most matches won

7 - Vicente Del Bosque, ESP (6-2010; 1-2014)

Youngest coach

41y 29d - Guillermo Eizaguirre vs USA (25/06/1950)

44y 97d - Javier Clemente vs Korea Republic (17/06/1994)

46y 213d - Jose Villalonga vs Argentina (13/07/1966)

Oldest coach

67y 334d - Luis Aragones vs France (27/06/2006)

64y 154d - Miguel Munoz vs Belgium (22/06/1986)

63y 182d - Vicente Del Bosque vs Australia (23/06/2014)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
18'	1H	Iraragorri, ESP	27/05/1934	ESP vs BRA	scored	Goal
65'	2H	Lopez Ufarte, ESP	16/06/1982	ESP vs HON	scored	Goal
14'	1H	Juanito, ESP	20/06/1982	ESP vs YUG	scored	Goal
68'	2H	Goiko, ESP	18/06/1986	DEN vs ESP	scored	Goal
89'	2H	Emilio Butragueno, ESP	18/06/1986	DEN vs ESP	scored	Goal
26'	1H	Michel, ESP	21/06/1990	BEL vs ESP	scored	Goal
19'	1H	Pep Guardiola, ESP	27/06/1994	BOL vs ESP	scored	Goal
86'	2H	Txiki Beguiristain, ESP	02/07/1994	ESP vs SUI	scored	Goal
6'	1H	Fernando Hierro, ESP	24/06/1998	ESP vs BUL	scored	Goal
87'	2H	Fernando Hierro, ESP	02/06/2002	ESP vs SVN	scored	Goal
83'	2H	Fernando Hierro, ESP	07/06/2002	ESP vs PAR	scored	Goal
48'	2H	David Villa, ESP	14/06/2006	ESP vs UKR	scored	Goal
90+1'	O2H	Fernando Torres, ESP	19/06/2006	ESP vs TUN	scored	Goal
28'	1H	David Villa, ESP	27/06/2006	ESP vs FRA	scored	Goal
62'	2H	David Villa, ESP	21/06/2010	ESP vs HON	not scored	Missed
62'	2H	Xabi Alonso, ESP	03/07/2010	PAR vs ESP	not scored	Saved
27'	1H	Xabi Alonso, ESP	13/06/2014	ESP vs NED	scored	Goal
31'	1H	Ferran Torres, ESP	23/11/2022	ESP vs CRC	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
62'	2H	Ricardo Zamora	Waldemar De Britto	Brazil	27/05/1934	ESP vs BRA	Saved
33'	1H	Andoni Zubizarreta	Jesper Olsen	Denmark	18/06/1986	DEN vs ESP	Conceded
72'	2H	Andoni Zubizarreta	Ruben Sosa	Uruguay	13/06/1990	URU vs ESP	Missed
60'	2H	Andoni Zubizarreta	Enzo Scifo	Belgium	21/06/1990	BEL vs ESP	Crossbar
62'	2H	Iker Casillas	Ian Harte	Republic of Ireland	16/06/2002	ESP vs IRL	Saved
90'	2H	Iker Casillas	Robbie Keane	Republic of Ireland	16/06/2002	ESP vs IRL	Conceded
59'	2H	Iker Casillas	Oscar Cardozo	Paraguay	03/07/2010	PAR vs ESP	Saved
4'	1H	David De Gea	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	15/06/2018	POR vs ESP	Conceded
41'	1H	David De Gea	Artem Dzyuba	Russia	01/07/2018	ESP vs RUS	Conceded

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1934	27/05/1934	Spain 3-1 Brazil, First round (Genoa-ITA)
1934	31/05/1934	Italy 1-1 Spain, Quarter-finals (Florence-ITA) aet
1934	01/06/1934	Italy 1-0 Spain, Quarter-finals (replay) (Florence-ITA)
1950	25/06/1950	Spain 3-1 USA, Group stage (Curitiba-BRA)
1950	29/06/1950	Spain 2-0 Chile, Group stage (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
1950	02/07/1950	Spain 1-0 England, Group stage (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
1950	09/07/1950	Uruguay 2-2 Spain, Final round (group) (Sao Paulo-BRA)
1950	13/07/1950	Brazil 6-1 Spain, Final round (group) (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
1950	16/07/1950	Sweden 3-1 Spain, Final round (group) (Sao Paulo-BRA)
1962	31/05/1962	Czechoslovakia 1-0 Spain, Group stage (Vina del Mar-CHI)
1962	03/06/1962	Spain 1-0 Mexico, Group stage (Vina del Mar-CHI)
1962	06/06/1962	Brazil 2-1 Spain, Group stage (Vina del Mar-CHI)
1966	13/07/1966	Argentina 2-1 Spain, Group stage (Birmingham-ENG)
1966	15/07/1966	Spain 2-1 Switzerland, Group stage (Sheffield-ENG)
1966	20/07/1966	Germany FR 2-1 Spain, Group stage (Birmingham-ENG)
1978	03/06/1978	Austria 2-1 Spain, Group stage (Buenos Aires-ARG)
1978	07/06/1978	Brazil 0-0 Spain, Group stage (Mar del Plata-ARG)
1978	11/06/1978	Spain 1-0 Sweden, Group stage (Buenos Aires-ARG)
1982	16/06/1982	Spain 1-1 Honduras, Group stage (Valencia-ESP)
1982	20/06/1982	Spain 2-1 Yugoslavia, Group stage (Valencia-ESP)
1982	25/06/1982	Northern Ireland 1-0 Spain, Group stage (Valencia-ESP)
1982	02/07/1982	Germany FR 2-1 Spain, Second round (group) (Madrid-ESP)
1982	05/07/1982	Spain 0-0 England, Second round (group) (Madrid-ESP)
1986	01/06/1986	Spain 0-1 Brazil, Group stage (Guadalajara-MEX)
1986	07/06/1986	Northern Ireland 1-2 Spain, Group stage (Guadalajara-MEX)
1986	12/06/1986	Algeria 0-3 Spain, Group stage (Monterrey-MEX)
1986	18/06/1986	Denmark 1-5 Spain, Round of 16 (Queretaro-MEX)
1986	22/06/1986	Spain 1-1 Belgium, Quarter-finals (Puebla-MEX) aet (4-5 PSO)
1990	13/06/1990	Uruguay 0-0 Spain, Group stage (Udine-ITA)
1990	17/06/1990	Korea Republic 1-3 Spain, Group stage (Udine-ITA)
1990	21/06/1990	Belgium 1-2 Spain, Group stage (Verona-ITA)
1990	26/06/1990	Spain 1-2 Yugoslavia, Round of 16 (Verona-ITA) aet
1994	17/06/1994	Spain 2-2 Korea Republic, Group stage (Dallas-USA)
1994	21/06/1994	Germany 1-1 Spain, Group stage (Chicago-USA)
1994	27/06/1994	Bolivia 1-3 Spain, Group stage (Chicago-USA)
1994	02/07/1994	Spain 3-0 Switzerland, Round of 16 (Washington DC-USA)
1994	09/07/1994	Italy 2-1 Spain, Quarter-finals (Boston-USA)
1998	13/06/1998	Spain 2-3 Nigeria, Group stage (Nantes-FRA)
1998	19/06/1998	Spain 0-0 Paraguay, Group stage (Saint-Etienne-FRA)
1998	24/06/1998	Spain 6-1 Bulgaria, Group stage (Lens-FRA)
2002	02/06/2002	Spain 3-1 Slovenia, Group stage (Gwangju-KOR)
2002	07/06/2002	Spain 3-1 Paraguay, Group stage (Jeonju-KOR)
2002	12/06/2002	South Africa 2-3 Spain, Group stage (Daejeon-KOR)
2002	16/06/2002	Spain 1-1 Republic of Ireland, Round of 16 (Suwon-KOR) aet (3-2 PSO)
2002	22/06/2002	Spain 0-0 Korea Republic, Quarter-finals (Gwangju-KOR) aet (3-5 PSO)
2006	14/06/2006	Spain 4-0 Ukraine, Group stage (Leipzig-GER)
2006	19/06/2006	Spain 3-1 Tunisia, Group stage (Stuttgart-GER)
2006	23/06/2006	Saudi Arabia 0-1 Spain, Group stage (Kaiserslautern-GER)
2006	27/06/2006	Spain 1-3 France, Round of 16 (Hanover-GER)
2010	16/06/2010	Spain 0-1 Switzerland, Group stage (Durban-RSA)
2010	21/06/2010	Spain 2-0 Honduras, Group stage (Johannesburg-RSA)
2010	25/06/2010	Chile 1-2 Spain, Group stage (Tshwane/Pretoria-RSA)
2010	29/06/2010	Spain 1-0 Portugal, Round of 16 (Cape Town-RSA)
2010	03/07/2010	Paraguay 0-1 Spain, Quarter-finals (Johannesburg-RSA)
2010	07/07/2010	Germany 0-1 Spain, Semi-finals (Durban-RSA)
2010	11/07/2010	Netherlands 0-1 Spain, Final (Johannesburg-RSA) aet
2014	13/06/2014	Spain 1-5 Netherlands, Group stage (Salvador-BRA)
2014	18/06/2014	Spain 0-2 Chile, Group stage (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
2014	23/06/2014	Australia 0-3 Spain, Group stage (Curitiba-BRA)
2018	15/06/2018	Portugal 3-3 Spain, Group stage (Sochi-RUS)
2018	20/06/2018	IR Iran 0-1 Spain, Group stage (Kazan-RUS)
2018	25/06/2018	Spain 2-2 Morocco, Group stage (Kaliningrad-RUS)
2018	01/07/2018	Spain 1-1 Russia, Round of 16 (Moscow-RUS) aet (3-4 PSO)
2022	23/11/2022	Spain 7-0 Costa Rica, Group stage (Doha (Ad-Dawhah)-QAT)
2022	27/11/2022	Spain 1-1 Germany, Group stage (Al Khor-QAT)
2022	01/12/2022	Japan 2-1 Spain, Group stage (Al Rayyan-QAT)
2022	06/12/2022	Morocco 0-0 Spain, Round of 16 (Doha-QAT) aet (3-0 PSO)