Julen Lopetegui has been sacked as Spain's coach, as announced by Luis Rubiales at a press conference.

The surprise for Real Madrid, announced on Tuesday afternoon by Los Blancos, precipitated the events and left the coach without a job to do at the World Cup, just 48 hours before the match against Portugal.

"We have been forced to do without Lopetegui," Rubiales noted after a tense morning in Krasnodar.

"I have spoken with the players, and I can guarantee that they will do everything they can with the new coaching staff, we are in a very difficult situation."

Source: http://www.marca.com/en/world-cup/2018/06/13/5b20ecef268e3e50458b45e7.html