History of Iberia (airline) War, mainly in its Madrid - Barcelona line, although a great part of the planes of its fleet were requisitioned by the Spanish Republican Air Force and used as military transports. As the name "Iberia" was still registered, it was used anew when airline operations began in 1937 in territory held by the rebel faction during the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, after the end of the conflict, the planes belonging to LAPE's fleet were repainted with the Iberia airline livery. When the Iberia company fully restarted operations following the Civil War, it became a purely domestic airline. It won
History of the Spain national football team a mere point after two games, but their chances of qualification remained alive. Going into their last game against a weaker Bulgaria team in Lens, Spain needed to defeat their fellow Europeans and for Nigeria to either beat Paraguay or draw. Spain did their part by trampling the Bulgarians with a scoreline of 6–1 and completing their group stage campaign with four points, but it was not enough as Paraguay beat group leaders Nigeria 3–1, placing them in second place ahead of Spain and Bulgaria, who were eliminated by finishing third and fourth in their group respectively. After a 3–2