Porro and Oyarzabal Send Spain to First World Cup Final Since 2010
Match statistics
View knockout bracket →- Mikel Oyarzabal 22'(pen)
- Pedro Porro 58'(Dani Olmo)
- Adrien Rabiot 9'
- Marc Cucurella 31'
- Kylian Mbappé 86'
HT 0–1|Poss 49–51%|Shots 10–10|SOT 3–2
MOTM: Pedro Porro
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 • 14:00 (Arlington local)
Spain beat France 2–0 at Dallas Stadium to reach the World Cup final for the first time since winning the 2010 title in South Africa. Lamine Yamal won a penalty a day after his 19th birthday and Mikel Oyarzabal converted past Mike Maignan on 22 minutes, before Pedro Porro played a one-two with Dani Olmo and swept home a second on 58 minutes.
Les Bleus mustered just three shots on target as Marc Cucurella made a crucial block on Kylian Mbappé and Unai Simón recovered to deny Désiré Doué after fluffing a clearance. Spain finished with 51% possession, 10 shots and two on target to France's 10 and three; Adrien Rabiot and Mbappé were booked for the hosts and Cucurella for La Roja.
Spain advance to face Argentina in Sunday's final at New York New Jersey Stadium — their second appearance in the showpiece after lifting the trophy in 2010. France drop into Saturday's bronze medal match in Miami, with Didier Deschamps' side still searching for a first World Cup win when trailing at half-time after Oyarzabal's fifth goal of the tournament made Pedro Porro FIFA's Superior Player of the Match.
Sources
- https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289290/400021541
- https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/france-spain-match-report-highlights
- https://www.fotmob.com/matches/spain-vs-france/1hsydl
- https://theanalyst.com/articles/france-vs-spain-stats-world-cup-semi-final