Going unbeaten in international football is a remarkable achievement, but sustaining that success over several years is an entirely different challenge.
A select group of national teams have managed to put together extraordinary runs without defeat, establishing themselves among the most dominant sides in international football history.
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Spain currently hold the record. The world and European champions extended their unbeaten run to 43 matches with a 2-0 win in Czechia in the Nations League last week.
La Roja have not lost since a friendly defeat to Colombia in March 2024, enjoying European Championship andWorld Cup success during that period.
We look at the 10 longest unbeaten runs in men’s international football history.
Spain have surged past the previous record of 37 matches, set byItaly between 2018 and 2021. Despite a difficult recent period that has included consecutive World Cup misses, the Azzurri went 37 games without defeat across that period, winning Euro 2020 under Roberto Mancini.
Remarkably, six of the 10 longest unbeaten international runs have been recorded in the last decade. Spain (3),Argentina (2) and Morocco (2) all feature multiple times inside the top 10.
