India, July 15 -- France entered the FIFA World Cup as the bookmakers' favourites to lift the trophy. Spain not only ended that dream in Dallas on Tuesday, but walked away convinced no team left in the tournament can stop them.

After dismantling Kylian Mbappe's France with a commanding 2-0 victory in the semifinal, Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente boldly declared his side "unbeatable", firing an ominous warning to either Argentina or England ahead of Sunday's World Cup final.

Spain did far more than simply beat France. They outthought, outplayed and outworked Didier Deschamps' side in every department.

Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute after Lamine Yamal won a foul inside the box, before Pedr...