33-year-old former Real Madrid superstar has ambitions that are hard to fulfill: the national team has won 0 championships in 12 years! Watch Ronaldo celebrate with the cup

In the UEFA Nations League final, Spain lost 3-5 to Portugal in the penalty shootout and missed the championship. On June 9, "Marca" wrote an article specifically mentioning the 33-year-old Isco: Football said No to Isco. In the Spanish national team, Isco won 0 championships in 12 years, perfectly missed all opportunities to win the championship...

In terms of age and qualifications, Portugal's number one player is Ronaldo; Spain's oldest player is 33-year-old Isco. Ronaldo and Isco have both played for Real Madrid and have played side by side for 5 years (2013-2019). Coincidentally, both of them left after playing for Real Madrid for 9 years.

So, when Ronaldo left the court with injury, Isco stepped forward to visit his old teammates. This scene made Real Madrid fans quite touched.

Portugal won the championship, and 40-year-old Ronaldo celebrated his third national team championship, while Isco was unfulfilled. He watched Ronaldo cry with joy and celebrated with joy. The national team's debut has been 12 years since its trophy, and the Isco championship trophy is still 0.

Isco's Real Madrid career is perfect, with 5 Champions League trophys, 3 La Liga titles, and a total of 19 championships. But in the national team, fate always jokes with Isco.

The peak period of Spanish football was the three consecutive championships from 2008 to 2012. At that time, Isco was still young and made his national team debut in 2013. At that time, Spain had already begun to decline. Isco was not selected for the Spanish national team in the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 European Cup. In the 2018 World Cup, 26-year-old Isco finally made his first appearance in the competition and became Spain's main left winger. However, Spain was eliminated in the eighth final. In the European Cup qualifiers in June 2019, Spain defeated Sweden 3-0 and Isco played for 90 minutes. No one expected that in the next nine years, Isco would be insulated from the national team.

In the 2024 European Cup, the new generation of international players led by Yamal and Nico Williams helped Spain win the championship. At this time, Isco was resting at home with a cane. Originally, Spain planned to call Isco, but the fibula fractured from his left leg before the European Cup caused him to have a 200-day quit.

Isco did not catch up with the glory of Spain's golden generation, and also missed Spain's 2023 European League and 2024 European Cup. After 6 years, Isco returned to the national team, but lost in the UEFA Nations League final. The national team's dream of winning the championship has to continue to wait. Regarding the 2026 World Cup, Isco was very calm: "I need to perform well at Betis. As for the World Cup, it is still very far away."