Texas, July 14 -- Spain defeated France 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup semi-final in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday (local time), extending their winning streak against Les Bleus to three matches after victories in the UEFA Euro 2024 semi-finals and the 2025 UEFA Nations League semi-finals.

Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first half after Lamine Yamal was brought down inside the box. Pedro Porro doubled Spain's lead early in the second half, sealing their place in the World Cup final, where they will face either England or Argentina on July 19 in East Rutherford.

Mikel Oyarzabal has scored 18 goals in his last 20 games for Spain. His penalty made him the sixth man to reach 30 goals for Spain after David Silva (3...