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World Cup 2026 Semi-Final: Spain 2–0 France.
France arrived in Dallas as the hottest favorites left in the tournament, a squad stacked with a Ballon d'Or winner and the tournament's leading scorer. Zero shots on target for France in the first 45 minutes. Two total attempts. Mikel Oyarzabal buried a penalty after Lucas Digne fouled Lamine Yamal, and Pedro Porro finished off a slick team move to make it 2-0. France never found an answer.
Spain 2 — France 0 | Semifinal | AT&T Stadium, Arlington July 14, 2026
🇪🇸 Oyarzabal (pen) 28' · Porro 58'
🇪🇸 Spain goals
22' — Mikel Oyarzabal hammers the penalty past Mike Maignan. His fifth goal of the tournament, his 30th in 60 caps for Spain. The spot kick came after a scrambled sequence off Marc Cucurella's cross: Digne mistimed his first touch trying to head it clear, Lamine Yamal raced in from behind to challenge, the ball clipped Yamal's elbow, and Digne caught him with a kick going for the ball. Referee Iván Barton pointed to the spot, VAR took a brief look and confirmed it.
58' — Pedro Porro. A defender starting the move himself. Sharp pass to Dani Olmo's feet on the edge of the box, gets the return ball, and slots it past Maignan without breaking stride. Olmo got knocked off his feet by Dayot Upamecano just after releasing it, too late to matter. Spain 2-0. Porro called it "a dream come true" afterward.
🎯 Fun facts
🏆 16 Years since Spain last reached a World Cup final, when Vicente del Bosque's side won it all in 2010.
🔁 3 Consecutive summers Spain have knocked France out of a major tournament semifinal: Euro 2024 (2-1), the 2024-25 Nations League (5-4), and now this.
🇪🇸 Next up: Spain awaits the winner of England vs. Argentina (Wednesday, Atlanta) for Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.
💬 Spain shut down the tournament's best attack without conceding a shot on target for 45 minutes. Do you think this defense can hold up against England or Argentina in the final? 👇
France arrived in Dallas as the hottest favorites left in the tournament, a squad stacked with a Ballon d'Or winner and the tournament's leading scorer. Zero shots on target for France in the first 45 minutes. Two total attempts. Mikel Oyarzabal buried a penalty after Lucas Digne fouled Lamine Yamal, and Pedro Porro finished off a slick team move to make it 2-0. France never found an answer.
Spain 2 — France 0 | Semifinal | AT&T Stadium, Arlington July 14, 2026
🇪🇸 Oyarzabal (pen) 28' · Porro 58'
🇪🇸 Spain goals
22' — Mikel Oyarzabal hammers the penalty past Mike Maignan. His fifth goal of the tournament, his 30th in 60 caps for Spain. The spot kick came after a scrambled sequence off Marc Cucurella's cross: Digne mistimed his first touch trying to head it clear, Lamine Yamal raced in from behind to challenge, the ball clipped Yamal's elbow, and Digne caught him with a kick going for the ball. Referee Iván Barton pointed to the spot, VAR took a brief look and confirmed it.
58' — Pedro Porro. A defender starting the move himself. Sharp pass to Dani Olmo's feet on the edge of the box, gets the return ball, and slots it past Maignan without breaking stride. Olmo got knocked off his feet by Dayot Upamecano just after releasing it, too late to matter. Spain 2-0. Porro called it "a dream come true" afterward.
🎯 Fun facts
🏆 16 Years since Spain last reached a World Cup final, when Vicente del Bosque's side won it all in 2010.
🔁 3 Consecutive summers Spain have knocked France out of a major tournament semifinal: Euro 2024 (2-1), the 2024-25 Nations League (5-4), and now this.
🇪🇸 Next up: Spain awaits the winner of England vs. Argentina (Wednesday, Atlanta) for Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.
💬 Spain shut down the tournament's best attack without conceding a shot on target for 45 minutes. Do you think this defense can hold up against England or Argentina in the final? 👇
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