The Spanish national team is considered one of the strongest teams in Europe. For the “Red Fury” this mundial will be the 16th in which she will take part. As of September 2022, Spain is ranked 6th in the FIFA rankings. In their qualifying group, Spain took 1st place and confidently qualified for the World Cup, losing only one match against
Spain squad for the 2022 World Cup
Goalkeepers：
- Unai Simon
- Robert Sanchez
- David Raya
Defenders：
- Jordi Alba
- Cesar Azpilicueta
- Dani Carvajal
- Pau Torres
- Jose Luis Gaia
- Eric Garcia
- Diego Llorente
- Hugo Guillamon
Midfielders：
- Sergio Busquets
- Koke
- Rodri
- Marcos Llorente
- Pedri
- Gavi
- Carlos Soler
forwards：
- Alvaro Morata
- Ferran Torres
- Marco Asensio
- Pablo Sarabia
- Jeremy Pino
- Borja Iglesias
- Nico Williams
The Spanish national team is considered one of the strongest teams in Europe. For the “Red Fury” this mundial will be the 16th in which she will take part.
As of September 2022, Spain is ranked 6th in the FIFA rankings.
In their qualifying group, Spain took 1st place and confidently qualified for the World Cup, losing only one match with the Swedes. At the group stage in Qatar, the Spaniards will perform in Group E along with Germany, the national team of Costa Rica and Japan.
To a new achievement in the 2022 championship, the Spanish team will be led by head coach Luis Enrique Martínez Garcia. Garcia took part in the world championships three times as a football player: in 1994, 1998 and 2002. Luis Enrique took charge of the national team in 2018, and in 2019 he officially left the position for several months “for personal reasons”. Returning to the team, Garcia brought the national team to the semi-finals of Euro 2020.
National team titles
At the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, the Spaniards finished 4th. The team confidently passed the qualifying and group stages, and in the final group lost to the Brazilians (1:6) and the Swedes (1:3). Having played one more match against Uruguay in a draw (2:2), the Spanish national team became the fourth.
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has become victorious in the history of Spanish football. In the first game of the group stage, against Switzerland, the 2010 World Cup met the Spaniards with an unfortunate defeat. That match ended 0-1. “Red Fury” was able to competently work on the mistakes and win in the next matches. In the final, the Spanish national team met with the Netherlands and won 1-0 in a bitter struggle.
The Spanish national team is a three-time European champion: in 1964, in 2008 and 2012. The victory in 2008 was long-awaited for Spain and gave the national team a “golden squad”.
Interesting Spanish Football Facts
The Spanish national team won 3 championships in a row: the European Championship 2008, the World Cup 2010 and the European Championship 2012.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation was founded in 1909.
What are Spain’s chances at the 2022 World Cup? Opponents and strengths
Spain’s main group rival is Germany. Bundestim is very serious about this championship. German fans are demanding rehab from their team for a past setback.
The Japanese and Latin Americans are an order of magnitude weaker than Spain, but they may try to take points from the group’s favorites.
Spain’s strongest squad was formed in the 2010s, and from 2014 to 2020, the team was not in the best shape. The current squad, the Red Fury, cannot yet boast of world-class stars, but the team has players worthy of attention:
- Jorge Resurrección Merodio, known as Koke, is a midfielder for Spain and Atlético Madrid. As part of the club: twice became the champion of Spain, two-time finalist of the UEFA Champions League, winner of the UEFA Super Cup, two-time winner of the Europa League. Since 2013 he has been playing for the national team.
- Sergio Busquets is a midfielder for the national team and FC Barcelona. Busquets is very good as a defensive midfielder. He has been playing for the national team since 2009. Participated in three world championships (2010, 2014 and 2018). World champion in 2010 and Euro 2012 champion.
- Jordi Alba is a defender for the national team and FC Barcelona. Alba is considered one of the best active defenders. Jordi’s career in the national team began with the qualifying round for Euro 2012. He won the European Championship in 2012. As part of the club, he is a five-time winner of the Spanish Cup and the champion of Spain. Winner of the UEFA Champions League 2015 and winner of the UEFA Super Cup of the same year. Three-time winner of the Spanish Super Cup.
How will Spain perform in the playoffs?
The issue of Spain leaving the group is not even considered. The whole intrigue lies in the line from which she will do it. Today, the forces of the Spaniards and Germans are almost equal.
The playoff series “Red Fury” is likely to start with a match against Croatia or Belgium. The chances of these teams to go to the quarterfinals, at the time of the start of the championship, are determined by the Fonbet bookmakers by the odds:
- Spain – 1.75
- Belgium – 1.90
- Croatia – 4.00.
In a possible match against Croatia, the Spaniards will have much more chances to win than in the confrontation with Belgium.
You can place a bet on the entry of the Spanish team into the semi-finals with a coefficient of 2.70.
Will Spain reach the World Cup final?
On the way to the final, Garcia’s team will have many difficulties in the form of the world’s best players in their national teams.
The appearance of the “Red Fury” in the championship final is estimated at a coefficient of 5.00, and a victory – 9.50. Quite good chances for the “updated” Spanish national team.
