France–Spain football rivalry
| Locale | UEFA |
|---|---|
| Teams |  France Spain |
| First meeting | France 0–4  Spain(Friendly, Bordeaux, 30 April 1922) |
| Latest meeting | France 0–2 Spain (Friendly, Saint-Denis, 28 March 2017) |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 35 |
| Most wins | Spain (16), France (12) |
| Largest victory | Spain: Spain 8–1 France (Friendly, Zaragoza, 14 April 1929) France: France 3–1 Spain(UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying, Paris, 20 February 1991) Spain 1–3 France(2006 FIFA World Cup, Hanover, 27 June 2006) |
The France–Spain football rivalry is one of the biggest and most heated association football rivalries in Europe, between France and Spain, two of the most successful national teams in the world as well as neighbors in Europe.[1]
History[edit]
Like many European countries, football began to reach France and Spain in late 19th century, and, just like any neighbors, Spain and France shared similar interests in promoting the sports. This led to the two countries' attempt on establishing its own football associations and seeking for friendlies. This led to the two countries playing its first-ever friendly in 1922, where Spain outclassed the host 4–0.[2] However, subsequent turmoils meant that there was very little space for football in Spain and France to develop, with the French showed little interests on football at first even when hosting the 1938 FIFA World Cup and Spain was drowned into a brutal civil war. Eventually, the World War II led to the tensions between two nations, with Spain under pro-Nazi Francisco Franco despite its neutrality, and majority of French who opposed Nazi occupation; Spain was viewed with suspicion by France for sheltering a number of Nazi collaborators during the German occupation of France.[3][4] After the WWII, Spain and France established official relations, and football rivalry began to redevelop.
Initially, Spain achieved its first successes in any major competition, winning the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the rivalry remained a little one-sided with Spain being dominant until France's conquest of UEFA Euro 1984, which they beat Spain in the final. Subsequently, the following quick development of football in France, especially the establishment of INF Clairefontaine, the football successes started to shift to France, and France proved to be more dominant in international achievements than Spain. Despite this, Spain continues to hold an edge by victories, winning 16 games comparing to France's 12.
List of encounters[edit]
Official matches[edit]
Total matches[edit]
| Number | Date | Country | Stadium and location | Competition | Game | Results | Home scorers | Away scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 April 1922 | |
Bouscat, Bordeaux | Friendly | France – Spain | 0–4 | Paulino Alcántara (2x) Manuel López Llamosas (2x) | |
| 2 | 28 January 1923 | |
Atotxa Stadium, San Sebastián | Spain – France | 3–0 | Juan Monjardín (2x) José Luis Zabala Arrondo |
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| 3 | 22 May 1927 | |
Stade de Colombes, Paris | France – Spain | 1–4 | Jean Boyer | Domingo Zaldúa (2x) José María Yermo Luis Olaso | |
| 4 | 14 April 1929 | |
La Romareda, Zaragoza | Spain – France | 8–1 | Paco Bienzobas Gaspar Rubio (4x, (p)) Mariano Yurrita Llorente Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui (2x) |
Émile Veinante | |
| 5 | 23 April 1933 | |
Stade de Colombes, Paris | France – Spain | 1–0 | Jean Nicolas | ||
| 6 | 24 January 1935 |  |
Estadio Chamartín, Madrid | Spain – France | 2–0 | Luis Regueiro José Marrero |
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| 7 | 15 March 1942 |  |
Estadio de Nervión, Nervión | Spain – France | 4–0 | Paco Campos (2x) Edmundo Suárez Epifanio Fernández |
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| 8 | 19 June 1949 | |
Stade de Colombes, Paris | France – Spain | 1–5 | Jean Baratte (p) | Estanislau Basora (3x) Agustín Gaínza (2x, (p)) | |
| 9 | 17 March 1955 |  |
Estadio Chamartín, Madrid | Spain – France | 1–2 | Agustín Gaínza | Raymond Kopa Jean Vincent | |
| 10 | 13 March 1958 | |
Parc de Princes, Paris | France – Spain | 2–2 | Just Fontaine Roger Piantoni |
László Kubala Luis Suárez | |
| 11 | 17 December 1959 | France – Spain | 4–3 | Lucien Muller Just Fontaine Jean Vincent Roger Marche |
Luis Suárez Eulogio Martínez Martí Vergés | |||
| 12 | 2 April 1961 | |
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | Spain – France | 2–0 | Enric Gensana Francisco Gento |
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| 13 | 10 December 1961 | |
Stade de Colombes, Paris | France – Spain | 1–1 | François Heutte | Félix Ruiz | |
| 14 | 9 January 1963 | |
Camp Nou, Barcelona | Spain – France | 0–0 | |||
| 15 | 17 October 1968 | |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon | France – Spain | 1–3 | Bernard Blanchet | Pirri José Ufarte Luis Aragonés | |
| 16 | 17 March 1971 | |
Luis Casanova, Valencia | Spain – France | 2–2 | Pirri (2x) | Hervé Revelli (2x) | |
| 17 | 8 November 1978 | |
Parc de Princes, Paris | France – Spain | 1–0 | Léonard Specht | ||
| 18 | 18 February 1981 |  |
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | Spain – France | 1–0 | Juanito (p) | ||
| 19 | 5 October 1983 | |
Parc de Princes, Paris | France – Spain | 1–1 | Dominique Rocheteau | Juan Señor (p) | |
| 20 | 27 June 1984 | UEFA Euro 1984 Final | France – Spain | 2–0 | Michel Platini Bruno Bellone |
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| 21 | 23 March 1988 | Parc de Lescure | Friendly | France – Spain | 2–1 | Gérald Passi Luis Fernández |
Ramón Calderé | |
| 22 | 20 February 1991 | Parc de Princes, Paris | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying | France – Spain | 3–1 | Franck Sauzée Jean-Pierre Papin Laurent Blanc |
José Mari Bakero | |
| 23 | 12 October 1991 | |
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville | Spain – France | 1–2 | Abelardo Fernández | Luis Fernández Jean-Pierre Papin | |
| 24 | 15 June 1996 |  |
Elland Road, Leeds | UEFA Euro 1996 | France – Spain | 1–1 | Youri Djorkaeff | José Luis Caminero |
| 25 | 28 January 1998 | |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis | Friendly | France – Spain | 1–0 | Zinedine Zidane | |
| 26 | 25 June 2000 |  |
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | UEFA Euro 2000 | Spain – France | 1–2 | Gaizka Mendieta | Zinedine Zidane Youri Djorkaeff |
| 27 | 28 March 2001 | |
Mestalla Stadium, Valencia | Friendly | Spain – France | 2–1 | Iván Helguera Fernando Morientes |
David Trezeguet |
| 28 | 27 June 2006 |  |
FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover | 2006 FIFA World Cup | Spain – France | 1–3 | David Villa | Franck Ribéry Patrick Vieira Zinedine Zidane |
| 29 | 6 February 2008 | |
Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete | Friendly | Spain – France | 1–0 | Joan Capdevila | |
| 30 | 3 March 2010 | |
Stade de France, Paris | France – Spain | 0–2 | David Villa Sergio Ramos | ||
| 31 | 23 June 2012 |  |
Donbass Arena, Donetsk | UEFA Euro 2012 | Spain – France | 2–0 | Xabi Alonso (2x, (p)) | |
| 32 | 16 October 2012 | |
Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Spain – France | 1–1 | Sergio Ramos | Olivier Giroud |
| 33 | 26 March 2013 | |
Stade de France, Paris | France – Spain | 0–1 | Pedro | ||
| 34 | 4 September 2014 | Friendly | France – Spain | 1–0 | Loïc Rémy | |||
| 35 | 28 March 2017 | France – Spain | 0–2 | David Silva (p) Gerard Deulofeu |
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.11v11.com/teams/france/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Spain/
- ↑ https://www.11v11.com/matches/france-v-spain-30-april-1922-223245/
- ↑ Payne 1987, p. 356.
- ↑ Payne, Stanley G. (2008). Franco and Hitler. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300122824. JSTOR j.ctt5vks5w. Search this book on
- ↑ "European Football Championship 1984 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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