2026 World Cup: Spain beats France 2-0 in Dallas, reaches final

Herz — Sport Desk · 15 July 2026 at 02:00 · 30s summary · 2 min read

What we know

Spain defeated France 2-0 on July 14, 2026 in Dallas in the 2026 World Cup semifinal.

Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring from the penalty spot — his 5th goal of the tournament — after Lucas Digne fouled Lamine Yamal. Pedro Porro then doubled the lead with an assist from Dani Olmo.

France was the only team to win all their previous matches in this tournament. They had never been trailing on the scoreboard before this semifinal.

Spain in the final

Led by Luis de la Fuente, Spain will play its first World Cup final since 2010 on Sunday in New Jersey. Their opponent will be the winner of the match between England and Argentina.

Reactions

In the mixed zone — the area reserved for journalists to gather reactions from athletes before they return to the locker room — forward Rayan Cherki, who came on as a substitute during the match, was asked by a journalist if he would have wanted to come on earlier. He responded, "What do you think?"

We lost to ourselves.

— Rayan Cherki, French forward, in the mixed zone after the match

In the locker room, French coach Didier Deschamps asked his players to "keep their heads high."

In Dallas, Spanish supporters celebrated the victory enthusiastically, while French fans expressed their disappointment.

We gave the French a lesson.

— A Spanish supporter in Dallas, according to France 24

The numbers

What remains uncertain