Madrid, Nov. 16 -- Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has shown his respect towards Turkiye ahead of their final qualifier although his side has all-but sealed its place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 4-0 win in Georgia on Saturday.
Despite missing players such as Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams and Pedri, the reigning European champions produced another dominant display and have won all five qualifying games without conceding a goal while scoring 19.
Although Spain is not mathematically assured of qualification until Tuesday, it would need to lose 7-0 at home to Turkiye to miss out on direct qualification.
However, De la Fuente still doesn't want to celebrate booking a World Cup ticket.
"We have a lot of respect for our rival [Turkiye] and f...