FIFA World Cup 2026 final: de la Fuente and Rodri exude quiet confidence
Spain's national football team coach Luis de la Fuente and captain Rodri expressed confidence ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina. The team attributes their success to a strong sense of unity and their ability to adapt to challenging conditions.
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The World Cup final is a major global sporting event that captures significant international attention.
Luis de la Fuente smiled when asked whether he was nervous before the biggest match of his coaching career.
“Only because we’re going back by helicopter,” the Spain coach joked. “We came here by helicopter and that makes me anxious. About everything else I am calm.”
It was an answer that revealed much about Spain’s state of mind before Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina. There was no sense of anxiety about facing the defending champion, no obsession with history or the occasion.
“It is a privilege to be in a final,” de la Fuente said. “Having the chance to fight to win it is a privilege and we will try to use all our weapons to win it against a country which has been at its best over the past few years.”
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