Spain are through to a second World Cup final after producing a sensational performance to beat France 2-0 at the Dallas Stadium.
The general consensus was France had been the team of the tournament so far heading into this semi-final, but all of their attacking stars were nullified by a Spain side that also managed to win the midfield battle and cause the French defence problems throughout the night.
After Lamine Yamal was fouled inside the area on 21 minutes, Mikel Oyarzabal made no mistake from 12 yards as he confidently dispatched the penalty to make it five goals for the tournament.
Things went from bad to worse for France as William Saliba limped off and was replaced by Maxence Lacroix on the half hour mark.
Spain remained comfortable throughout the remainder of the first half and although many would have expected France to come back out on the front foot, the 2010 winners continued to have the better of proceedings.
If a passage of play summed up the quality of Spain's performance it was the move that saw them double their lead on 58 minutes.
Tottenham's Pedro Porro picked up the ball and played a superb give and go with Dani Olmo before calmly slotting the ball past Mike Maignan.
It was a wonderful moment for the European champions, who have shown that they are very much here to add the World Cup to the trophy they won back in 2024.
Spain will play the winners of England v Argentina in Sunday's showpiece final and on this evidence it will have to be a superb performance to get the better of Luis de la Fuente's side.
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France v Spain Match Stats
France | 0-2 | Spain |
49.1% | Possession | 50.9% |
10 | Shots | 10 |
3 | Shots on Target | 2 |
0 | Goalkeeper Saves | 3 |
7 | Corners | 1 |
472 | Total Passes | 500 |
83.7% | Pass Accuracy | 85.6% |
14 | Tackles | 22 |
11 | Clearances | 22 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
