The Spain national football team, commonly referred to as La Furia, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.

Spain has a reputation for underachievement in the FIFA World Cup, with their best finish being fourth place in 1950 despite often being among the pre-tournament favourites. They often start well, but struggle considerably in the later stages, which is frustrating given the team’s supposedly enormous talent and diligence. They are considered by some football’s greatest underachievers. Their only senior level tournament victory is the 1964 European Championship, which they hosted. They also won the gold medal when they hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria. Their current FIFA ranking is 4th.

Spain finished top in Group F over Sweden, thus qualifying for the finals. And now they will struggle in Group D against Greece, Russia and Sweden.First match will be 10 June 2008 at 18:00 against Russia, on Tivoli Neu - Innsbruck stadium.

Spain Team Squad

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas,Pepe Reina

Defenders: Raúl Albiol, Joan Capdevila,Juanito Gutiérrez, Pablo Ibáñez, Antonio López, Ángel López, Carlos Marchena, Mariano Pernía, Carles Puyol, Sergio Ramos, Míchel Salgado, Javi Navarro

Midfielders: David Albelda, Xabi Alonso,Cesc Fábregas , Xavi Hernández,Andrés Iniesta, Borja Oubiña, José Antonio Reyes, Joaquín,Marcos Senna

Forwards: Miguel Ángel Angulo, Luis García Fernández, Luis García, Raúl González, Daniel Güiza, David Silva, Fernando Morientes, Albert Riera, Roberto Soldado, Raúl Tamudo, Fernando Torres, David Villa

Luis Aragonés - Manager Of Spain National Football Team

José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martínez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza, Madrid), sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and current manager. He is currently the coach of Spain. Aragonés has spent the majority of his career as a player and coach at Atlético Madrid. He was a prominent player and then coach of the successful Atlético team of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The team won La Liga four times, reached the final of the European Cup and won the Intercontinental Cup. Between 1964 and 1974 he played 265 La Liga games for Atlético and scored 123 goals. Aragonés has coached the club on four separate occasions. He has also played with several other clubs, most notably Real Betis, and played 11 times for Spain, scoring three goals. Apart from Atlético he has also coached seven other La Liga clubs.

Spanish National Football Team

At the 2006 World Cup, Spain won all 3 group games before facing France in the Second Round. After taking the lead through David Villa, they lost 3-1 following goals from Frank Ribery, Patrick Viera and Zinedine Zidane. Spain did qualify for Euro 2008, however it was announced that Vicente Del Bosque would take over after the finals.

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Spain National Football Team [Wiki]

Luis Aragones [Wiki]