It has been reported that the salary of coach Luis de la Fuente, who led the Spanish national soccer team to victory in UEFA Euro 2024 and advanced to the 2026 North and Central America World Cup finals, is lower than the estimated salary of Hong Myung-bo, coach of the Korean national team. According to the salary estimate ranking of coaches from 48 countries participating in the 2026 World Cup published by Salary Leaks, a global sports salary analysis media, coach de la Fuente's annual salary is 2 million euros (approx. It ranked 19th overall with 3.46 billion won). On the other hand, Korea's coach Hong Myung-bo, who failed to advance to the round of 32 with only 1 win and 2 losses in the group stage of this World Cup, ranked 16th overall with a higher value of 2.16 million euros (about 3.8 billion won). The Spanish head coach, who has recently achieved world-class performance in international competitions, is receiving a lower salary than Coach Hong. In particular, Coach de la Fuente has achieved remarkable results since taking command of the adult national team. After taking office in December 2022, he won the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League and won Euro 2024.