spain won their first world cup in 1982.
spain won their first world cup in 1982.
when did spain win their first world cup?
1982
mata is a spanish international, having represented spain at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20, under-21, olympic and senior levels. he played for the under-20 side in the 2007 fifa u-20 world cup. in june 2009, mata played at the 2009 fifa confederations cup, his first senior tournament. on 9 september 2009, mata scored his first goal for the senior team, against estonia, securing the nation a place at the 2010 fifa world cup in south africa, and was part of spain's world cup-winning squad. in 2011, he went back to playing in the under-21 side, helping spain win the 2011 uefa european under-21 football championship in denmark. he won the golden player award and was part of the team of the tournament. mata returned to the senior squad for uefa euro 2012 and, after coming on as a substitute, scored spain's fourth goal in the final as spain defeated italy 4–0 to retain their title as champions of europe.
juan mata
she won six women's doubles grand slam titles, including the us open in 1993 (with helena suková) and wimbledon in 1995 (with jana novotná). she also won four grand slam mixed doubles titles. in 1991, she helped spain win its first-ever fed cup title, and helped spain win the fed cup in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1998. sanchez vicario holds the records for the most matches won by a player in fed cup competition (72) and for most ties played (58). she was itf world champion in 1994 in singles.
arantxa sánchez vicario