2022 World Cup Team Profile: Spain

Spain National Team (Twitter @SeFutbol)

JAKARTA - The Spanish national football team, known for its distinctive style of play, 'tiki taka', have maintained their outstanding performances since the team was founded in 1920. Let's find out why this team is recognized as one of the greatest national teams ever there is.

Profile overview

Full name: Spain national football team Nicknames: The Red Fury, The Red One, La Roja Managed by: Royal Spanish Football Federation Founded: 1920 Colors: White, red and blue Federation: UEFA Coach: Luis Enrique Captain: Sergio Busquets Most caps : Sergio Ramos (180) Top scorer: David Villa (59) FIFA code: ESP Stadium : Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Brief history

Eleven years after the formation of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the first national football team was officially formed, to appear at the 1920 Olympics, where they played against Denmark. Unfortunately, the team was unable to play in international matches due to the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939, and the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.

Nickname

Why is the Spanish national team called 'La Roja'? After the 1920 Summer Olympics, an Italian journalist coined the nickname 'Furia Roja' or 'Red Fury' from the team's unique style of play, better known as Tiki-taka (Tiqui-taca).

Spain at the World Cup

In 1950, the Spanish national team made their second appearance at the FIFA World Cup, finishing fourth after Sweden, Brazil and Uruguay. Since then, La Furia Roja has appeared in the 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cup tournaments.

La Furia Roja has only lifted the World Cup trophy once. Spain emerged as the best football team in the world after beating the Netherlands in the 2010 South Africa World Cup.

Spain at the 2022 World Cup

The Spanish national team has qualified for the 2022 World Cup and is confirmed to be in Group E along with Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. Here is their schedule for their group stage matches:

Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Spain vs Costa Rica: 20.00 WIB Germany vs Japan: 23.00 WIB

Sunday, 27 November 2022Japan vs Costa Rica: 17:00 WIB

Monday, 28 November 2022 Spain vs Germany: 02.00 WIB

Friday, 2 December 2022Japan vs Spain: 02.00 CEST Costa Rica vs Germany: 02.00 CEST

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— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) June 14, 2022

2022 World Cup provisional squad

Although Spain's final squad for the 2022 World Cup has yet to be announced, players who could appear in Qatar include David De Gea, Sergio Busquets, Koke, Jordi Alba, Alvaro Morata, Cesar Azpilicueta and Dani Olmo.

Here is the latest roster of La Furia Roja's 2022 squad:

Goalkeeper

Unai Simon David Raya Arnau Tenas

defender

Pau Torres (Central defender) Aymeric Laporte (Central defender) Eric García (Central defender) Hugo Guillamón (Center defender) Marcos Alonso (Left back) Jordi Alba (Left back) Daniel Carvajal (Right back) César Azpilicueta (Right back) Midfielder Rodri (Defending midfielder) Pedri (Central midfielder) Marcos Llorente (Central midfielder) Gavi (Central midfielder) Carlos Soler (Central midfielder) Koke (Central midfielder) Dani Olmo (Attacking midfielder)

Wing

Ferran Torres (right wing) Yéremy Pino (right wing) Pablo Sarabia (right wing)

Attacker

lvaro Morata (centre striker) Raúl de Tomás (centre striker) Team captain

In 2020, defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets replaced Sergio Ramos, one of the highest-scoring defenders of all time, as captain of La Furia Roja. The following summarizes the profile of the irreplaceable midfielder born in the Catalans.

Full name: Sergio Busquets Burgos Date of birth: 16 July 1988 Age: 33 years (as of May 2022) Place of birth: Badia del Vallès, Spain Position: Defending midfield Number: 5 Current club: FC Barcelona Caps: 133 Coach

Luis Enrique was reappointed as head coach of the Spain national team in 2019 by the Spanish Football Federation, replacing interim manager Robert Moreno. The return of the former FC Barcelona tactician proved to bring luck.

Full name: Luis Enrique Martínez García Date of birth: 8 May 1970 Age: 52 years (as of June 2022) Place of birth: Gijón, Spain Appointed: 19 November 2019 Contract until: 31 December 2022 Preferred line-up: 4-3-3 Legend of the Spanish national team

Home to some of the greatest footballers in the world, it is no surprise that La Furia Roja continues to be one of the greatest football teams of all time. So, who is the Spanish footballer who deserves to be called a legend? Of course a lot. But, we will call one of them He is Andres Iniesta.

Full name: Andrés Iniesta Luján Date of birth: 11 Jan 1984 Place of birth: Fuentealbilla, Spain Position: Midfielder Caps: 132 Goals: 14 Titles and trophies: World Cup (1), European Cup (2), World Cup participant (2) , Best Player (1), European Under-19 Champion (1), European Under-17 Champion (1), Best Player (1) FIFA Ranking

Based on the latest FIFA rankings as of June 2022, the Sanyol national team is in sixth place with 1716.93 points. Their highest FIFA ranking was 1 in 2008-2013.

trophy

How many trophies does the Spanish national team have? Here is an overview of all the major titles and awards won by La Furia Roja, according to Statista.

1 FIFA World Cup Trophy 2 European Cup Trophy 1 FIFA U-20 World Cup Trophy 3 UEFA European Championship Titles 168 Olympic Medals 5 UEFA Euro Under-21 Titles 11 UEFA Euro Under-19 Titles 9 UEFA Euro Under-17 Titles 6 UEFA Euro Titles 2006 FIFA U-16 Fair Play Trophy 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018 FIFA Team of the Year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 2010 Laureus World Team of the Year 2011

The Spanish national team enjoys a rich history spanning decades which makes them one of the most entertaining teams. From their Tiki-Taka style of play to the passion the players bring to the game, it's clear why this team has such a huge global following.