Spain got off to a bad start in their qualifiers, defeats against Northern Ireland and Sweden putting their chances of reaching the finals in jeopardy. But in the end a run of eight wins and a draw took them to the top of their group, where they qualified together with Sweden. (21.11.07)
| Date | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2006 | Spain Torres, David Villa (2), Luis García |
4 - 0 | Liechtenstein |
Badajoz |
| 6 Sep 2006 | N. Ireland Healy (3) |
3 - 2 | Spain Xavi, David Villa |
Belfast |
| 7 Oct 2006 | Sweden Elmander, Allback |
2 - 0 | Spain | Stockholm |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Spain Morientes, David Villa |
2 - 1 | Denmark Gravgaard |
Bernabeu, Madrid |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Spain Iniesta |
1 - 0 | Iceland | Mallorca |
| 2 Jun 2007 | Latvia | 0 - 2 | Spain Zakra (OG), Iniesta |
Riga |
| 6 Jun 2007 | Liechtenstein | 0 - 2 | Spain David Villa (2) |
Rheinpark, Vaduz |
| 8 Sep 2007 | Iceland Hallfredsson |
1 - 1 | Spain Iniesta |
Reykjavik |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Spain Xavi, Torres |
2 - 0 | Latvia |
Oviedo |
| 13 Oct 2007 | Denmark Tomasson |
1 - 3 | Spain Tamudo, Sergio Ramos, Riera |
Aarhus |
| 17 Nov 2007 | Spain Capdevila, Iniesta, Sergio Ramos |
3 - 0 | Sweden | Bernabeu, Madrid |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Spain Xavi |
1 - 0 | N. Ireland | Las Palmas |