Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring for the Spanish national team in the 22nd minute from a penalty kick, which was awarded to Lamine Yamal after he was subjected to strong interference from France defender Lucas Digne.
Pedro Porro added the second goal in the 58th minute, after finishing a quick attack from the right side with a shot that shook goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton canceled a goal scored by Lamine Yamal in the 60th minute due to offside, so the “Matador” maintained its lead until the final whistle.
The Spanish national team, led by coach Luis de la Fuente, has set a date in the final next Sunday, awaiting the winner of the match between England and Argentina. The Spanish national team returns to the final match after an absence of 16 years since it won the 2010 World Cup title at the expense of the Netherlands.
On the other hand, France bid farewell to the dream of reaching the final for the third time in a row, after winning the title in 2018 and finishing runner-up in the 2022 edition. The loss also marked the end of coach Didier Deschamps’ career with the “Roosters” after assuming leadership since 2012.
Spain confirmed its recent superiority over France, after ousting it from the semi-finals of the 2024 European Cup, and repeating its victory over it in the semi-finals of the European Nations League in 2025.
The French team appeared far from its level, in light of the decline in the performance of a number of its stars, most notably Michael Oliset and Ousmane Dembélé, while Deschamps’ substitutions, which included the entry of Maxence Lacroix, Mark Cooney, Theo Hernandez, Desiree Doue and Rayyan Chergui, did not succeed in changing the outcome of the match.
