Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — — For decades Spain has approached the World Cup the same way most high school freshmen approach algebra. They’ll go ahead and give it a try, but they ...

Sixteen years after their previous appearance, in 1950 Spain returned to the world stage for the Brazil World Cup surrounded by great expectations and excitement. As such, the showpiece event required ...

The Spanish national team has become the standard by which international soccer is measured, but while people have come to consider Spain a traditional power - readily grouping them in with Brazil, ...

SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas crawled and scrambled in vain, Gerard Pique was beaten for pace and Sergio Ramos made a series of blunders. Whatever happened to Spain’s usually ...