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Spain - Germany, another fixture in the history of a legendary rivalry

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They are special and unique fixtures. In terms of history, the track record and quality. The fixtures between Spain and Germany have given us hundreds of memorable moments in friendly matches, European Championships, Nations Leagues and World Cups. In this last mentioned competition, they will play together again on 27 November at the Al Khor stadium in Jor (20:00).

The World Cup in Qatar is an unbeatable backdrop, and the two national teams will face each other on the second day of the Group Phase, making it their 26th fixture over the years. This is the Spanish national team's record to date: eight wins, eight draws, nine losses, 31 goals scored and 30 conceded.

This will be the fifth World Cup match between Spain and Germany.

WORLD CUP	MATCH	STADIUM	RESULT
England 1966	First round \| Group 2	Villa Park (Birmingham)	Germany 2-1 Spain
Spain 1982	Second round \| Group 2	Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid)	Spain 1-2 Germany
EE.UU 1994	First round \| Group C	Soldier Field (Chicago)	Germany 1-1 Spain
South Africa 2010	Semifinals	Moses Mabhida (Durban)	Germany 0-1 Spain

The first friendly match between the two teams took place in 1935 at the Lindenthal stadium in Cologne, where the Spanish national team, already popularly known as the Red Fury for its unconditional courage scored a remarkable 2-1 win.

Since then, Spanish fans remember iconic moments from subsequent matches: José María Fuste's goal at the 1966 World Cup, Jesús Zamora's header at the Santiago Bernabéu, Maceda's last-minute goal to win the Eurocopa 1984, Goikoetxea's impossible shot between a Soldier Field in Chicago full of fans, Fernando Torres overtaking Lehmnan and Lahm at the Ernest-Happel in Vienna, Puyol leading the way to the first World Cup final after surpassing the entire Bavarian defence, six goals at La Cartuja that confirmed the worst defeat in the Mannschaft's history (6-0) and Spain's place in the final four of the Nations League in 2020.

All of these precedents invite you to witness a great match in Qatar between two continental and world champions. Luis Enrique's team, who will be ahead of their opponents in the FIFA rankings, is ready for the challenge.