Spain lost to Morocco in the last-16 of the World Cup in Qatar . The 2010 champions were knocked out of the tournament by Morocco .
After Morocco knocked the 2010 champions out of the World Cup at the last-16 stage, Spain fired coach Luis Enrique, prompting him to name his replacement, Luis de la Fuente, as the under-21s champion.Despite a humiliating 2-1 loss to Japan, Spain started their campaign in Qatar with a 7-0 win over Costa Rica and qualified for the knockout phase.Both the Spanish FA and the sporting director, Jose Francisco Molina, said in a statement to the coach that they were strong candidates for their last-16 match against Morocco, but that they lost on penalties after the game ended goalless following extra-time.They said they were very happy with Luis Enrique and his staff for their efforts but had decided to pursue a new project.
I must decide calmly what is the right thing for me and the national team.Spain won a major trophy at Euro 2012, and they haven't won a single knockout game at the Word Cup since winning in South Africa in 2010; they also lost on penalties against Morocco, and Luis Enrique led La Roja to the semi-finals of Euro 2020, where they were both eliminated on penalties by Italy.We should have been more effective in the final third, but I am more than happy with what my teammates did.Etiquette | YouTube Only: With Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal losing to South Korea, I am happy with my achievement.