Lopetegui: I'm very sad, but I want Spain to have a magnificent World Cup FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 - Spain His reaction to his sacking

The Spanish FA may have sacked him as coach on Wednesday morning, but Julen Lopetegui still wants Spain to win the World Cup.

The man who has just been hired by Real Madrid admitted that he is disappointed to have been sent home from Russia early, but he wishes his former colleagues all the best.

"I am very said, but wishing that we have a magnificent World Cup and that we win," he told Cadena SER and COPE journalists at the airport in Krasondar, before boarding a flight for Madrid.

"We have a magnificent team and I hope that we win the World Cup."

During his time in charge, Lopetegui didn't lose a single game with Spain and he led them through qualifying comfortably.