Spain in the World Cup final! France’s defeat, the tournament favorites were crushed

Spain was the first to secure a place in the final of the FIFA World Cup in North America. In the semi-final played in Arlington near Dallas, Luis de la Fuente’s team was clearly better than France and won 2-0. The match, which promised to be the hit of the tournament, turned out to be a spectacle dominated by the European champions.

Spain crushed France, Porro was the hero of the match

He opened the scoring in the 22nd minute Mikel Oyarzabalwho confidently converted the penalty kick. For the 29-year-old striker, it was his fifth goal at this World Cup. Thus, he equaled the record for the number of goals scored by a Spaniard in one World Cup tournament. Previously, they scored five times Emilio Butragueno and David Villa.

After the break, the Spaniards did not give up the initiative. In the 58th minute he increased the lead Pedro Porrowho converted the pass Dani Olmo and determined the result of the match. The French were unable to respond and their play was far from the level shown in previous matches.

Luis de la Fuente does not hide his pride

After the match, the Spain coach emphasized the outstanding performance of his team.

– We were up against one of the best teams in the world, but they… were up against the best team in the world – he said.

Spain also equaled Italy’s record by recording 37 consecutive matches without defeat. The last time it lost was in March 2024, when it lost to Colombia 0-1 in a friendly.

France shattered, broken and devoid of dreams

There was great disappointment in the French camp. Didier Deschamps admitted that his team was technically and physically weaker. – The disappointment is huge. Spain showed that they have something more – said the “Tricolor” coach.

For the French, this is the end of a series of two World Cups in a row ending with advancement to the final. In 2018, they won the title, and four years later they won silver.

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For Spain it will be the second World Cup final in history. It played for the trophy for the first time in 2010 and beat the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time.

He still has to wait for his rival. The second finalist will be selected in the semi-final England – Argentina.