Italy vs Spain
head-to-head record
- Italy wins
- 11
- Draws
- 16
- Spain wins
- 14
41 meetings, 1920 to 2024Goals: Italy 46, Spain 46
Italy and Spain have met 41 times since 1920. Spain have won 14, Italy 11, and 16 matches ended level. They last met on 20 June 2024, when Spain won 1–0 at the European Championship.
The 41 meetings have produced 92 goals, 2.24 per game. The biggest win is Italy’s 7–1 in the Olympic Games in 1928. Spain are unbeaten in the last six meetings (4 wins, 2 draws).
Who has won more, Italy or Spain?
All matches41 matches
Competitive20 matches
Friendlies21 matches
Key numbers
- Goals
- Italy 46, Spain 462.24 per game
- First meeting
- Spain 2–0 ItalyOlympic Games, 2 Sept 1920
- Most recent
- Spain 1–0 ItalyEuropean Championship, 20 Jun 2024
- Italy’s biggest win
- Italy 7–1 SpainOlympic Games, 4 Jun 1928
- Spain’s biggest win
- Spain 4–0 ItalyEuropean Championship, 1 Jul 2012
- Most goals in a meeting
- Italy 7–1 SpainOlympic Games, 4 Jun 1928
- Current run
- Spain unbeaten in 6
- Biggest upset
- Italy 1–2 SpainFriendly, 20 Feb 1971Winner’s rating-based win expectancy: 17%
- TFN Elo rating now
- Italy 1964 (12th), Spain 2346 (1st)How the rating works
Last five meetings
- Spain1Italy0
European Championship
Gelsenkirchen, Germany (neutral)
- Spain2Italy1
Nations League
Enschede, Netherlands (neutral)
- Italy1Spain2
Nations League
Milan, Italy
- Italy1Spain1
European Championship, Italy won on penalties
London, England (neutral)
- Spain3Italy0
World Cup qualifying
Madrid, Spain
Who has had the upper hand over time?
The line climbs with every Italy win and drops with every Spain win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.
Every meeting on one timeline
Home, away and neutral
In Italy's home games
16 matches
583
ItalyDrawsSpain
In Spain's home games
11 matches
137
ItalyDrawsSpain
At neutral venues
14 matches
554
ItalyDrawsSpain
Record by competition
| Competition | Played | Italy | Draws | Spain | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25–25 |
| European Championship | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5–7 |
| Olympic Games | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9–4 |
| World Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4–2 |
| World Cup qualifying | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1–4 |
| Nations League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2–4 |
| Confederations Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 |
Meetings by decade
| Decade | Results | Played | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | 18 | |
| 1930s | 4 | 8 | |
| 1940s | 2 | 8 | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | |
| 1960s | 1 | 4 | |
| 1970s | 4 | 11 | |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | |
| 1990s | 2 | 7 | |
| 2000s | 4 | 5 | |
| 2010s | 9 | 19 | |
| 2020s | 4 | 9 |
Longest runs
| Longest run of | Italy | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Wins in a row | 31934 to 1949 | 32021 to 2024 |
| Unbeaten meetings | 61931 to 1959 | 62016 to 2024 |
The longest run of draws is 2, from 19 April 1931 to 31 May 1934.
Top scorers in Italy vs Spain
- 1Adolfo BaloncieriItaly2
- 2Álvaro MorataSpain2
- 3Ferran TorresSpain2
- 4IscoSpain2
- 5Virgilio LevrattoItaly2
Scorer records exist for 16 of the 41 meetings, mostly competitive matches. Own goals are not credited to a player.
Penalty shootouts
- Spain 0–0 ItalyEuropean Championship, 22 Jun 2008Spain won on penalties
- Spain 0–0 ItalyConfederations Cup, 27 Jun 2013Spain won on penalties
- Italy 1–1 SpainEuropean Championship, 6 Jul 2021Italy won on penalties
Questions answered
How many times have Italy and Spain played each other?
41 times, starting on 2 September 1920. 20 of those meetings were competitive and 21 were friendlies.
Who has won more matches between Italy and Spain?
Spain, with 14 wins to 11. 16 matches ended level.
What is the biggest win in Italy vs Spain?
Italy’s 7–1 win in the Olympic Games on 4 June 1928 in Amsterdam.
When did Italy and Spain last play?
On 20 June 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, when Spain won 1–0 at the European Championship.
What is the competitive record between Italy and Spain?
In 20 competitive matches, Italy have 6 wins, Spain have 6, and 8 ended level.
Have Italy and Spain met in a penalty shootout?
Yes, 3 times. Most recently at the European Championship on 6 July 2021, when Italy won the shootout after a 1–1 draw.
Every Italy vs Spain result
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1–0 | Italy | European Championship | Gelsenkirchen, Germany (neutral) | |
| Spain | 2–1 | Italy | Nations League | Enschede, Netherlands (neutral) | |
| Italy | 1–2 | Spain | Nations League | Milan, Italy | |
| Italy | 1–1Italy on pens | Spain | European Championship | London, England (neutral) | |
| Spain | 3–0 | Italy | World Cup qualifying | Madrid, Spain | |
| Italy | 1–1 | Spain | World Cup qualifying | Turin, Italy | |
| Italy | 2–0 | Spain | European Championship | Saint-Denis, France (neutral) | |
| Italy | 1–1 | Spain | Friendly | Udine, Italy | |
| Spain | 1–0 | Italy | Friendly | Madrid, Spain | |
| Spain | 0–0Spain on pens | Italy | Confederations Cup | Fortaleza, Brazil (neutral) | |
| Spain | 4–0 | Italy | European Championship | Kyiv, Ukraine (neutral) | |
| Spain | 1–1 | Italy | European Championship | Gdańsk, Poland (neutral) | |
| Italy | 2–1 | Spain | Friendly | Bari, Italy | |
| Spain | 0–0Spain on pens | Italy | European Championship | Vienna, Austria (neutral) | |
| Spain | 1–0 | Italy | Friendly | Elche, Spain | |
| Italy | 1–1 | Spain | Friendly | Genoa, Italy | |
| Spain | 2–0 | Italy | Friendly | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Italy | 2–2 | Spain | Friendly | Salerno, Italy | |
| Italy | 2–1 | Spain | World Cup | Foxborough, United States (neutral) | |
| Italy | 1–0 | Spain | European Championship | Frankfurt, Germany (neutral) | |
| Italy | 0–0 | Spain | European Championship | Milan, Italy | |
| Italy | 1–0 | Spain | Friendly | Rome, Italy | |
| Spain | 2–1 | Italy | Friendly | Madrid, Spain | |
| Italy | 1–2 | Spain | Friendly | Cagliari, Italy | |
| Spain | 2–2 | Italy | Friendly | Madrid, Spain | |
| Spain | 3–1 | Italy | Friendly | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Italy | 1–1 | Spain | Friendly | Rome, Italy | |
| Spain | 1–3 | Italy | Friendly | Madrid, Spain | |
| Italy | 4–0 | Spain | Friendly | Milan, Italy | |
| Italy | 1–0 | Spain | World Cup | Florence, Italy | |
| Italy | 1–1 | Spain | World Cup | Florence, Italy | |
| Spain | 0–0 | Italy | Friendly | Bilbao, Spain | |
| Italy | 2–3 | Spain | Friendly | Bologna, Italy | |
| Italy | 7–1 | Spain | Olympic Games | Amsterdam, Netherlands (neutral) | |
| Italy | 1–1 | Spain | Olympic Games | Amsterdam, Netherlands (neutral) | |
| Spain | 1–1 | Italy | Friendly | Gijón, Spain | |
| Italy | 2–0 | Spain | Friendly | Bologna, Italy | |
| Spain | 1–0 | Italy | Friendly | Valencia, Spain | |
| Italy | 1–0 | Spain | Olympic Games | Colombes, France (neutral) | |
| Italy | 0–0 | Spain | Friendly | Milan, Italy | |
| Spain | 2–0 | Italy | Olympic Games | Antwerp, Belgium (neutral) |
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