World Cup KP are supporting Spain!

Population = 46, 661, 950 Capital = Madrid Ethnic groups = Romanian, Moroccan, Ecuadorian

Culture Spain has lots to offer in terms of culture. It is a very artistic country with regards to food, music, art, literature and dance.

Food Spain is a country rich in delicious food, here are a few: Paella Potato omlette Chorizo Fried squid Turron nougat Tapas

Religion Roman Catholicism has long been the main religion in Spain. However, Protestant and Islamic faiths are also popular.

Places to visit Every year hundreds of thousands of people flock to Spain for sun, sea and style! The country is jam packed with landmark buildings, fabulous architecture and style...

It’s got a population of 1,615,908 in It’s the second largest city in Spain. Barcelona is recognised as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts and international trade. The Sagrada Familia

Madrid is the capital and the largest city in Spain. Madrid is also the political centre of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 5.84 million. Although Madrid is full of beautiful architecture, there are also many green areas. The Royal Palace

Capricho Park

Casa de Camp lake

Plaza de Ramales

Flamenco Flamenco is a style of music which is considered part of the culture of Spain, but is actually native to only one region: Andalusia. Traditional flamenco artists never received any formal training: they learned by listening and watching relatives, friends and neighbours. Some artists are still self-taught, but these days, it is more common for dancers and guitarists to be professionally trained.

Football The national Spanish football team represents Spain in international football, and the team are commonly referred to as La Furia Roja (The Red Fury). Spain are the current European champions, having won the European Championship in They also won the European Nations' Cup in 1964 and reached the UEFA Euro 1984 Final.

1982 In 1966, Spain was selected as host of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. This edition of the World Cup featured 24 teams for the first time. Expectations were high for Spain as the host nation under coach José Santamaría.

Spain progressed to the second round where they were drawn into Group B, but defeat to West Germany and a goalless draw with England meant that Spain were knocked out, and Santamaría was sacked.

World Cup 2010 Spain began their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with six successive wins, and went into the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as one of the favourites. Spain won all three of their matches at the group stage, the 5–0 win over New Zealand including a Fernando Torres hat-trick that is the earliest and fastest hat-trick in the tournament's history. With further wins over Iraq (1– 0) and South Africa (2–0) they earned not only qualification for the semifinals, but also obtained the world record for 15 consecutive wins and tied the record of 35 consecutive unbeaten games (with Brazil).

The kit Spain's traditional kit is a red jersey with yellow trim accompanied by dark blue shorts and socks while their traditional away kit is either a full white kit with red and yellow trim or a yellow jersey with dark blue shorts and socks.

La Tomatina La Tomatina in Bunol is a festival once a year where everyone gathers and the entire town has a food fight with tomatoes. It is a very messy event! It brings a whole new meaning to playing with your food! There are a few theories about why the event takes place, some people believe it is because of a juvenile class war. The festival occurs on the last Wednesday of August and approx 20,000 people take part.

La Tomatina

2. Pamplona bull run The festival of San Fermin, or the Pamplona bull running officially begins at midday on 6th July every year. Thousands of people congregate in the square awaiting the mayor's official announcement that the fiestas have begun, a rocket is launched and the partying begins. The history of the bull running in Pamplona is not clear, but there is evidence of the festival from as far back as the 13th century.

2. Pamplona bull run

Famous Spanish people!