Spain national football team results (1940–1959)

These are all the matches played by the Spain national football team between 1940 and 1959. Throughout this period they played in 63 matches, resulting in 28 victories, 19 draws and 16 defeats. Spain played in one FIFA World Cup, the 1950 edition, where they finished fourth.

Results

63 matches played:^[1]

Key
Colour (with score)	Meaning
	Defeat
	Draw
	Win

1940s

12 January 1941 Friendly	Portugal	2–2	Spain	Lisbon
15:00 (UTC)	Pereira 59' Peyroteo 80'	Report	9' Campanal 50' Escolà	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

16 March 1941 Friendly	Spain	5–1	Portugal	San Mamés, Bilbao
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Herrerita 9' Campanal 23' Campos 25' Epi 75', 85'	Report	63' Pinga	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens

28 December 1941 Friendly	Spain	3–2	Switzerland	Nervión, Sevilla
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Campos 5' Mundo 64', 69'	Report	25' Kappenberger 88' Aeby	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Carlos Canuto

15 March 1942 Friendly	Spain	4–0	France	Nervión, Sevilla
16:30 (UTC+1:00)	Campos 4', 68' Mundo 38' Epi 85'	Report		Attendance: 40,000 Referee: António Palhinhas

12 April 1942 Friendly	Germany	1–1	Spain	Olympiastadion, Berlin
18:00 (UTC+2:00)	Campos 76' (pen.)	Report	58' Decker	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

19 April 1942 Friendly	Italy	4–0	Spain	San Siro, Milan
15:30 (UTC+2:00)	Mazzola 47' Ferraris 49' Piola 87' Loik 88'	Report		Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens

11 March 1945 Friendly	Portugal	2–2	Spain	Jamor, Oeiras
	Peyroteo 70', 75'	Report	20' César 58' Epi	Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Eugen Scherz

6 May 1945 Friendly	Spain	4–2	Portugal	Estadio Riazor, La Coruña
17:00 (UTC+2:00)	Zarra 38', 41' Herrerita 70' César 76' (pen.)	Report	10', 87' Peyroteo	Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Eugen Scherz

23 June 1946 Friendly	Spain	0–1	Republic of Ireland	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
18:30 (UTC+2:00)		Report	38' Sloan	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Paul von Wartburg

26 January 1947 Friendly	Portugal	4–1	Spain	Jamor, Oeiras
15:00 (UTC+0:00)	Araújo 15', 32' Travaços 60', 88'	Report	2' Iriondo	Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Jim Wiltshire

2 March 1947 Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3–2	Spain	Dalymount Park, Dublin
15:30 (UTC+0:00)	Walsh 16', 79' Coad 23'	Report	25', 59' Zarra	Attendance: 42,012 Referee: Jack Barrick

21 March 1948 Friendly	Spain	2–0	Portugal	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
17:00 (UTC+1:00)	César 32' Gaínza 48' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Bill Evans

30 May 1948 Friendly	Spain	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Montjuïc, Barcelona
17:30 (UTC+1:00)	Igoa 35', 72'	Report	24' Moroney	Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Victor Sdez

20 June 1948 Friendly	Switzerland	3–3	Spain	Hardturm, Zürich
15:00 (UTC+1:00)	Curta 14' (o.g.) Friedländer 60' Antenen 71'	Report	7' Pahiño 10', 67' Igoa	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Victor Sdez

2 January 1949 Friendly	Spain	1–1	Belgium	Montjuïc, Barcelona
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Silva 28'	Report	63' Coppens	Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo

20 March 1949 Friendly	Portugal	1–1	Spain	Jamor, Oeiras
16:00 (UTC+0:00)	Peyroteo 57'	Report	47' Zarra	Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Charles Delasalle

27 March 1949 Friendly	Spain	1–3	Italy	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
16:30 (UTC+1:00)	Gaínza 34' (pen.)	Report	9' Lorenzi 48' Carapellese 50' Amadei	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: William Ling

12 June 1949 Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–4	Spain	Dalymount Park, Dublin
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Martin 14' (pen.)	Report	29', 32' Zarra 34' Basora 85' Igoa	Attendance: 30,171 Referee: Arthur Ellis

19 June 1949 Friendly	France	1–5	Spain	Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
15:00 (UTC+1:00)	Baratte 64' (pen.)	Report	15', 20', 26' Basora 65', 84' (pen.) Gaínza	Attendance: 52,217 Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

1950s

2 April 1950 1950 World Cup qualifying	Spain	5–1	Portugal	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
17:00 (UTC+1:00)	Zarra 11', 58' Basora 13' Panizo 14' Molowny 65'	Report	Cabrita 36'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Reg Leafe

9 April 1950 1950 World Cup qualifying	Portugal	2–2	Spain	Jamor, Oeiras
16:30 (UTC+0:00)	Travaços 55' Correia 59'	Report	23' Zarra 83' Gaínza	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jack Mowat

25 June 1950 1950 World Cup group stage	Spain	3–1	United States	Durival de Britto, Curitiba
20:00 CEST	Igoa 81' Basora 83' Zarra 89'	Report	Souza 17'	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Mario Vianna

29 June 1950 1950 World Cup group stage	Spain	2–0	Chile	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
20:00 CEST	Basora 17' Zarra 33'	Report		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alberto Malcher

2 July 1950 1950 World Cup group stage	Spain	1–0	England	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
20:00 CEST	Zarra 49'	Report		Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

9 July 1950 1950 World Cup final round	Uruguay	2–2	Spain	Pacaembu, São Paulo
20:00 CEST	Ghiggia 29' Varela 73'	Report	Basora 37', 39'	Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Benjamin Griffiths

13 July 1950 1950 World Cup final round	Brazil	6–1	Spain	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
20:00 CEST	Parra 16' (o.g.) Ademir 20' Chico 31', 55' Jair 57' Zizinho 67'	Report	Igoa 73'	Attendance: 152,000 Referee: Reginald Leafe

16 July 1950 1950 World Cup final round	Sweden	3–1	Spain	Pacaembu, São Paulo
20:00 CEST	Sundqvist 15' Mellberg 34' Palmér 78'	Report	Zarra 83'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Karel van der Meer

18 February 1951 Friendly	Spain	6–3	Switzerland	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
16:00 (UTC+1:00)	Zarra 12', 35', 50', 65' Gaínza 52' César 83'	Report	Bickel 38', 89' Friedländer 68'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Reg Leafe (England)

10 June 1951 Friendly	Belgium	3–3	Spain	Heizelstadion, Brussels
16:00 (UTC+1:00)	Van Gestel 1', 85' Van Steelant 57'	Report	Gonzalvo 28' Zarra 47', 71'	Attendance: 25,367 Referee: Agostino Gamba (Italy)

17 June 1951 Friendly	Sweden	0–0	Spain	Råsunda, Solna
14:00 (UTC+1:00)		Report		Attendance: 26,729 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)

1 June 1952 Friendly	Spain	6–0	Republic of Ireland	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
18:00 (UTC+1:00)	Coque 2' Gaínza 10' César 14' Basora 43', 69' Panizo 52'	Report		Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Reg Leafe (England)

8 June 1952 Friendly	Turkey	0–0	Spain	Mithat Paşa, Istanbul
17:00 (UTC+2:00)		Report		Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (Italy)

7 December 1952 Friendly	Spain	0–1	Argentina	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
15:30 (UTC+1:00)		Report	Infante 59'	Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

28 December 1952 Friendly	Spain	2–2	West Germany	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Gaínza 25' César 69' (pen.)	Report	Walter 43', 69' Termath 30'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

19 March 1953 Friendly	Spain	3–1	Belgium	Les Corts, Barcelona
16:30 (UTC+1:00)	Venancio 25' Marcet 67', 82'	Report	Lemberechts 84'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Joaquim Reis e Santos (Portugal)

5 July 1953 Friendly	Argentina	1–0	Spain	Monumental, Buenos Aires
15:00 (UTC-3:00)	Grillo 86'	Report		Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Arthur Luty (England)

12 July 1953 Friendly	Chile	1–2	Spain	Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Ñuñoa
15:00 (UTC-4:00)	Muñoz 84'	Report	Venancio 10' Kubala 33'	Attendance: 54,877 Referee: Ralph Tarratt (England)

8 November 1953 Friendly	Spain	2–2	Sweden	San Mamés, Bilbao
16:00 (UTC+1:00)	Venancio 12' Molowny 62'	Report	Eriksson 16' Jacobsson 23'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)

6 January 1954 1954 World Cup qualifying	Spain	4–1	Turkey	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
15:30 (+1:00)	Venancio 12' Gaínza 47' Miguel 49' Alsua 65'	Report	Recep 31'	Attendance: 110,000 Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)

14 March 1954 1954 World Cup qualifying	Turkey	1–0	Spain	Mithat Paşa, Istanbul
15:00 (UTC+2:00)	Burhan 15'	Report		Attendance: 25,449 Referee: Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)

17 March 1954 1954 World Cup qualifying play-off	Turkey	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) TUR won after toss of a coin	Spain	Olimpico, Rome
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Burhan 32' Suat 65'	Report	Artetxe 18' Escudero 79'	Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)

17 March 1955 Friendly	Spain	1–2	France	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
16:30 (UTC+1:00)	Gaínza 11'	Report	Kopa 35' Vincent 73'	Attendance: 125,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

18 May 1955 Friendly	Spain	1–1	England	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
17:30 (UTC+1:00)	Rial 65'	Report	Bentley 38'	Attendance: 125,000 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

19 June 1955 Friendly	Switzerland	0–3	Spain	Charmilles, Geneva
17:00 (UTC+1:00)		Report	Collar 2' Arieta 54' Maguregui 89'	Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)

27 November 1955 Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Spain	Dalymount Park, Dublin
15:30 (UTC+0:00)	Fitzsimons 8' Ringstead 76'	Report	Pahiño 24', 44'	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

30 November 1955 Friendly	England	4–1	Spain	Wembley, London
14:00 (UTC+0:00)	Atyeo 12' Perry 13', 60' Finney 59'	Report	Arieta 80'	Attendance: 95,550 Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

3 June 1956 Friendly	Portugal	3–1	Spain	Jamor, Oeiras
17:00 (UTC+1:00)	Palmeiro (8)	Report	Peiró (42)	Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Jacques Devillers (France)

30 January 1957 Friendly	Spain	5–1	Netherlands	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
16:00 (UTC+1:00)	Garay 14' Di Stéfano 46', 70', 89' Kubala 54'	Report	Bosselaar 76' (pen.)	Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Reg Leafe (England)

10 March 1957 1958 World Cup qualifying	Spain	2–2	Switzerland	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
16:30 (UTC+1:00)	Suárez 29' Miguel 48'	Report	Hügi 6', 67'	Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Erich Asmussen (West Germany)

31 March 1957 Friendly	Belgium	0–5	Spain	Heizelstadion, Brussels
15:00 (UTC+1:00)		Report	Di Stéfano 25', 71' Suárez 27', 75' Mateos 29'	Attendance: 54,719 Referee: Sepp Gulde (Switzerland)

8 May 1957 1958 World Cup qualifying	Scotland	4–2	Spain	Hampden Park, Glasgow
18:45 (UTC+1:00)	Mudie 20', 70', 79' Hewie 41' (pen.)	Report	Kubala 29' Suárez 50'	Attendance: 88,980 Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

26 May 1957 1958 World Cup qualifying	Spain	4–1	Scotland	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
17:30 (UTC+1:00)	Mateos 12' Kubala 32' Basora 57', 89'	Report	Smith 78'	Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Reg Leafe (England)

6 November 1957 Friendly	Spain	3–0	Turkey	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
16:00 (UTC+1:00)	Kubala 18', 38' (pen.), 80'	Report		Attendance: 23,578 Referee: Francisco Guerra (Portugal)

24 November 1957 1958 World Cup qualifying	Switzerland	1–4	Spain	La Pontaise, Lausanne
14:30 (UTC+1:00)	Ballaman 60'	Report	Kubala 18', 72' Di Stéfano 23', 56'	Attendance: 43,5000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

13 March 1958 Friendly	France	2–2	Spain	Parc des Princes, Paris
15:00 (UTC+1:00)	Fontaine 49' Piantoni 65'	Report	Kubala 15' Collar 58'	Attendance: 37,983 Referee: Jack Clough (England)

19 March 1958 Friendly	West Germany	2–0	Spain	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
16:00 (UTC+1:00)	Klodt 45' Cieslarczyk 47'	Report		Attendance: 81,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

13 April 1958 Friendly	Spain	1–0	Portugal	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
17:00 (UTC+1:00)	Di Stéfano 85'	Report		Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)

15 October 1958 Friendly	Northern Ireland	6–2	Spain	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
20:15 (UTC+1:00)	Tejada 3', 47', 78', 87' Kubala 11' Suárez 58'	Report	Cush 50' McIlroy 77'	Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)

28 February 1959 Friendly	Italy	1–1	Spain	Olimpico, Rome
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Lojacono 84'	Report	Di Stéfano 68'	Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Friedrich Seipelt (Austria)

28 June 1959 1960 EURO qualifying	Poland	2–4	Spain	Śląski, Chorzów
17:30 (UTC+2:00)	Pol 34' Brychczy 62'	Report	Suárez 41', 51' Di Stéfano 43', 55'	Attendance: 71,469 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

14 October 1959 1960 EURO qualifying	Spain	3–0	Poland	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
20:30 (UTC+1:00)	Di Stéfano 29' Gensana 69' Gento 86'	Report		Attendance: 62,070 Referee: Karoly Balla (Hungary)

November 1959

1960 EURO qualifying

Soviet Union

Cancelled^[2]

Spain

Moscow

22 November 1959 Friendly	Spain	6–3	Austria	Mestalla, Valencia
15:30 (UTC+1:00)	Di Stéfano 10', 63' Suárez 14', 27' (pen.) Martínez 50' Mateos 79'	Report	Hof 40' Senekowitsch 56' Knoll 86'	Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

December 1959

1960 EURO qualifying

Spain

0 – 3
(UEFA decision^[2])

Soviet Union

Not played

17 December 1959 Friendly	France	4–3	Spain	Parc des Princes, Paris
14:30 (UTC+1:00)	Muller 25' Fontaine 32' Vincent 37' Marche 61'	Report	Suárez 21' Martínez 80' Vergés 88'	Attendance: 38,622 Referee: Reg Leafe (England)

Notes

References

^ "Spain – List of Results National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b In the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, the final qualifying stage was the quarter-final. Spain reached this stage, however, travelling to the Soviet Union for the fixture clashed with political difference so, as a result, Spain withdrew themselves from the competition.

External links

Todos los partidos (all the games) at Selección Española de Fútbol (official site)

[1] "Spain – List of Results National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[EURO_1960-2] In the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, the final qualifying stage was the quarter-final. Spain reached this stage, however, travelling to the Soviet Union for the fixture clashed with political difference so, as a result, Spain withdrew themselves from the competition.

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