he Spain national football team represents Spain in
international association football and is controlled by the
Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for
football in Spain. The current head coach is
Vicente del Bosque. The Spanish side is commonly referred to as
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) or
La Roja (The Red [One]).
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Spain are the current reigning World and European champions, having won the
2010 FIFA World Cup and the
2008 UEFA European Football Championship. Spain also won the
1964 European Nations' Cup and reached the
UEFA Euro 1984 Final. In July 2008 Spain rose to the top of the
FIFA World Rankings for the first time in the team's history, becoming the sixth nation to top this ranking, and the first nation to top the ranking without previously having won the World Cup. Between November 2006 and June 2009 Spain went undefeated for a record-tying 35 consecutive matches before their loss to the
United States, a record shared with
Brazil, including a record 15-game winning streak and thus earning third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Recently, the team has become known for using a style of play which involves roaming movement and positional interchange amongst midfielders, moving the ball in intricate patterns, and sharp, one- or two-touch passing; this style of play has been dubbed
Tiki-taka (or
Tiqui-taca), which is also associated with
FC Barcelona.
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