Spain destroys France and advances to the World Cup final

The result ended up being favorable for the Spanish, after the final score showed a 2-0 victory for Luis de la Fuente's men.

The French team was considered the big favorite in this match, but against all expectations, it was Spain who dominated the first half of the game, controlling the pace and tempo of the match, without the French attack being able to pose any great danger to the nets defended by Unai Simón.

After an overwhelming start, it was La Roja who took the lead, taking advantage of some childishness from Lucas Digne, who only had eyes for the ball and hit it... on Lamine Yamal in the French penalty area.

This resulted in a penalty in favor of the Spanish, who had striker Mikel Oyarzabal taking responsibility and rightly so, as he gave Mike Maignan no chance and shot into the back of the net, putting Spain ahead on the scoreboard, in the 22nd minute.

Soon after, 30 minutes into the first half, there was another setback for Didier Deschamps, who saw William Saliba leave injured, with Lacroix replacing him.

Well, until the end of the first half, nothing else was worthy of passing, with a great performance from Spain in the opening 45 minutes.

After returning from the locker room, France was expected to be more eager in search of the equalizing goal, and they even came in with a different attitude. However, it was once again Spain who managed to take control of the match, completely nullifying the team that reached the last two World Cup finals.

Soon after Didier Deschamps changed the system with new blood in the team, Luis de la Fuente's team ended up responding in the best way possible: with a goal.

Former Sporting player Pedro Porro finished a perfect play with Dani Olmo with a shot without a possible save for Mike Maignan, which saw France become even more lost on the pitch with a two-goal deficit in the 58th minute.

France tried to reach the goal that could restart the match, but their attacks were being nullified by the defensive structure of our brothers, who showed why they are the best defense of this 2026 World Cup, against one of the attacking fronts most acclaimed by the global public.

Until the end, there continued to be several attempts, but the result did not change again at the Dallas Stadium, on a night that went from a possible dream to a French nightmare, with Spain controlling possession of the ball for most of the match.

In this way, France is left fighting for third and fourth place in the World Championship, while Spain moves on to the grand final, where they will face the winner of this Wednesday's semi-final, between England and Argentina, repeating the 2010 final, when they last won the World Cup, against the Netherlands team, with Andrés Iniesta's famous goal in extra time.

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