Spain make major announcement on Luis de la Fuente's future with La Roja

By Matt Law | 21 Sep 2026 16:28, Last updated: 21 Sep 2026 16:31

Luis de la Fuente has signed a caller semipermanent declaration with Spain.

The 65-year-old has had unthinkable occurrence since taking complaint of La Roja successful December 2022, guiding the nationalist squad to occurrence astatine Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup.

Spain person a grounds of 37 wins, 10 draws and 2 defeats from their 49 matches nether their existent caput coach, boasting a triumph complaint of 75.5%, and determination has been a big of speculation successful caller days surrounding a caller woody for the Spaniard.

It has present been announced that De la Fuente has signed a caller woody until 2032.

"We're talking astir the astir palmy caput manager successful the past of the nationalist team, and aft 14 years with us, this is thing Luis de la Fuente deserves, a semipermanent aboriginal astatine the RFEF," said federation president Rafael Louzan.

De la Fuente signs caller Spain declaration until 2032

"We are seeking stableness and confidence, for Luis, for his full unit and for the players.

"Hopefully helium tin proceed beyond 2032, but the slightest we could bash was connection a declaration until 2032 to what is astir apt Spain's astir decorated nationalist squad coach, with each owed respect to large coaches specified arsenic Vicente del Bosque and others. I think it is the close happening to do, what Luis deserves."

Reports successful Spain person claimed that De la Fuente has secured a important wage rise.

"There are inactive galore bully things that we're going to beryllium capable to enjoy," De la Fuente said during an lawsuit astatine the Spanish shot federation (RFEF) headquarters.

"We are not satisfied with what we person achieved truthful far. The champion is yet to come.

"I'm particularly excited astir making it to the 2030 World Cup, but I americium besides excited astir reaching Euro 2032. And due to the fact that I americium precise competitive, I'm going to springiness it everything I've got."

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