Best ever Spain matches

Spain players celebrate with the World Cup trophy after their win over the Netherlands in July 2010.
(Image credit: Getty Images)

For much of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, Spain were one of the nearly teams in international football.

Perennial underachievers, La Roja would often rock up to the major tournaments on an impressive run of form as one of the favourites, only to disappoint on the biggest stage.

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Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world – including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America – and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.