Cape Town - Marco Mathe reacts to the sacking of Spain's manager, Julen Lopetegui on the eve of their clash against Portugal in the 2018 Soccer World Cup.
In a bombshell development which followed the naming of Lopetegui as Real's new coach on Tuesday, the Spanish federation confirmed that the 2019 World Cup winners had sacked their coach and replaced him with Fernando Hierro.
"We don't have time to feel sorry for ourselves," said Hierro, who was already working for the Spanish federation as sporting director. "The objective is to fight for a World Cup. The players have been working towards this for two years.