Spain continued to dominate FIFA rankings in 2011, as the reigning world champions finished the year as number 1 in the world for the fourth consecutive year.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Spanish Football Federation can look back at 2011 with happy memories. The national team continues as the best in the world, while U21 and U19 teams followed in the footsteps of their older compatriots.
In the 34 official matches, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 boasted extraordinary statistics. The national team ended the year with a balance of 28 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. These numbers also take into account performances of the younger teams of the setup.
With La Roja squads performing at an exceptional level, it was the German national football team setup that boasts the highest percentage of wins. They managed to register a staggering 31 times wins in 36 matches.
Despite their amazing winning run, Die Mannschaft closed the year with one more defeat than their Spanish counterparts and more importantly, had nothing to show for their efforts.
La Roja’s friendly matches generated a lot of doubt over the squad’s competitiveness. However, the reigning European Champions confirmed their status as world’s best, with impressive record in competitive matches.
The senior team was at their world-beating best in 2011, as they won all of their official matches. Following their impressive run, they go to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 as favourites for the Euro 2012.
However, it was the U21 side that brought the greatest joy to the nation. After a decade of disappointment at this level, the Spanish young guns, augmented by Juan Mata and Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468, won the European championship and qualified for the 2012 London Olympic
Games.
For their part, the U19 team also championed whoever came in their way. On their way to success, a loss to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 was the only hiccup in their path. They overcame a rough group stage with ease, as the side managed to win the tournament at the expense of
the talented http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882 squad.
The U20 World Cup was a competition that saw the Spanish team bow out in the quarter-finals without a prior defeat. After a smooth run in the competition, the team suffered the ignominy of going out on penalties against South Korea.
Meanwhile, the under-17 suffered the disappointment of failing to qualify for the upcoming European Championships. One fateful second half against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 meant their continental dreams were quashed.
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