World Cup 2026: Spain's record in major tournament finals

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Spain has secured a spot in the 2026 World Cup final after defeating France (2-0). This marks their second appearance in the tournament’s final, the first being their dramatic 1-0 extra-time win over the Netherlands in 2010.

Beyond this latest final, La Roja has contested nine major finals across the European Championship and the Nations League. Their first came in the 1964 European Championship, where they triumphed 2-1 over the Soviet Union.

The Spaniards lost the 1984 final to France but claimed victories in 2008 over Germany, in 2012 against Italy, and in 2024 against England.

They have won one out of three Nations League finals, prevailing over Croatia in 2023 (0-0, 5–4 on penalties), but falling short in 2021 against France and in 2025 against Portugal.

Here is the full list of La Roja’s finals appearances:

Euro 1964: USSR – Spain 1-2

Euro 1984: France – Spain 2-0

Euro 2008: Spain – Germany 1-0

World Cup 2010: Spain – Netherlands (1-0 a.e.t.)

Euro 2012: Spain – Italy 4-0

Confederations Cup 2013: Spain – Brazil 0-3

Nations League 2021: Spain – France 1-2

Nations League 2023: Spain – Croatia 0-0 (5–4 on pens)

Euro 2024: Spain – England 2-1

Nations League 2025: Spain – Portugal 2-2 (3–5 on pens)

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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