World Cup- winning coach Luis de la Fuente extends Spain agreement to 2032
World Cup- winning head coach Luis de la Fuente has actually concurred an agreement extension with Spain up until 2032.
The 65-year-old’s previous offer was because of end in 2028.
De la Fuente, who assisted Spain to their 4th European Championship title in 2024 before protecting worldwide honours this summertime, is now set to stay in charge for Spain’s World Cup defence on home soil in 2030.
Spain will co-host the 24th edition of the guys’s World Cup along with Portugal and Morocco, with a handful of matches arranged for Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay as part of the competitors’s 100th anniversary events.
De la Fuente prospered Luis Enrique as head coach in December 2022, following Spain’s last-16 exit at that year’s World Cup.
Since then, they have actually lost simply two times in 41 competitive matches and won 3 prizes, consisting of the 2022-23Uefa Nations League They ended up as runners-up to Portugal in 2024-25.
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to raise their 2nd guys’s World Cup crown in July, having actually beat England 2-1 in the European masterpiece 2 years previously.
“His results promote themselves, as does his work,” stated RFEF president Rafael Louzan, speaking at Wednesday’s World Football Summit inMadrid
“The public likes and appreciates him. I provided him an extension due to the fact that he wasn’t amongst the leading 10 in regards to monetary conditions. Now he will be.
“We’re settling the contract so he can stay for numerous more years. He’s been with us 14 years, and I desire him to be able to complete his profession here.”
De la Fuente, who started his training profession in Spain’s lower leagues, invested 9 years in Spain’s youth set-up prior to changing Luis Enrique, winning a European Under -19 Championship in 2015, a European Under -21 Championship in 2019 and a silver medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
Spain are next in action on 26 September, dealing with England at Wembley in their 2026-27 Nations League opener.
