Spain 2014 Home Shirt

SPAIN - HOME SHIRT 2014 La Roja (The Red One) represent one of international football's greatest modern dynasties. Based in Madrid, Spain's national team is renowned for its elegant, possession-based style and its extraordinary era of dominance from 2008 to 2012. This home shirt was worn throughout 2014, including at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The design featured Spain's classic red base with subtle yellow and navy accents on the crest and trim, channelling the colours of the Spanish flag. At the 2014 World Cup, Spain arrived in Brazil as reigning World and back-to-back European champions, seeking to defend the trophy they had lifted in South Africa four years earlier. Drawn into Group B alongside the Netherlands, Chile and Australia, La Roja's tournament unravelled in stunning fashion from the very first match: a 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands in Salvador - the 2010 final losers exacting unforgettable revenge through Robin van Persie's flying header and an Arjen Robben brace - left Vicente del Bosque's side shell-shocked. A 2-0 defeat to Chile in Rio de Janeiro five days later confirmed Spain's elimination at the group stage with a match still to play, making them the first defending champions since France in 2002 to crash out without progressing. A consolatory 3-0 win over Australia in Curitiba closed the campaign. The tournament marked the end of Spain's tiki-taka golden era. David Villa - Spain's all-time top scorer at the time - bowed out of international football after the Australia game. The senior figures of the dynasty - Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos - faced the difficult question of how to rebuild, and Spain went straight into UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying that autumn winning every match of their group. As of 2026, Spain will be hoping to emulate 2008 and 2010 where they won the Euros followed by the World Cup - and they are well placed to do so. They've been drawn in a favourable group - Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, and Cape Verde alongside themselves. Their young squad from 2024 has developed and are ready to strike on the World stage this time. You can find them on X: @SEFutbol_EN