By Adegboyega Adeleye Spain’s dominance of international football over the past decade has extended beyond its senior men’s and women’s teams, with the country consistently producing title-winning sides across different age categories.
Notably, the women’s teams have built an impressive run of global success, beginning with the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and followed by further U-17 and U-20 World Cup triumphs, before the senior team won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The men’s senior side have also added the UEFA Nations League, European Championship and, most recently, the 2026 FIFA World Cup in July to Spain’s collection of titles.
This made La Roja the first-ever country to hold the men’s and women’s World Cups simultaneously. The latest success came on Sunday, when Spain’s U-20 women defeated DPR Korea on penalties to win the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, their second title in the competition.
Here is the full list of the 11 major international trophies won by Spain’s men’s and women’s national teams across the decade: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Spain’s run of global dominance in women’s football began with the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay in 2018.
La Roja defeated Mexico 2-1 in the final, with Claudia Pina scoring both goals as Spain claimed its first U-17 Women’s World Cup title. The triumph marked the beginning of Spain’s dominant era across women’s football. 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Four years later, Spain retained the U-17 Women’s World Cup in India.
Spain defeated Colombia 1-0 in the final to become the first team to win the competition twice, having also triumphed in 2018. The success came only two months after Spain had won the U-20 Women’s World Cup. 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Spain completed a remarkable U-17 and U-20