Major International Competition Records (since 1990)
Winner '91 Golden Cup
Under-achievers Spain look world beaters on paper but rarely hit the heights in competition. The Spanish are among the best club players in the world but tend to choke collectively. Could 2006 be their chance to shine?
World Cup Qualifiers
The upside is that Spain didn't lose one single game. But it still wasn't enough for first place in Group 7 and direct qualification. Serbia and Montenegro made it and Spain had to enter the play-offs. Opponent Slovakia then didn't have a chance against the Spanish, in particular thanks to an impressive 5:1 game in the first leg.
History:
Spain is participating in the World Cup for the twelfth time.
1934: Quarter-finals,
1950: Fourth place,
1962: Preliminary round,
1966: Preliminary round,
1978: Preliminary round,
1982: Second round,
1986: Quarter-finals,
1990: Round of 16,
1994: Quarter-finals,
1998: Preliminary round,
2002: Quarter-finals
Stars The Spanish team traditionally has a problem. It has a lot of stars in its contingent that play brilliantly in clubs such as Real Madrid or FC Barcelona. But these same players often perform only average in the international team. Raul & Co finally want to get past the quarter-finals in the World Cup 2006 in Germany.
Match Schedule: Preliminary Round
June 14, 2006: Spain -- Ukraine in Leipzig
June 19, 2006: Spain -- Tunisia in Stuttgart
June 23, 2006: Saudi-Arabia -- Spain in Kaiserslautern
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Santiago Canizares (Valencia) Defenders: Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Asier del Horno (Chelsea), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Juanito (Real Betis) Midfielders: Xavi (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal), Joaquin (Real Betis), Luis Garcia (Liverpool), David Albelda (Valencia), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool) Forwards: Raul (Real Madrid), Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid), David Villa (Valencia) Ukraine
World Cup Base:Spain is heading to North Rhine-Westphalia during the World Cup. The team is setting up its training camp at the College of Physical Education in Kaiserau.
Outlook:
The road to Germany may have been somewhat cumbersome in the qualifiers, but the Spanish are still bursting with self-confidence. Not only trainer Aragones has set the final as the team's goal. Leading players such as Raul also think this is by all means realistic.
Coach
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Luis Aragones
Old hand Luis Aragones took up his work at the beginning of the qualifiers. Under his coaching, the team played its way to the World Cup. Now, Aragones has his eyes on the next goal and that is the final. He feels that the key to reaching this ambitious end is his soccer philosophy: constant possession of the ball and dominating the field.
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