​On Tuesday (14), Spain beat France 2-0 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas (USA) and qualified for the grand final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The semifinal featuring the two highest-ranked teams in the FIFA rankings came with huge expectations.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFor such a special “ceremony,” Bruce Buffer — the UFC’s “voice” — announced the entrances of France and Spain onto the pitch!Once the ball started rolling, La Furia showed it was not at all intimidated by France’s perfect record in the World Cup!So much so that, after 20 minutes, Lamine Yamal was brought down by Lucas Digne inside the box.Mikel Oyarzabal blasted it at 120 km/h to open the scoring!Maignan, who until then had not conceded in the knockout stage (3-0 over Sweden in the round of 32, 1-0 over Paraguay in the round of 16, and 2-0 over Morocco in the quarterfinals), watched Oyarzabal make history for Spain.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe striker matched Emilio Butragueño (1986) and David Villa (2010) as the Spanish player with the most goals in a single World Cup edition — five goals — and also reached 14 goals for La Furia in the 2025/26 season, surpassing David Villa, who scored 13 in 2008/09.After the break, France — which had not put a single shot on target against Unai Simon in the first half — continued to be completely shut down.And Spain stepped on the gas!Pedro Porro combined with Dani Olmo to get into the box and doubled the lead!Lamine Yamal, who had made it crystal clear before the semifinal that he did not fear France, even scored what would have been the third goal, but the play was ruled out for a razor-thin offside.With “olé” ringing out in the final minutes, Spain reached the incredible mark of 37 matches unbeaten, equaling Italy’s feat (between October 2018 and October 2021).AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLa Furia’s last defeat with the ball rolling came on March 22, 2024, a 1-0 loss to Colombia in an international friendly.In the 2025 Nations League final, Spain lost to Portugal 5-3 on penalties, but the official result that counts is the 2-2 draw after regular play.,,After beating France again (they won 2-1 in the Euro 2024 semifinal and 5-4 in the 2025 Nations League), Spain — world champion in 2010 — now waits to find out whether it will face Argentina or England in the final.The grand final will take place next Sunday (19) in New Jersey (USA) at 4 p.m. Brasília time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe third-place match, meanwhile, will be next Saturday (18) in Miami (USA) at 6 p.m. Brasília time.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.