In a country where there are so many things that do not work, you just have to look at the political class, the Spanish football teamsuccessfully ordered by Luis de la Fuenteis one of the few things to be proud of right now. Few organizations represent a country as well and with as much responsibility as the national team. The last example was experienced before Swiss inside Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopezwhere there was no stake in terms of qualification, but the champion of Europe He won to put the finishing touches to a 2024 that will always be etched in the retina of all Spaniards with special affection.
THE Spanish national team won Swiss to finish 2024 with 13 victories in official matches. Never before has the national team won so many qualifying or final tournament matches in a calendar year in its history. And things didn’t start off in the best way.
Spain he played his first two games of 2024 in March. Two friendly faces Colombia And Brazil. In the first, contested in the London Olympic Stadiumthe coffee team won by the minimum Spanish national teamwhile a few days later, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium witnessed a three-way tie against the Canarinha in a great game.
Then June came and it started to smell Eurocup. Of course, before going to Germany, they had to play two friendlies to prepare. Goals in both against Andorra And Ireland. Badajoz And Majorca They saw that this Spain was moving very seriously towards the Germanic lands. And so much so that it was serious.
A perfect Euro Cup
Spain The Eurocup started by beating Croatia. 3-0 to start in Berlin, where they were aiming for a comeback. On the second day, a 1-0 victory against Italy, but an exhibition of football which showed that this team could aspire to anything. And to close the group stage, a new victory against Albania in a match in which Luis de la Fuente was able to turn, since the work was already done.
The playoffs are here and Spain It started by beating Georgia 4-1 in the round of 16. Then he eliminated Germany from their tournament with a header for the history of Mikel Merinos in overtime, Dani Olmo had already scored and equalized Wirtz. In the semi-final, Lamine Yamal took out his wand, the one that De la Fuente said God touched him, to score a superb goal, which was then joined by Olmo. And in the final, between Nicholas Williams And Oyarzábal They brilliantly offered our country the fourth European Championship.
Spain wants more
With the sweetness of victory still present, September arrived and Spain I wanted more. They equalized against Serbia in a match where they should have won everything, but where their goal was lacking. Small drama, because a few days later Swiss they won 2-4 to start to redress the rankings of the Nations League.
In October, solid victories against Denmark In Murcia And Serbia In Cordoba. And the icing on the cake arrived in November. Victory to secure first place in Copenhagen against Denmark and triumph of courage and sense of responsibility in Switzerland.
What awaits us? Well, two more games in March to look for another final phase, in this case the Nations League. And if this is achieved, then in June the Spanish team will again fight for a new title. The era of Luis de la Fuente is like this.
