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Spagna (born Ivana Spagna, 16 December 1956, Verona, Italy) is an Italian singer and songwriter.
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Spagna Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
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| Nickname | La Selección, La Furia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Real Federación Española de Fútbol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Luis Aragonés (2004-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Andoni Zubizarreta (126) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Raúl (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international Spain 1 - 0 Denmark (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) |
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| Largest win Spain 13 - 0 Bulgaria (Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933) |
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| Worst defeat Italy 7 - 1 Spain (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928) England 7 - 1 Spain (London, England; 9 December 1931) |
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| Appearances | 12 (First in 1934) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 7 (First in 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Silver | 1920 Antwerp | Team | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Team | |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Team | |
The Spain national football team, commonly referred to as la selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.
Spain has greatly underachieved in the World Cup, with their best finish being fourth place in 1950), although often being touted as pre-tournament favorites. Their current FIFA ranking is equal 4th. They did win the gold medal when they hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria.
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