Spain reach World Cup final with dominant 2–0 win over France

Spain are in the World Cup final

Spain 2–0 France in the semi-final, and it was not even close (1) (2) (6) (7). A dominant performance in New York sends your team through to Sunday's final. France's stars unravelled, one French outlet called a late foul "the dumbest in World Cup history" after frustration boiled over (1). BBC put it plainly: a special team beat brilliant individuals (6). Deschamps faced a storm of questions about his tactics and substitutions afterwards (9). Player ratings from ESPN highlighted Porro and Rodri as standout performers (5).

The dressing room scenes

Exclusive footage shows the squad celebrating in the dressing room after the final whistle (4). No statement, just pure emotion. This is a group that believes it can go all the way.

Tuchel and Scaloni are taking notice

Two big names are watching. Thomas Tuchel and Lionel Scaloni both praised Spain ahead of a potential final meeting (3). Scaloni went further after the semi-final, saying Spain "ganó bien", won well, and spoke warmly about his long relationship with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente (8).

England or Argentina await

The other semi-final pits England against Argentina, and Tuchel had plenty to say about Lionel Messi. "C'est le package complet", the complete package (10). Whoever wins on Wednesday faces Spain in the final.

Fan-reaktioner

The mood online is electric, and a little ruthless. One fan noted Spain have now knocked France out of four straight competitions: Euro 2024, the 2024 Olympics, the 2025 Nations League, and now the 2026 World Cup (/r/soccer). Another pointed out an odd stat: with no Spain players from Bayern or Inter, those clubs' 44-year streak of sending at least one player to every World Cup final is over, it all comes down to Kane and Lautaro now (/r/soccer). Deschamps complaining to FIFA after the match drew little sympathy (/r/worldcup), while a Portuguese fan admitted this Spain side is genuinely frightening, and a big step up from the Luis Enrique era (/r/worldcup).