Julen Lopetegui’s Redemption at the FIFA World Cup 2026
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Hardly enough, Julen Lopetegui would have imagined 32 years ago that, just two days after debuting as a Spanish coach in a World Cup, he would be removed from office. The Basque technician, who was a substitute goalkeeper for Spain at the 1994 United States World Cup, was frustrated in his dream of directing the national team in a great international event after announcing his addition to the Real Madrid bench at the end of the 2018 World Cup. “…
On June 13, 2018 Julen Lopetegui (Asteasu, Guipúzcoa; 59) was at the concentration of the Spanish team in Krasnodar, just two days before the debut of the Red in the Russian World Cup against Portugal. But he never premiered as a technician in the World Cup. Real Madrid had announced a few hours before that he had hired the technician for the following season and Luis Rubiales, then president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) dismi…
Julen Lopetegui had led Spain to qualify big for the 2018 World Cup, but Rubiales decided to throw it after signing with Madrid. Now, he has his big chance
When questioned before Qatar entered the competition against Switzerland this Saturday (21 hours), Julen Lopetegui claims that he no longer thinks of his brutal ending at the head of the Roja in 2018. Qatar's current player had been ousted by the Spanish Federation just before the 2018 World Cup because he had signed up with Real Madrid for the following season. A painful episode but Lopetegui assures him that he never regretted his decision.
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