Teams Lining Up for Friendlies Against WC Champs

Hmm the qualifiers are going to be interesting this time around.

Meh. Other than our games against France it will be a walk in the park.

Spain will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in World Cup qualifying that dates back to 1994 World Cup qualifiers.
The current streak is at 45 matches (35 wins, 10 draws) which is a FIFA record. (West) Germany held the former record at 36 games (1936-1985).
Spain's record run includes a current 10 match winning streak after having won all of their 2010 qualifiers.

---. 31/03/1993 Denmark 1-0 Spain
01. 28/04/1993 Spain 3-1 Northern Ireland
02. 02/06/1993 Lithuania 0-2 Spain
03. 22/09/1993 Albania 1-5 Spain
04. 13/10/1993 Republic of Ireland 1-3 Spain
05. 17/11/1993 Spain 1-0 Denmark

06. 04/09/1996 Faroe Islands 2-6 Spain
07. 09/10/1996 Czech Republic 0-0 Spain
08. 13/11/1996 Spain 4-1 Slovakia
09. 14/12/1996 Spain 2-0 Yugoslavia
10. 18/12/1996 Malta 0-3 Spain
11. 12/02/1997 Spain 4-0 Malta
12. 30/04/1997 Yugoslavia 1-1 Spain
13. 08/06/1997 Spain 1-0 Czech Republic
14. 24/09/1997 Slovakia 1-2 Spain
15. 11/10/1997 Spain 3-1 Faroe Islands

16. 02/09/2000 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-2 Spain
17. 07/10/2000 Spain 2-0 Israel
18. 11/10/2000 Austria 1-1 Spain
19. 24/03/2001 Spain 5-0 Liechtenstein
20. 02/06/2001 Spain 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
21. 06/06/2001 Israel 1-1 Spain
22. 01/09/2001 Spain 4-0 Austria
23. 05/09/2001 Liechtenstein 0-2 Spain

24. 08/09/2004 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Spain
25. 09/10/2004 Spain 2-0 Belgium
26. 13/10/2004 Lithuania 0-0 España
27. 09/02/2005 Spain 5-0 San Marino
28. 30/03/2005 Serbia & Montenegro 0-0 España
29. 04/06/2005 Spain 1-0 Lithuania
30. 08/06/2005 Spain 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
31. 07/09/2005 Spain 1-1 Serbia & Montenegro
32. 08/10/2005 Belgium 0-2 Spain
33. 13/10/2005 San Marino 0-6 Spain
34. 12/11/2005 Spain 5-1 Slovakia
35. 16/11/2005 Slovakia 1-1 Spain

36. 06/09/2008 Spain 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
37. 10/09/2008 Spain 4-0 Armenia
38. 11/10/2008 Estonia 0-3 Spain
39. 15/10/2008 Belgium 1-2 Spain
40. 28/03/2009 Spain 1-0 Turkey
41. 01/04/2009 Turkey 1-2 Spain
42. 05/09/2009 Spain 5-0 Belgium
43. 09/09/2009 Spain 3-0 Estonia
44. 10/10/2009 Armenia 1-2 Spain
45. 14/10/2009 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-5 Spain

Matches: 45
Wins: 35
Draws: 10

None of the current qualifying opponents - France, Belarus, Georgia and Finland - have featured during the streak.

Unconfirmed reports of the two November friendlies.

Sat 12 Nov: v England - London, Wembley Stadium. 18:15 CET / 12:15pm U.S. ET

Tue 15 Nov: v Costa Rica - San José, Estadio Nacional

Another plane journey across the Atlantic.

You are kidding me! why do we go there? are we obligated by fifa or something?
Let them come here or play Romania or something.

$$$$

Costa Rica is one of the poorest places on earth, where are they coming out with the money? Surely Qatar or UAE would pay us more.

Don't really know but I do know that the Spanish Federation is milking Spains championships for all of their worth. The players have complained about it before. No offense to Costa Rica but I'd rather not see Spain play that day.

Hmm, should have googled/studied my statment.
I just always heard and there for incorrectly assumed it was a poor country.

Hmm, should have googled/studied my statment.
I just always heard and there for incorrectly assumed it was a poor country.

Spain will never be as popular as the brazil national team is all around the world. Brazil is more coveted by other nations to play them than any country in the world. Just because spain had one good world cup doesnt mean they surpassed brazil.

First off, congrats on winning the Copa America last year.
Second, who said anything about Spain being more popular than whoever? Fact is whichever team wears the title of "defending World Cup champions" other nations will be keen on hosting them. Spain wears that title today, thus the travels to Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Puerto La Cruz, Boston, Bari, San Jose... hell, even Brasil's home away from home, London, invited the defending champs over for 90 minutes.
However, Brasil can take over this summer's world tour since La Furia has other priorities in Eastern Europe.