Spanish national football team (U-20 men)
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Nickname (s) | La Rojita | ||
Association | Real Federación Española de Fútbol | ||
confederacy | UEFA | ||
Head coach | Julen Lopetegui (since 2010) | ||
Record scorer |
Joseba Etxeberria Sergio García Aarón Ñíguez (7 goals each) |
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Record player |
Pablo Couñago Jaime Gavilán Francisco Javier Jusué (13 games each) |
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FIFA code | ESP | ||
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First international match Spain 2-1 France ( Radès , Tunisia ; June 28, 1977) |
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Biggest win Spain 8-0 Tahiti ( Cairo , Egypt ; September 25, 2009) |
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Biggest defeat Argentina 3-0 Spain ( Doha , Qatar ; April 25, 1995) |
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Successes in tournaments | |||
World Championship | |||
Participation in the finals | 15 ( first : 1977 ) | ||
Best results | World Champion 1999 | ||
(As of June 19, 2014) |
The Spanish U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of Spanish soccer players. It is subject to the Spanish football association Real Federación Española de Fútbol and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at the U-20 World Cup .
The team's greatest successes were the 1999 world championship title in Nigeria and the 1985 and 2003 runner-up world championship titles .
Participation in U20 soccer world championships
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Preliminary round |
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Quarter finals |
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Preliminary round |
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not qualified |
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2nd place |
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not qualified |
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Preliminary round |
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Quarter finals |
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not qualified |
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4th Place |
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Quarter finals |
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World Champion |
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not qualified |
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2nd place |
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Quarter finals |
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Quarter finals |
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Round of 16 |
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Quarter finals |
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Quarter finals |
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not qualified |
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