Madrid (AFP) – According to a statement released by the Spanish football federation, Luis de la Fuente, the coach of Spain that won Euro 2024, extended his contract on Monday until 2028.
According to a statement released by the RFEF, “the Spanish football federation has agreed to renew its confidence in Luis de la Fuente, that he will continue as national coach until after the European Championship in 2028.”
Since taking over in 2022, the 63-year-old has led Spain to the Nations League championship in 2023 and, most recently, to victory over England in the Euro final.
The 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as Euro 2028 in Britain and Ireland, are included in his contract extension.
In the past, De la Fuente coached a number of age-group teams in Spain, winning both He replaced Luis Enrique in the senior squad after Spain lost to Morocco in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup. Last year, Spain won a record-breaking fourth European Championship, winning all seven of their games in Germany. Later this year, after the Nations League is finished, La Roja will begin their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, where they will play the Netherlands in the quarterfinals in March.