In the final round of Group E of the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, Spain drew 2-2 with Turkey and went straight to the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Statistics show that as the head coach of the Spanish national team, De La Fuente has led the team to remain undefeated in the last 26 official games, with a record of 20 wins and 6 draws.

In the history of the Spanish national team, the number of unbeaten games he led is second only to Javier Clemente, who led the team in 31 unbeaten games from 1994 to 1997, with a record of 20 wins and 11 draws.