Spain national football team records

The following details the Spain national football team records.

Records

Worldwide

Most consecutive games undefeated: 35 (2007–2009) (shared with Brazil between 1993–1996)
Most consecutive wins including friendlies: 15 (2008–2009)
Most consecutive competitive games undefeated: 29 (2010–2013)
Most consecutive wins achieved by an international coach from debut: 13 – Vicente del Bosque
Most shootouts in one World Cup by one team: 2 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (shared with Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Netherlands and Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup)
Highest number of points in World Cup qualification: 30 out of 30 points (2008–2009)

Nationwide

Most international caps: 160 – Iker Casillas
Most international goals: 59 – David Villa
Most goals scored in one season: 13 – David Villa (2008–2009)
Most hat-tricks scored: 3 – Fernando Torres & David Villa
Most consecutive games ended with at least one goal: 6 – David Villa
Top scorer in World Cup finals: 9 – David Villa
Most goals scored in one World Cup: 5 – Emilio Butragueño (1986) & David Villa (2010)
Most goals scored in consecutive matches at World Cup: 4 – David Villa (2010)
Top scorer in European Championship finals: 5 – Fernando Torres
Most goals scored in one European Championship: 4 – David Villa (2008)
Top scorer in Confederations Cup finals: 8 – Fernando Torres
Most goals scored in one Confederations Cup: 5 – Fernando Torres (2013)

Top goalscorers

David Villa is Spain's all-time leading scorer with a tally of 59 goals.

As of March 27, 2015, the ten highest scorers for Spain are:

#	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	David Villa	2005–2014	59	97	0.608
2	Raúl González	1996–2006	44	102	0.431
3	Fernando Torres	2003–	38	110	0.345
4	Fernando Hierro	1989–2002	29	89	0.326
5	Fernando Morientes	1998–2007	27	47	0.574
6	Emilio Butragueño	1984–1992	26	69	0.377
7	Alfredo Di Stéfano	1957–1961	23	31	0.742
8	Julio Salinas	1986–1996	22	56	0.411
9	David Silva	2006–	22	89	0.250
10	Míchel	1985–1992	21	66	0.318

Bold denotes players still playing international football.

Most capped Spain players

Main article: List of Spain international footballers

Iker Casillas is the most capped player in the history of the national team, with a record of 161 matches.

As of March 27, 2015, the players with the most caps for Spain are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Iker Casillas	2000–	161	0
2	Xavi Hernández	2000–2014	133	12
3	Andoni Zubizarreta	1985–1998	126	0
4	Sergio Ramos	2005–	126	10
5	Xabi Alonso	2003–2014	114	16
6	Fernando Torres	2003–	110	38
7	Andrés Iniesta	2006–	103	12
8	Raúl González	1996–2006	102	44
9	Carles Puyol	2000–2013	100	3
10	David Villa	2005–2014	97	59

Bold denotes players still playing international football.

Top Penalty Scorers

Fernando Hierro scored a joint record 9 international penalties for Spain

As of September 8, 2014.

Penalties	Player
9	Fernando Hierro
9	Míchel
7	David Villa
6	Xabi Alonso
5	Fernando Torres
4	Daniel Ruiz
3	Raúl González
	Pep Guardiola
	Emilio Butragueno
	Pirri
	Agustín Gaínza
2	Gaizka Mendieta
	Francisco José Carrasco
	Andoni Goicoechea
	Juan Gómez González
	László Kubala
	César Rodríguez Álvarez
1	Santi Cazorla
	Sergio Ramos
	Vicente Rodríguez
	Donato Gama da Silva
	Aitor Beguiristain
	Toni Muñoz
	Manolo
	Quini
	Roberto López Ufarte
	Jesús María Satrústegui
	Enrique Collar
	Luis Suárez
	Isidro Lángara
	José Iraragorri
	Gaspar Rubio
	Félix Quesada

Bold denotes players still playing international football.

Hat-tricks

As of September 8, 2014.

Player	Competition	Against	Home/Away	Result	Date
Villa, DavidDavid Villa	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	Tahiti	Home	10–0	02013-06-20-000020 June 2013
Torres , FernandoFernando Torres ⁴	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	Tahiti	Home	10–0	02013-06-20-000020 June 2013
, Pedro RodríguezPedro Rodríguez	2014 World Cup qualification	Belarus	Away	0–4	02012-10-12-000012 October 2012
, Roberto SoldadoRoberto Soldado	International Friendly	Venezuela	Home	5–0	02012-02-29-000029 February 2012
, Fernando TorresFernando Torres	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup	New Zealand	Away	0–5	02009-06-14-000014 June 2009
, David VillaDavid Villa	International Friendly	Azerbaijan	Away	0–6	02009-06-09-00009 June 2009
, David VillaDavid Villa	UEFA Euro 2008	Russia	Home	4–1	02008-06-10-000010 June 2008
, Luis GarcíaLuis García	2006 World Cup qualification	Slovakia	Home	5–1	02005-11-12-000012 November 2005
, Fernando TorresFernando Torres	2006 World Cup qualification	San Marino	Away	0–5	02005-10-12-000012 October 2005
, Fernando MorientesFernando Morientes	International Friendly	Ecuador	Home	4–0	02003-04-30-000030 April 2003
, Ismael UrzaizIsmael Urzaiz	Euro 2000 qualifying	Cyprus	Home	8–0	01999-09-08-00008 September 1999
, Julen GuerreroJulen Guerrero	Euro 2000 qualifying	Cyprus	Home	8–0	01999-09-08-00008 September 1999
, Luis EnriqueLuis Enrique	Euro 2000 qualifying	San Marino	Home	9–0	01999-06-05-00005 June 1999
, Raúl GonzálezRaúl González ⁴	Euro 2000 qualifying	San Marino	Away	9–0	01999-03-31-000031 March 1999
, Raúl GonzálezRaúl González ⁴	Euro 2000 qualifying	Austria	Home	9–0	01999-03-27-000027 March 1999
, Julen GuerreroJulen Guerrero	1998 World Cup qualification	Malta	Away	0–3	01996-12-18-000018 December 1996
, Alfonso PérezAlfonso Pérez	1998 World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	Away	2–6	01996-09-04-00004 September 1996
, Julio SalinasJulio Salinas	1994 World Cup qualification	Albania	Away	1–5	01993-09-22-000022 September 1993
, Emilio ButragueñoEmilio Butragueño ⁴	Euro 1992 qualifying	Albania	Home	9–0	01990-12-19-000019 December 1990
, MíchelMíchel	1990 FIFA World Cup	South Korea	Away	1–3	01990-06-17-000017 June 1990
, José María BakeroJosé María Bakero	Euro 1988 qualifying	Albania	Home	5–0	01987-11-18-000018 November 1987
, Emilio ButragueñoEmilio Butragueño ⁴	1986 FIFA World Cup	Denmark	Away	1–5	01986-06-18-000018 June 1986
, Carlos AlonsoCarlos Alonso ⁴	Euro 1984 qualifying	Malta	Home	12–1	01983-12-21-000021 December 1983
, Hipólito RincónHipólito Rincón ⁴	Euro 1984 qualifying	Malta	Home	12–1	01983-12-21-000021 December 1983
, Jesús María PeredaJesús María Pereda	1966 World Cup qualification	Republic of Ireland	Home	4–1	01965-10-27-000027 October 1965
, Vicente GuillotVicente Guillot	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying	Romania	Home	6–0	01962-11-01-00001 November 1962
, Justo TejadaJusto Tejada ⁴	International Friendly	Northern Ireland	Home	6–2	01958-10-15-000015 October 1958
, László KubalaLászló Kubala	International Friendly	Turkey	Home	3–0	01957-11-16-000016 November 1957
, Alfredo Di StéfanoAlfredo Di Stéfano	International Friendly	Netherlands	Home	5–1	01957-01-30-000030 January 1957
, Telmo ZarraTelmo Zarra ⁴	International Friendly	Switzerland	Home	6–3	01951-02-18-000018 February 1951
, Estanislau BasoraEstanislau Basora	International Friendly	France	Away	1–5	01949-06-19-000019 June 1949
, Isidro LángaraIsidro Lángara ⁵	1934 World Cup qualification	Portugal	Home	9–0	01934-03-11-000011 March 1934
, Isidro LángaraIsidro Lángara ⁴	International Friendly	France	Home	8–1	01929-04-14-000014 April 1929
, Gaspar RubioGaspar Rubio	International Friendly	Portugal	Home	5–0	01929-03-17-000017 March 1929

⁴ Player scored 4 goals
⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Biggest wins

Scores from 4–0 and up

Best Results by Spain
	Date	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	21 May 1933	Bulgaria	Friendly	13 – 0	+13
2	21 December 1983	Malta	1984 EURO qualification	12 – 1	+11
3	20 June 2013	Tahiti	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	10 – 0	+10
4	11 March 1934	Portugal	1934 World Cup qualification	9 – 0	+9
	19 December 1990	Albania	1992 EURO qualification
	27 March 1999	Austria	2000 EURO qualification
	5 June 1999	San Marino	2000 EURO qualification
8	8 September 1999	Cyprus	2000 EURO qualification	8 – 0	+8
9	14 April 1929	France	Friendly	8 – 1	+7
9	24 November 1971	Cyprus	1972 EURO qualification	7 – 0	+7
11	30 May 1928	Mexico	1928 S.O. 1/8	7 – 1	+6
	1 June 1952	Republic of Ireland	Friendly	6 – 0
	1 November 1952	Romania	1964 European Nations' Cup Q	6 – 0
	15 October 1969	Finland	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Q	6 – 0
	6 September 1995	Cyprus	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Q	6 – 0
	31 March 1999	San Marino	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Q	6 – 0
	12 October 2005	San Marino	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7 Q	6 – 0
	9 June 2009	Azerbaijan	Friendly	6 – 0
	8 June 2010	Poland	Friendly	6 – 0
	6 September 2011	Liechtenstein	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I	6 – 0
15	17 March 1929	Portugal	Friendly	5 – 0	+5

Heaviest defeats

Scores from 4–0 and up

Worst Results by Spain
	Date	Opponent	Round	Venue	Result	Difference
1	4 June 1928	Italy	1928 S. Olympics quarter-final replay	A	1 – 7	–6
1	9 December 1931	England	Friendly	A	1 – 7	–6
2	13 July 1950	Brazil	1950 FIFA World Cup final round	A	1 – 6	−5
3	13 June 1963	Scotland	Friendly	H	2 – 6	–4
	13 June 2014	Netherlands	2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage	A	1 – 5
	19 April 1942	Italy	Friendly	A	0 – 4
	17 November 2010	Portugal	Friendly	A	0 – 4

Notes

References

Spain national football team

General	History Managers

Venues	Ciudad del Fútbol Home venues

Statistics	Results and Fixtures Records Head to head World Cup record

Players	20+ caps captains World Cup & Euro Championship squads Other categories

World Cup Finals	Summary 1934 1950 1962 1966 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

UEFA Euro Finals	Summary 1964 1980 1984 1988 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Other tournaments	FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics

Other RFEF teams	Men Under-23 Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Women Under-19