​Barcelona star Pau Cubarsí made use of the opportunity to send a message of defiance the way of his country’s critics, following Spain’s clash with France on Tuesday.Luis de la Fuente’s troops are of course fresh off a historic outing yesterday evening.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter making the trip to Dallas to lock horns with European rivals France, La Roja utterly dominated en route to a deserved 2-0 triumph.Spain, in turn, are facing up to a finale showdown against one of England or Argentina.Playing a starring role in the eventual result on Tuesday was the aforementioned Pau Cubarsí, who kept alive what has been a stellar individual campaign at the World Cup with another flawless display.And as alluded to above, speaking to the media in the game’s aftermath, the 19-year-old was quick to take aim at those to have called into question the solidity boasted by the Spanish on the defensive side of the ball:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“There was some talk about the defence and the goalkeeping on our side, but we have shut a lot of mouths. I think that one of the most important things in football now is to keep a clean sheet.”Conor Laird – GSFN