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13th June 2018
01:44pm BST

Quite a story.
Immediately, the conversation turned to who might replace Lopetegui for the World Cup. Spain's Under-21 coach Albert Celades was put forward as one possible candidate with some more far-fetched suggestions claiming Zidane would make the ideal candidate.
As it goes, the man who will take charge of the team while in Russia will be Fernando Hierro (one of Zidane's former Real Madrid teamates).
Hierro, who also spent a season at Bolton Wanderers during his playing days, is currently Spain's sporting director and will step into the role for the time being.
His first task will be to ready the team for their opening game in Sochi on Friday, which will see them take on European champions and Iberian neighbours, Portugal. They will also have to try and negotiate their way out of a group containing Iran and Morocco if they are to reach the knockout stages of the competition.Explore more on these topics: