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It is one of the more curious statistics in World Cup history that, since their fourth-placed finish in 1950, Spain have never come closer than the quarter-finals of football's greatest competition.
Coach: Vicente del Bosque
Nickname: ESP
Honours:
UEFA Champions League: 2000, 2002, Spanish championship: 2001, 2003; Spanish Supercup: 2001; UEFA Su
Previous World Cup appearances:
12 ( 1934 , 1950 , 1962 , 1966 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 )
Best World Cup finish:
Reaching the final group round in the 1950 tournament, finishing fourth
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