Spain ahead of their special event: The hosts!

WithAnyone who sees Spain’s opponent in the quarter-finals of the tournament European Cup You’ll think it’s difficult because we’re playing against GermanyHowever, there is one fact that is more frightening than the fact of playing against the all-powerful German team, and that is playing against host selection.

From the French Football Championship in 1984 We played with the hosts six times, and in nobody We managed to defeat them.

The Story of Six Exceptions

The first match dates back to 1984, when the Spanish team entered the European Cup in France and lost the final against the French team 2-0 thanks to goals from Michel Platini and Bruno Bellone.

Four years laterAt the European Championship in Germany, Miguel Munoz’s Spain team was eliminated in the group stage against the Spanish national team. RFA Trained by Franz Beckenbauer. The match ended 2-0 thanks to a brace from the legendary Rudi Voller.

At the 1996 European Championship he played in EnglandSpain were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the tournament after a penalty shootout in whichEnglish elections the score is 4-2 and Paul Gascoigne He scored the goal that gave him a place in the semi-finals.

He 2002 World Cup The Spanish team will never be forgotten, and even less so its fans. That day Spain met the host South Korea at the World Cup between the Asian country and Japan and eventually went down in a penalty shootout. But the most striking thing was not the elimination, but the sibylline performance of the referee. Al-Ghandour.

Two years after the refereeing scandal at the World Cup in Korea and Japan, Spain loses again PortugalThe Spanish team, which hosted the 2004 European Championship, under the leadership of Iñaki Saez, lost to Portugal. group stage goal from Nuno Gomes, and the defeat meant Spain’s farewell to the knockout stages.

The last instance of this curse occurred in 2018 year. Spain have just gone into the group stage in a big way thanks to Iago Aspas’ stoppage-time goal. They will face Russia in the last 16 at the stadium in Luzhniki and fell again in the tiebreak. That match was marked by a hand Gerard Pique which led to the subsequent connection Artem DzyubaMany thought it was a silly penalty, but the draw gave Russia the lead and ultimately knocked Spain out of the tournament. Fernando Hierro.

New opportunity

Over the course of these 40 years, the balance could not have been worse, six games and six eliminationsThis Friday, Luis de la Fuente’s men will have the chance to end that streak against a great team like Germany. Julian NaggelsmanIf they win, the football world will make them clear favourites. win the title.