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Nickname: La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Coach: Vicente del Bosque (since 2008)
Qualifying region: Europe
Home kit: Red shirt with gold detail, blue
shorts with yellow detail, red socks
Away kit: Navy shirt with red & gold detail,
navy shorts with red & gold detail, navy socks
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign:
Spain easily topped their Group to qualify for South Africa, 11
points clear of second placed Bosnia-Herzegovina.
2010 FIFA World Cup Group: H (along with
Switzerland, Honduras & Chile)
FIFA World Ranking: 2
World Cup history:
2010 South Africa will be Spain's thirteenth World Cup appearance.
Spain has reached the Quarter Finals four times (2002, 1994, 1986,
1934) and placed Fourth once in 1950 (Brazil) behind Uruguay,
Brazil and Sweden..
After reaching the Quarter Finals in 2002 (Korea/Japan) Spain lost to South Korea on a penalty shoot out. In 2006 (Germany) Spain topped their Group to progress to the Round of 16 where they were beaten 3-1 by France
Trophy case: UEFA European Champions 2008, 1964
and Runner Up 1984
Confederations Cup 2009 - Third Place
Key Players: Xavi Hernandez, David Villa, Iker Casillas (C), Fernando Torres
Group Matches (H):
v SUI - Jun 17 at 2.00am in Durban
v HON - Jun 22 at 6.30am in Johannesburg
v CHI - Jun 26 at 6.30am in Pretoria
