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
166 – 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 13 November, 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
= David Silva 2006– 23 94 0.244
9 Julio Salinas 1986–1996 22 56 0.411
10 Míchel 1985–1992 21 66 0.318

Most capped Spain players

Iker Casillas is the most capped player in the history of the national team, with a record of 166 matches.

As of 27 March, 2016, the players with the most caps for Spain are:

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Iker Casillas 2000– 166 0
2 Xavi Hernández 2000–2014 133 12
3 Sergio Ramos 2005– 130 10
4 Andoni Zubizarreta 1985–1998 126 0
5 Xabi Alonso 2003–2014 114 16
6 Fernando Torres 2003– 110 38
7 Andrés Iniesta 2006– 107 13
8 Raúl González 1996–2006 102 44
9 Cesc Fàbregas 2006– 101 14
10 Carles Puyol 2000–2013 100 3
11 David Villa 2005–2014 97 59

Top Penalty Scorers

Fernando Hierro scored a joint record 9 international penalties for Spain

As of June 14, 2014.

Penalties Player
9 Fernando Hierro
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

Hat-tricks

Biggest wins

Scores from 6–0 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 France 1984 EURO qualification 12 – 1 +11
3 20 June 2013  Tahiti Brazil 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 10 – 0 +10
4 11 March 1934  Portugal Italy 1934 World Cup qualification 9 – 0 +9
19 December 1990  Albania Sweden 1992 EURO qualification
27 March 1999  Austria BelgiumNetherlands 2000 EURO qualification
5 June 1999  San Marino BelgiumNetherlands 2000 EURO qualification
8 8 September 1999  Cyprus BelgiumNetherlands 2000 EURO qualification 8 – 0 +8
9 14 April 1929  France Friendly 8 – 1 +7
24 November 1971  Cyprus Belgium 1972 EURO qualification 7 – 0
11 30 May 1928  Mexico Netherlands1928 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

Heaviest defeats

Scores from 4–0 and up

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

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