Fernando Hierro
That same summer, Fernando Hierro, sports director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), offered Fernández a spot in the coaching staff of the Spain national team, as the scout and analyst of the senior team. With the 2010 World Cup as his main target, Fernández accepted the proposal, and for the next two and a half years, tracked the top Spanish players to be called up by Vicente del Bosque for his team. On July 11, 2010, the Spain national team defeated the Netherlands (1–0), and for the first time in history, became world champion.