Spain National Team Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-22 · 30 entries checked · 21 flagged · 35 issues confirmed · 21 corrected · 14 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Mestalla — The claim that Mestalla was a 'proving ground where the tiki-taka philosophy was honed' is misleading and contradicts established canon, as tiki-taka was primarily developed at Barcelona's Camp Nou and the national team's base in Madrid (Las Rozas), not specif

Santiago Bernabéu — The entry claims the stadium was not the largest in Europe when it opened in 1947, but it was actually the largest at that time.

Santiago Bernabéu — The entry states Bernabéu played one game for Atlético Madrid, but he played no official games for them.

Benito Villamarín — The stadium's capacity is approximately 60,721, but the actual capacity is around 60,720.

Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc — The entry claims the stadium was not used for senior Spain men's matches between 1975 and 2004, but Spain did play a match there on March 27, 1991 (Spain vs. Hungary), which falls within that period.

Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc — The entry says the stadium was not used for the 1992 Olympic football final (that was at Camp Nou), but the 1992 Olympic football final was actually held at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, not Camp Nou.

Antwerp Olympic Gold Medalists — The entry repeatedly calls the team 'Antwerp Olympic Silver Medalists' and 'Silver Medalists', but the title and tagline refer to 'Gold Medalists'. The correct medal is silver, not gold.

Antwerp Olympic Gold Medalists — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states 'Spain lost the gold medal match to Belgium, not Czechoslovakia.' This is factually incorrect: Spain did not play in a gold medal match; they lost 3-1 to Belgium in the first round. The gold medal match was Belgium vs. Czechos

The Disappointment Decade (1970s) — Luis Suárez did not manage the national team in the 1970s; he managed from 1988 to 1991.

The Disappointment Decade (1970s) — Spain did not advance to a second group stage at the 1978 World Cup; they were eliminated in the first group stage.

Founding Years (1920) — Spain's debut match was on August 28, 1920, not May 8, 1920.

Founding Years (1920) — Spain's first opponent was Denmark, but the debut match was at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, not in Brussels.

World Cup 1950 Fourth Place Finish — The entry states Spain lost to Uruguay, but Spain actually drew 2-2 with Uruguay.

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