 At the Olympics, Spain was eliminated in the group stage after falling shockingly 1–0 to Japan and a controversial loss to Honduras.This was followed by a 0–0 draw to Morocco, forcing Spain's exit from the tournament at the group stage for the first time, and without scoring a single goal.Luis Milla was sacked from both the under-23 and under-21 teams the following day and replaced by Julen Lopetegui.