Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I wikitoria a Puyol i tana whakataetae tuatahi mo Spain i te 15 o Noema 2000 ki Netherlands, a ka noho tonu ia hei kaitohu i nga tau e whai ake nei. I takaro ia mo tona whenua i te 2000 Olympics, 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004
Ko te 2006 World Cup, Euro 2008, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup me te 2010 World Cup.