Spain’s Pedro Porro (Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports) after scoring in Spain vs France
In last night’s FIFA World Cup finals, France vs Spain held at Dallas, Texas, Spain beat France 2:0 Hence, Spain proceeds to play in the 23rd FIFA World Cup final set for July 19, 2026.
Meanwhile, France will play the team that loses in tonight’s England vs Argentina. These two will be competing for the World Cup’s third position.
To secure places in the semi-finals, France beat Morocco in the quarterfinals while Spain beat Belgium. Fans are now waiting to see which team will join Spain for the World Cup finals at MetLife. That New Jersey Stadium has a capacity of slightly over 80,000.
Goal Scorers in the France vs Spain Semis
Mikel Oyarzabal scored the first goal of the game in the 21st minute to put Spain in the lead. Then his counterpart Pedro Porro added another goal in the 57th minute.
Oyarzabal scored through a penalty kick, given after France’s defender Lucas Digne committed a foul. Digne committed the foul against Lamine Yamal in a ball clearing attempt in the box.
The Teams’ General Performance
Although Spain won the game, both teams had an almost equal goal possession rate: France, 49% and Spain 51%. They also committed fouls almost at an equal rate, France committing 11 and Spain 12.
Also, while France had 2 yellow cards, Spain had 1. As for offside kicks, France had 4 while Spain had 5. None of the teams had a red card.
Incidentally, France seemed to have an edge in some areas. For instance, although the accuracy of their passes was almost equal, France 87% and Spain 86%, goal shots were different. France had 14 shots while Spain had 10. France also secured itself 7 corners while Spain had 1.
After France vs Spain
Now that France and Spain have played their semi-final game, the world is waiting for the Argentina vs England match. The two teams last played together in 2002, and that was at the World Cup’s group stage.
Nevertheless, there is good reason to think the game will be heated. Argentina and England have a historical political rivalry, having fought for the Falkland Islands in the early 1980s. That might fuel Lionel Messi and his team to be relentless in their attack.
England is also hungry for a win, considering it last had a shot at the title 60 years ago. Hence, World Cup fans can expect a thrilling game in Georgia today.