Spain
UEFA · Group H · FIFA Ranking #2
Team Info
| FIFA Code | ESP |
| Coach | Luis de la Fuente |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Group | Group H |
| FIFA Ranking | #2 |
Group Teams
Spain
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde
Match Schedule
Spain
vs
Cape Verde
Spain
vs
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
vs
Spain
📺 Where to watch in Spain
- RTVE / La 1 Free TV
- DAZN Streaming
Tournament Outlook
Spain arrive as FIFA's #1-ranked team and reigning European champions, making them the clear benchmark heading into 2026. Luis de la Fuente's squad masterfully blends veteran leadership from Rodri and Carvajal with the electrifying talent of teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, who broke records at Euro 2024. Pedri and Gavi orchestrate a midfield that may be the deepest in international football history, while Dani Olmo provides decisive moments in big matches. Spain's tiki-taka evolution has added more directness without losing their signature possession dominance. With La Liga and Premier League stars throughout the squad, La Roja possess a tactical flexibility that makes them dangerous in every format — group stage or sudden-death knockout.
Key Players
World Cup History
All-Time World Cup Record
Spain's World Cup story reached its peak in South Africa 2010, when Andrés Iniesta's extra-time goal against the Netherlands in Johannesburg delivered La Roja their first and only world title — the centrepiece of an unprecedented run that also bookended Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. Before that golden generation, Spain had long been labelled a "nearly" nation: a fourth-place finish on their 1950 debut in Brazil, a painful second-round exit as hosts in 1982, and penalty-shootout heartbreaks in 1986 and 2002. Since lifting the trophy they have struggled to rediscover that magic, falling to Russia in 2018 and Morocco in 2022, both on penalties in the Round of 16. Now, fresh from the Euro 2024 title and led by Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Rodri, La Roja arrive at 2026 dreaming of a second star on the shirt.