Spain made 804 passes without scoring a single goal
During a 2026 World Cup match, the Spanish national team completed over 700 passes and fired 27 shots but failed to defeat a debutant nation.
In a display of total ball dominance that yielded no results, the Spanish national team completed 745 of their 804 attempted passes during a match against Cape Verde. Despite maintaining a 93 percent success rate and trapping their opponents in a single half for much of the game, the former world champions were unable to find the back of the net.
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