{"id":1874,"date":"2026-07-15T15:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:21:29","slug":"reaching-a-world-cup-final-is-a-luxury-reserved-for-the-chosen-few","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/reaching-a-world-cup-final-is-a-luxury-reserved-for-the-chosen-few\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Reaching a World Cup final is a luxury reserved for the chosen few&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15.png 1000w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Luis de la Fuente addressed the media in the mixed zone after securing Spain&#8217;s place in the 2026 World Cup final. Speaking to &#8216;La 1&#8217;, the &#8216;Roja&#8217; boss lauded his side&#8217;s masterclass against France and reflected on the magnitude of the achievement: &#8220;Reaching a World Cup final is a luxury for the chosen few, and we must savour every moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luis de la Fuente has steered Spain to the 2026 World Cup final. Speaking with &#8216;La 1&#8217; in the mixed zone, the head coach was still absorbing the scale of such a historic feat. Beaming after the victory yet remaining characteristically composed, he spoke of his pride regarding the journey since taking charge of the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is difficult to put into words what I am feeling right now, but it is certainly a mix of immense joy and pride in leading professionals of this calibre. There is only one hurdle left, and we are going to give everything to clear it,&#8221; he declared. Without hesitation, the coach hailed his squad as the &#8220;best team in the world,&#8221; noting that while the result might have caught some off guard, his faith in the victory never wavered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It unfolded exactly as we had discussed. We knew we were coming up against a global powerhouse, but today it was they who had to face the best team in the world,&#8221; he asserted. Despite the celebratory atmosphere, the Spain boss urged caution ahead of Sunday&#8217;s showpiece at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. For De la Fuente, the priority is to maintain composure and process the achievement before attempting to conquer the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There has been a lot of built-up tension and the responsibility is immense. Reaching the final of the World Cup is a luxury reserved for the chosen few, and we need to take that in. When we launched this project nearly four years ago, we mapped out a vision; we stayed true to that philosophy, and that is what has brought us here,&#8221; concluded a clearly satisfied Luis de la Fuente, having put Spain on the brink of another title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis de la Fuente addressed the media in the mixed zone after securing Spain&#8217;s place in the 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1876,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874\/revisions\/1876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}