After enduring over a decade of disappointment, Spain has given their fans all the reasons to cheer after orchestrating a remarkable return to football's summit, securing a berth in Sunday's Euro 2024 final. Following their Euro wins in 2008 and 2012, alongside a World Cup victory in 2010, La Roja seemed destined for prolonged dominance. However, their decline was swift and severe.

The successors to Spain's golden generation failed to live up to expectations, culminating in a humiliating 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands during their 2014 World Cup defence. Subsequently, they crashed out in the group stage. Euro 2016 witnessed another early exit, this time at the hands of Italy in the last-16. That disappointment continued in the 2018 World Cup, where Spain fell to Russia in penalties despite dominating possession.