The Spanish team will face this Wednesday the Netherlands, before which she was crowned world champion in South Africa 2010 but to which he has never managed to win in his field.
All the confrontations between the 'oranje' and the Red in the Dutch field they finished with a local victory. The box of Luis Enrique Martinez to break this streak in a city where, nevertheless, Spain has won, but never against the host team.
He beat Mexico 7-1 at the Olímpico in the 1928 Games and Slovenia at the Amsterdam Arena on the second day of Euro 2000 2-1 with goals from Raúl González and Joseba Etxeberria.
This Wednesday will be the thirteenth meeting between the Netherlands and Spain, a confrontation that left the most brilliant chapters in the history of La Roja, when the Olympic silver in Antwerp went on to conquer the 2010 World Cup, with the revenge of the ' oranje 'four years later, in a precedent that ended the golden age.
The Netherlands, before which Spain reached its most brilliant glory at Soccer City in Johannesburg with Andrés Iniesta's goal, was the team that pushed Spain at the beginning of the end.
La Roja came to the World Cup in Brazil with the hope of being the first team in history to win two consecutive Euro Cups and extend their dominance to the world, winning their second championship, but their debut in the competition could not have been more negative.
The goal that opened Xabi Alonso's game, from a penalty, gave way to a Dutch exhibition that endorsed five to the world champion to push her into the abyss and accelerate what was a painful elimination in the group stage.
Nothing calmed the pain that forever marked the Netherlands in Johannesburg, with that saving save by Iker Casillas in hand-to-hand with Arjen Robben and the goal for eternity by Andrés Iniesta, but the last duel left the satisfaction of a sports rematch.
The first confrontation between the two teams dates back to 1920, when the Spain of 'fury' won Olympic silver in Antwerp. From his intensity, strength and impetus, a qualifier was born that enhanced the team's courage.
It was September 1, 1920, “to me, Sabino, the squad, who overwhelmed them” cried José María Belausteguigoitia in the second half of the match against Sweden, who led on the scoreboard with a goal from Dahl, in a match in many violent moments, when his partner Sabino was preparing to launch a free kick.
The ball went into the area and an incredible impact threw it towards the goal. To the ball, but also to 'Belauste' himself, to the opposing goalkeeper and two rival defenders. It was 1-1. The 1-2, the victory, was scored by Acedo in the final stage, which propelled the 'fury' to a subsequent and meritorious silver medal against the Netherlands
That first confrontation was a game that the organization made final for the second position and that crowned the Spanish team with silver. They beat the Netherlands 3-1, with two goals from Sesumaga and one from Pichichi.
Equality marks the rest of the confrontations. The balance is tremendously balanced, the Dutch side favored by their victory in the last friendly match played five years ago in Amsterdam 2-0 with goals from Stefan de Vrij and Davy Klaassen.
It took until January 30, 1957 for them to meet for the second time, at the Santiago Bernabéu, and the Spain led by Alfredo di Stéfano achieved their biggest win, winning 5-1 with a triplet from the Saeta Rubia.
Sixteen years later, on May 2, 1973, the wonderful 'orange' of Johan Cruyff Johann Neeskens and company won 3-2 in Amsterdam in a clash that closed the former barcelonista.
Dani Ruiz Bazán signed the Spanish victory in a friendly in Vigo on January 23, 1980 and Juan Señor, from a penalty, in a qualifying match for the Eurocup played at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville on February 16, 1983, although in The second leg, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, took their revenge 2-1 with Ruud Gullit's final goal.
The 'oranje' linked three games without losing, by drawing one in Barcelona and winning 1-2 in Seville and winning 1-0 in Rotterdam, but these meetings gave way to Spain's greatest moment of glory at Soccer City, although Since then, with the disastrous clash of Salvador, and the 2-0 in the last friendly in May 2015 in Amsterdam, she has emerged victorious.
That day the De Vrij, Daley Blind, Georginio Wijnaldum, Klaassen, Memphis Depay, David de Gea, Sergio Ramos and Álvaro Morata were already on the pitch, summoned for this occasion by Frank de Boer and Luis Enrique.
The clashes between Spain and the Netherlands:
Date Competition Result City
05.09.1920 Netherlands 1 – Spain 3 J. Olímpicos Antwerp
30.01.1957 Spain 5 – Holland 1 Friendly Madrid
02.05.1973 Netherlands 3 – Spain 2 Friendly Amsterdam
23.01.1980 Spain 1 – Netherlands 0 Friendly Vigo
02/16/1983 Spain 1 – Holland 0 Qualif. Euro Seville
11/16/1983 Netherlands 2 – Spain 1 Qual. Euro Rotterdam
21.01.1987 Spain 1 – Holland 1 Friendly Barcelona
11/15/2000 Spain 1 – Holland 2 Friendly Sevilla
27.03.2002 Netherlands 1 – Spain 0 Friendly Rotterdam
11.07.2010 Netherlands 0 – Spain 1 World Cup Johannesburg
06/13/2014 Spain 1 – Holland 5 Salvador World Cup
31.03.2015 Netherlands 2 – Spain 0 Friendly Amsterdam
PJ PG PE PP GF GC
Netherlands 12 6 1 5 18 17
Spain 12 5 1 6 17 18.