Luis de la Fuentetechnician of the spanish national teamrevealed after beating France in the World Cup semifinal that he would like to play the final, on Sunday, with Argentina, because of the friendship that unites him with the coach of the Albiceleste, Lionel Scaloni.
From the Source that taught Scaloni when he was getting his coaching degree during the Royal Spanish Football Federationstated in a press conference that either of the two, England or Argentinait will be very hard, because the two semifinals could be “an early final.”
“I would be excited to play against Argentina, because of the friendship I have with Scaloni, but England will also be a very tough rival. “The best four of us have reached the semifinals, for the first time in history,” he remarked.
De la Fuente said he was surprised “at what his team is capable of,” praised the attitude of his players and said that they are already looking forward to playing in the 2026 World Cup final this Sunday, because they are not satisfied.
“I am surprised by what this team is capable of and the room for improvement is infinite. This is no coincidence: it is talent, work, sacrifice, improvement and we knew that we had to improve little by little during the tournament. “We are in a fantastic moment,” he said.
In addition, he praised his staff: “There has not been a single problem in 47 days, I have never seen such a commitment from any team.” He also assured: “We were facing one of the best teams in the world, but they were against the best team in the world,” he assured.
“For me, the Spanish footballer is the one who best interprets the game in the world, and that is an achievement of the Spanish coaches and clubs. We are happy, but we are not satisfied with this,” added the Spanish strategist.
Even recognizing admirer of the former Spanish coach Luis Aragonés, who said that the finals are to be won, De la Fuente distanced himself from that statement.
“What’s coming is more difficult and we’re looking forward to playing in the final.”. But the final is to be played, I don’t like literary phrases. How can you not be happy to play in a final! Then win it or not… there is an opposite. I value the journey a lot and that makes us very strong and value what we achieve,” he stated.
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