Luis de la Fuente: "Two years ago we were 11th in the FIFA rankings, now we can be the first"

The Spanish coach spoke about the team's current form and their chances of winning the World Cup.

Spain is currently top of the FIFA rankings and De la Fuente believes they can now go all the way and win the World Cup.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has said that his team can be the best in the world, after they moved top of the FIFA rankings.

Spain are unbeaten in their last 10 matches and have won their last six, including a 3-1 victory over Germany in November.

De la Fuente said: "Two years ago we were 11th in the FIFA rankings, and now we can be the first. We have a very good team with a lot of young players who are hungry to succeed."

Spain are in Group E at the World Cup and will face Costa Rica, Japan, and Germany.

De la Fuente said: "We have a tough group but we are confident that we can win it and reach the knockout stages."

Spain won the World Cup in 2010 and De la Fuente believes they can repeat that success in Qatar.

He said: "We have the quality and the experience to win the World Cup. We are going to Qatar to win it."