when did spain win their first world cup
2010
title: History of the Spain national football team text: History of the Spain national football team The history of the Spain national football team dates back to the team's formation and first ever international match in 1920. The Spain national football team has experienced a number of successes, most notably their victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The first Spain national football team was constituted in 1920, with the main objective of finding a team that would represent Spain at the Summer Olympics held in Belgium in that same year. Spain made their much anticipated debut at the tournament on 28 August 1920 against the national team of title: Vicente del Bosque text: Vicente del Bosque Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquis of Del Bosque (; born 23 December 1950) is a Spanish football coach and former player who most recently managed the Spain national team. After taking over from Luis Aragonés – who had led Spain to European success at UEFA Euro 2008 – Del Bosque went on to lead the national team to win their first-ever FIFA World Cup in 2010, and then to retain their European Championship in 2012. Del Bosque coached Real Madrid from 1999 to 2003, which was one of the most successful periods in the club's modern title: Vicente del Bosque text: Vicente del Bosque Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquis of Del Bosque (; born 23 December 1950) is a Spanish football coach and former player who most recently managed the Spain national team. After taking over from Luis Aragonés – who had led Spain to European success at UEFA Euro 2008 – Del Bosque went on to lead the national team to win their first-ever FIFA World Cup in 2010, and then to retain their European Championship in 2012. Del Bosque coached Real Madrid from 1999 to 2003, which was one of the most successful periods in the club's modern title: Spain national football team text: of the "underachievers". Spain won its first major international title when hosting the 1964 European Championship held in Spain, defeating the Soviet Union 2–1 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The victory would stand as Spain's lone major title for 44 years. Spain was selected as host of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, reaching the second round, and four years later they reached the quarter-finals before a penalty shootout defeat to Belgium. Javier Clemente was appointed as Spain's coach in 1992, leading them to the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup. The match became controversial when Italian defender title: History of the Spain national football team text: World Cup and the 1950 World Cup qualifiers, where they overcame Iberian rivals Portugal, who later declined an invitation to take part, with a 5–1 win and 2–2 draw. At the finals in Brazil, they topped their group against England, Chile and the United States to progress to the final round. For the first, and so far only time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, the winner was decided, not by a single championship match, but via a group format involving the four teams who had won their respective groups in the previous stage. The four teams in