New Delhi, June 10 -- Spain arrive at the FIFA World Cup 2026 as European champions and one of the tournament's top favourites. Luis de la Fuente's side swept to Euro 2024 glory in historic fashion.

They won 7 games and set records for most goals and most different scorers at a single European Championship. Now they want to become only the 3rd nation to hold both trophies simultaneously.

Spain have appeared at 17 World Cups across their history. Their first appearance came in Italy in 1934. Their greatest moment came in 2010, when they lifted the World Cup for the first time.

Since that final victory in Johannesburg, Spain have won just 3 matches from 11 World Cup knockout games. They exited in the last 16 at Qatar 2022, losing to Moro...