| # | Date | Time (EST) | Match | Result | Stage | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jun-10 | 11:50am | Spain - Russia | Group D | Innsbruck | |
| 15 | Jun-14 | 11:50am | Sweden - Spain | Group D | Innsbruck | |
| 23 | Jun-18 | 02:30pm | Greece - Spain | Group D | Salzburg |
David Villa hit a spectacular volley to earn Spain a 1-0 win over world champions Italy in a friendly on Wednesday.
The Valencia striker, who replaced Fernando Torres at halftime, fired the ball into the top corner past a helpless Gianluigi Buffon 13 minutes from time after Fabio Cannavaro had headed the ball clear of his area.
As all football fans have been told, Spain are a supremely talented side who under-achieve at international tournaments. After all, a country that boasts the likes of Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, David Villa, and Fernando Torres must be the real deal, with only a congenital Spanish ability to self-destructreventing it from realizing its potential. But the mantra is beginning to ring hollow. Does not habitual failure that stretches back more than four decades (Spain won the European Championships in 1964, which is their only trophy at the senior level) discredit such high praise? (read full article…)
| Date | Match | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-09 | Northern Ireland | 3 - 2 | Spain | Windsor Park, Belfast, (NIR) - Referee:Frank De Bleeckere (BEL) |
| 2006-07-10 | Sweden | 2 - 0 | Spain | Rasunda, Solna, (SWE) - Referee:Steve Bennett (ENG) |
| 2007-02-06 | Latvia | 0 - 2 | Spain | Skonto, Riga, (LVA) - Referee:Craig Thomson (SCO) |
| 2007-03-24 | Spain | 2 - 1 | Denmark | Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, (ESP) - Referee:Massimo Busacca (SUI) |
| 2007-03-28 | Spain | 1 - 0 | Iceland | Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca, (ESP) - Referee:Laurent Duhamel (FRA) |
| 2007-06-06 | Liechtenstein | 0 - 2 | Spain | Rheinpark, Vaduz, (LIE) - Referee:Nikolay Ivanov (RUS) |
| 2007-08-09 | Iceland | 1 - 1 | Spain | Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik, (ISL) - Referee:Wolfgang Stark (GER) |
| 2007-10-13 | Denmark | 1 - 3 | Spain | Atletion, Aarhus, (DEN) - Referee:Lubos Michel (SVK) |
| 2007-11-17 | Spain | 3 - 0 | Sweden | Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, (ESP) - Referee:Roberto Rosetti (ITA) |
| 2007-11-21 | Spain | 1 - 0 | Northern Ireland | Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, (ESP) - Referee:Herbert Fandel (GER) |
| 2007-12-09 | Spain | 2 - 0 | Latvia | Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, (ESP) - Referee:Alon Yefet (ISR) |
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