📹 Spain see off France with olés, reach Cup final after 16 years | OneFootball

On Tuesday (14), Spain beat France 2-0 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, USA, and qualified for the grand final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The semifinal featuring the two highest-ranked teams in the FIFA rankings came with huge expectations.

For such a special "ceremony," Bruce Buffer — the UFC's "voice" — announced the entrances of France and Spain onto the pitch! 

⚽ The match

Once the ball got rolling, La Furia showed it was not at all intimidated by France's perfect World Cup run!

So much so that, 20 minutes into the match, Lamine Yamal was brought down by Lucas Digne inside the box.

Mikel Oyarzabal blasted it in at 120 km/h to open the scoring!

Maignan, who until then had not conceded in the knockout stage (3-0 over Sweden in the round of 32, 1-0 over Paraguay in the round of 16, and 2-0 over Morocco in the quarterfinals), saw Oyarzabal make history for Spain.

The forward matched Emilio Butragueño (1986) and David Villa (2010) as the Spanish player with the most goals in a single World Cup edition — five goals — and also reached 14 goals for La Furia in the 2025/26 season, surpassing David Villa, who scored 13 in 2008/09.

After the break, France — who did not manage a single shot on target against Unai Simón in the first half — continued to be completely shut down.

And Spain stepped on the gas!

Pedro Porro played a one-two with Dani Olmo to get into the box and doubled the lead!

Lamine Yamal, who had said loud and clear before the semifinal that he did not fear France, even scored what would have been the third goal, but the play was ruled out for a razor-thin offside.

With "olé" ringing out in the final minutes, Spain reached the incredible mark of 37 matches unbeaten, matching Italy's feat (between October 2018 and October 2021).

La Furia's last defeat in regular play came on March 22, 2024, a 1-0 loss to Colombia in an international friendly.

In the 2025 Nations League final, Spain lost to Portugal 5-3 on penalties, but the result that officially counts is the 2-2 draw in regular play. 

🚦 What’s next

After beating France once again (winning 2-1 in the Euro 2024 semifinal and 5-4 in the 2025 Nations League), Spain — world champions in 2010 — now wait to find out whether they will face Argentina or England in the final.

The big final will take place next Sunday (19) in New Jersey, USA, at 4 p.m. Brasília time.

The third-place match will be next Saturday (18) in Miami, USA, at 6 p.m. Brasília time.

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