| Germany 2006: |
| SPAIN |
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| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 8th |
| SPAIN NEWS |
| A mix of disappointing results saw Spain take only second place behind Serbia and Montenegro however they demolished Slovakia at home to take full control of their play-off and consequently progress 6-2 on aggrigate. All this despite not losing once during qualification. Six draws and six wins from their twelve matches at times frustrating Spanish supporters. Ultimatly they have progressed and will once again be a dark horse, waiting to see the light. Fernando Torres can't be accused of not finding the goal, scoring 7 times as Spain's top scorer. |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| 2nd |
| Round 1 |
| Top Scorers |
| 7 Goals |
| QUALIFYING |
| 0-0 |
| Lithuania |
| Drew |
| 13-Oct-04 |
| 5-0 |
| San Marino |
| Dft |
| 09-Feb-05 |
| 0-0 |
| Drew |
| 30-Mar-05 |
| 1-0 |
| Lithuania |
| Dft |
| 04-Jun-05 |
| 1-1 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Drew |
| 08-Jun-05 |
| 5-1 |
| Slovakia |
| Dft |
| 12-Nov-05 |
| 1-1 |
| Slovakia |
| Drew |
| 16-Nov-05 |
| Fernando Torres |
| Win 6-2 on aggrigate |
| Playoff V Slovakia |
| 1-1 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Drew |
| 08-Sep-04 |
| 2-0 |
| Belgium |
| Dft |
| 09-Oct-04 |
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| 1-1 |
| Drew |
| 07-Sep-05 |
| 2-0 |
| Belgium |
| Dft |
| 08-Oct-05 |
| 6-0 |
| San Marino |
| Dft |
| 12-Oct-05 |
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| SPAIN'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Santiago Canizares (Valencia, Spain) |
| Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Spain) |
| Pepe Reina (Liverpool, England) |
| Defenders |
| Asier del Horno (Chelsea, England) |
| Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid, Spain) |
| Juanito (Real Betis, Spain) |
| Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid, Spain) |
| Carlos Marchena (Valencia, Spain) |
| Carles Puyol (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Midfielders |
| David Albelda (Valencia, Spain) |
| Xabi Alonso (Liverpool, England) |
| Cesc Febregas (Arsenal, England) |
| Luis Garcia (Liverpool, England) |
| Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Joaquin (Real Betis, Spain) |
| Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal, England) |
| Marcos Senna (Villarreal, Spain) |
| Forwards |
| Raul (Real Madrid, Spain) |
| Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid, Spain) |
| David Villa (Valencia, Spain) |
| Xavi (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain) |
| Michel Salgardo (Real Madrid, Spain) |