 Saura earned 23 caps for Spain, the first coming on 8 November 1978 in a friendly with France.During Valencia's stellar 1979–80 he began being a regular for the national team, and was called up for the squads at both UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup; in the latter, he scored one of his four international goals, netting in a crucial 2–1 win against Yugoslavia after he had been in the pitch for only three minutes.Saura also represented Spain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as the nation was eliminated in the first round.