​European champions Spain reached the World Cup final with a ruthlessly efficient 2-0 triumph over France on Tuesday and can now dream in earnest of winning the title for a second time.Mikel Oyarzabal converted a 22nd-minute penalty awarded for a foul by Lucas Digne against Lamine Yamal, and Pedro Porro fired the second in the 58th after a one-two with Dani Olmo.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementYamal thought he had curled a superb third the day after his 19th birthday, only to be marginally offside.But it didn’t matter as La Roja kept a sixth clean sheet in their seventh match of the tournament, in which they have only conceded once, as they all but completely contained France’s formidable strike force led by Kylian Mbappé.It was Spain’s third semi-final win in a row over their northern neighbours, having beaten them 2-1 in the same round at Euro 2024 and 5-4 at the 2025 Nations League.Second title loomsIn the final on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, La Roja will face either title holders Argentina or England in what would be a rematch of the Euro 2024 final.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Argentina v England semi-final is on Wednesday in Atlanta.Spain won their first World Cup title in 2010 two years after their Euro title and history could repeat itself on Sunday.No Bastille Day glory for Les BleusTwice champions Les Bleus failed to reach a third straight final on Bastille Day, with Mbappé coming closest with a deflected shot in the 67th minute.France lacked the flair of their previous games in the record 26th World Cup match of their coach Didier Deschamps who will step down after the tournament without a second title as coach and third overall, having been the captain of the winning 1998 team.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFrance will finish on Saturday in the match for third place against the other semi-final loser.A minute of silence was observed before kick-off to commemorate the victims of the terror attack in the French city of Nice 10 years ago.Spain coach Luis de la Fuente made no changes to the starting XI from the quarter-final win over Belgium while Deschamps replaced Manu Koné und Désiré Doué with fit again Aurélien Tchouameni and Bradley Barcola.Spain dominate and take leadAs expected, Spain dominated possession and won an early free-kick right on the edge of the French penalty area. Referee Iván Barton needed a new bottle of spray to tell the French wall where to stand and Alex Baena then aimed right at the defenders.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMichael Olise was lucky to escape a booking, or worse, after coming to late against Rodri and hitting his ankle instead.France finally launched a first promising counter attack but Spain’s defence managed to slow down Mbappé and the effort came to nothing.Shortly after Spain won a penalty when Digne overlooked Yamal while trying to clear and hit the teenager instead of the ball.Oyarzabal made no mistake from the spot in the 22nd as his sho