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De la Fuente lauds Spain´s ´historic´ Olympic success

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 10 Aug 2024

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Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente says world football should take note after La Roja’s Under-23 side claimed Olympic gold in Paris on Friday.

De la Fuente oversaw a record-breaking fourth European Championship crown with victory over England last month, and Spain’s youthful Olympic side followed up that success in the French capital.

Sergio Camello came off the bench to score twice in extra time, beating hosts France 5-3 to add the Games’ top prize to their glittering trophy cabinet.

De la Fuente, who led the Under-23 side to silver at Tokyo 2020 before taking the senior role, believes Spanish football deserves more credit.

“We are not aware of what we have achieved this year and we do not value Spanish football enough. Let’s get rid of our prejudices, really, almost no team can achieve this,” De la Fuente told reporters.

“Also the Under-19 team, Under-21 European runners-up last year… Let’s give importance to what has been achieved, this is historic, we have lived an epic story that will go down in the history of the Olympics and Spanish sport.”

La Roja were losing finalists at Syndey 2000 (versus Cameroon) and Tokyo 2020 (against Brazil), but their victory in Paris sealed a remarkable year for all involved with Spanish football.

Since an iconic Spain team featuring the likes of Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique won gold on home soil at Barcelona 1992, La Roja had been reduced to the role of nearly men at the Games.

Yet that has all changed now, and coupled with their success at Euro 2024, an era of Spain dominance appears set to continue in world competition.

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