Spain has made it to the final of the FIFA World Cup by defeating France 2-0. After this spectacular victory, tennis star Carlos Alcaraz congratulated the team on social media. Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro scored goals for Spain.
madrid [स्पेन]July 15 (ANI): Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz celebrates Spain qualifying for the FIFA World Cup finals. La Roja achieved the feat by defeating France 2-0 in the semi-finals on Tuesday (local time). Following Spain’s win, Alcaraz shared a short message on X, celebrating the national team’s achievement.
Alcaraz wrote on X, “Long live Spain!!!” Viva Spain!!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 — Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) July 14, 2026
Spain’s brilliant entry in the final
Spain produced a brilliant performance to defeat France at the Dallas Stadium. The team confirmed its place in the finals by showing a combination of excellent finishing with strong defence. Mikel Oyarzabal scored the first goal from the penalty spot, while Pedro Porro scored the second to seal Spain’s victory. Poro was named player of the match for his excellent performance. With this result, Spain has reached the World Cup final, where they will face England or Argentina at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday. Spain had reached the World Cup final only once before and in 2010 became champion by defeating Netherlands thanks to Andres Iniesta’s goal.
Oyarzabal’s record-breaking performance
Oyarzabal has continued his excellent form, scoring 18 goals in his last 20 matches for Spain. His penalty also made him the sixth player to score 30 international goals for the national team. Before him, David Villa (59), Raul (44), Fernando Torres (38), Alvaro Morata (37) and David Silva (35) have achieved this feat.
Such was the thrill of the match
France was considered a slight favorite in this match and Kylian Mbappe created chances in the beginning, but Spain scored first. Spain got a penalty when Lamine Yamal was fouled inside the area. Oyarzabal calmly beat goalkeeper Mike Maignan and fired the ball into the net. Spain doubled their lead soon afterwards through Porro, who combined with Dani Olmo to strike into the bottom corner.
France tried to make a comeback by fielding Desire Douay and Ryan Cherki, but Spain maintained control. Goalkeeper Unai Simon made important saves, while defender Mark Cucurella made a vital tackle to stop Mbappé. Spain’s players broke into celebration as the final whistle blew, while France will have to settle for a third-place playoff on Saturday (local time), where Mbappe will have another chance to increase his goal tally in the race for the Golden Boot. (ANI)
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