Del Bosque confident of contract extension

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has indicated he will soon sign a contract extension with the team following another win in Euro 2012 qualifying.

The 60-year-old took charge from Luis Aragones in July of 2008 in the wake of Spain s victory at the European Championship in Austria and Switzerland and extended the team s winning trend two years later with the World Cup triumph in South Africa.

Spain have secured qualification for Euro 2012 after Tuesday s 6-0 thrashing against Liechtenstein and Del Bosque confirmed he will soon extend his current deal, which expires in the summer of 2012.

There is no problem with that (contract extension0, del Bosque said.

I have spoken with the president of the Spanish Football Federation (Angel Maria Villar) and the general secretary (Jorge Perez) and everything has been settled.

Moreover, there is time to make a decision before the European Championship.

The Spanish coach added he liked what he saw on the pitch on Tuesday, saying: We are happy, there are players who could not play today, but we played well.

We managed to win the first six matches and secured qualification, which is something that has not been taken into account because we are used to it, but it is still something that is truly important.

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