The new Real Madrid signing, 28, promised to go through with the permanent tribute to boss Luis de la Fuente if Spain went all the way in North America. And he stuck to his word after helping La Roja beat Argentina 1-0 in the final.
Marc Cucurella fulfilled his promise of getting a tattoo featuring his Spain coach Luis de la Fuente after winning the World Cup.
The tattoo shows De la Fuente holding the World Cup trophy, with the number 26 to commemorate the year of Spain's victory. Cucurella revealed the tat, which is on the back of his left arm, to his half a million social media followers on Tuesday.
The new Real Madrid player had declared in the early stages of the tournament in North America that he would get a tattoo of De la Fuente if Spain lifted the trophy. The left-back kept his promise of dyeing his long curly hair red after Spain won the European Championship in 2024 and delivered.
After Spain won the final, De la Fuente joked that he might have made a mistake. "I've already told them, 'did you make a mistake?" he said. "They did, but they'll enjoy it. "I'm not so terribly ugly that they will need to put it somewhere nobody can see it. But it makes me laugh and I am proud they keep their promises."
Real Madrid's Cucurella, who carried his wife's pyjama top with him as a lucky charm during the World Cup, started in all eight matches for Spain, helping the team keep seven clean sheets.