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Spain has secured a spot in the World Cup final after defeating France 2-0 in their semi-final clash. This victory extends Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente's unbeaten streak in World and European Championship tournaments to 14 matches.
Under the guidance of the 65-year-old tactician, "La Furia Roja" clinched Euro 2024 and reached the World Cup 2026 final, recording 13 wins and just one draw across both tournaments.
De la Fuente thus becomes the first coach of a European national team to remain undefeated in his first 14 matches across World and European Championship final tournaments.
Sharing second place in this remarkable ranking are Aimé Jacquet (France, 12 matches at Euro 1996 and World Cup 1998) and Louis van Gaal (Netherlands, 12 matches at World Cup 2014 and World Cup 2022). In their statistics, matches decided by penalty shootouts are counted as draws.
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