Since the 2010 WC, Spain has only beaten Australia, Iran and Costa Rica

Spain lost to Morocco on penalties and was eliminated from the World Cup in the round of 16. According to bookmakers, Luis Enrique’s men were the fourth contenders to win the title, but in the end, in the group stage, they beat Costa Rica (7:0), drew with Germany (1:1) and lost to Japan (1:2) and were defeated by Morocco at the start of the knockout stage.

With this, the infamous series of the Spanish national team at the world championships continued. To recall, in South Africa in 2010, Spain became the world champion by beating the Netherlands (1:0) after extra time in the final. However, looking exclusively at World Cups, over the next 12 years they only beat Australia, Iran and Costa Rica.