bᵻdʒˈɪɹɪstˌeɪn ˈɜːnd twˈɛnti tˈuː kˈæps wɪð sˈɪks ɡˈoʊlz fɔːɹ spˈeɪn, mˌeɪkɪŋ hɪz deɪbjˈuː ɪn ɐ wˈʌn tˈuː dᵻfˈiːt tə tʃˌɛkəsləvˈækiə ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɪn ɐ fɹˈɛndli hˈɛld ɪn mælˈɑːɡə.
Begiristain earned 22 caps with six goals for Spain, making his debut in a 1–2 defeat to Czechoslovakia on 24 February 1988 in a friendly held in Málaga.