Spain entered the FIFA World Cup final by defeating France 2-0. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praised the team. Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro scored the goals. Now Spain will face England or Argentina in the final.
madrid [स्पेन]July 15 (ANI): Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has congratulated the national football team after La Roja defeated France 2-0 to book their place in the FIFA World Cup final. After the semi-final win, Sanchez praised the team’s performance and celebrated Spain’s progress to the title match. PM Sanchez wrote on Twitter, “Great, in the final! Once again, @SEFutbol is making us dream. Go ahead, Spain!”
SPECTACULAR ¡A LA FINAL! Once again, the @SEFutbol makes us sleep. ¡Vamos, Spain! 🇪🇸 https://t.co/OsqVcwa7si — Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) July 14, 2026
Spain’s great victory over France by 2-0
Spain produced a brilliant performance to defeat France at the Dallas Stadium, combining strong defense and excellent finishing to book their place in the final. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring with a goal from the penalty spot, while Pedro Porro scored the second goal to seal Spain’s victory. Poro was named player of the match for his excellent performance.
The result puts Spain through to the World Cup final, where they will face either England or Argentina at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday. Spain had reached the World Cup final only once before, where Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal against the Netherlands in 2010.
Oyarzabal made a record
Oyarzabal has continued his excellent form and has scored 18 goals in his last 20 games for Spain. With this penalty goal, he also became 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.
France was considered a slight favorite in this match and initially created chances through Kylian Mbappe, but Spain scored first. The team got a penalty when Lamin Yamal was fouled inside the area. Oyarzabal calmly converted the penalty and beat goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
Spain doubled their lead soon after through a goal from Porro, who combined well with Dani Olmo to confidently fire the ball 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 began celebrating as soon as the final whistle blew, while France had to be content with 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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