Spain Fc Head to World Cup With 33-Match Unbeaten Run
spain fc arrive at the World Cup with a 33-match unbeaten run and the weight of being Europe’s reigning champions. Luis de la Fuente has taken them from the Under-21s to North America with a squad that looks built to compete immediately, not just participate.
Their last loss came in March 2023, and since then Spain have strung together results across qualifying, Euro 2024 and friendlies. They won Euro 2024 in Germany two years ago, then carried that form into a qualifying campaign that opened with a 3-0 away win against Bulgaria and a 6-0 away win against Turkey.
De la Fuente’s Spain
De la Fuente’s path matters because it has kept Spain stable. He stepped up from the Under-21s and has kept the senior side moving without a sharp break in style or results. That continuity has helped Spain turn a talented group into one that has gone 33 games without a defeat.
Marc Cucurella has been central to that run at left-back. He assisted the winning goal in the Euro 2024 final, scored his first Spain goal away to Bulgaria in World Cup qualifying and now has 23 caps. Lamine Yamal is also in the picture at 19 years old, giving Spain another attacking option before the tournament begins.
Group H in North America
Spain were drawn into Group H with Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. Their schedule starts against Cape Verde in Atlanta on Monday 15 June at 5pm, before they face Saudi Arabia in Atlanta on Sunday 21 June at 5pm.
The group closes against Uruguay in Guadalajara on Saturday 27 June at 1am. Spain and Uruguay have met at two previous World Cups, and both of those games ended in draws in 1966 and 1990.
Spain Without Real Madrid Players
One notable wrinkle is that Spain have no Real Madrid players in their squad for the tournament. For a team carrying a 33-match unbeaten run and a European title, the absence stands out, even if the group still includes players who helped deliver the Euro 2024 final and a qualifying campaign that ended with a 2-2 draw at home to Turkey.
Spain won the World Cup in 2010, and that team took a practical route through the knockout rounds, winning all four games 1-0. This squad heads to North America with a different profile, but the same expectation: use the unbeaten streak, the European crown and the early fixtures in Atlanta and Guadalajara to keep the pressure on everyone else in Group H.
