France lost 0-2 to Spain on Tuesday in Dallas in the 2026 World Cup semi-final. The team will play for third place on Saturday in Miami.
The match took place at AT&T Stadium in front of 70,176 spectators. Spain opened the scoring in the 22nd minute from a penalty converted by Mikel Oyarzabal after a foul by Lucas Digne on Lamine Yamal. William Saliba was substituted with an injury in the 30th minute.
Spain doubled their lead in the 58th minute through Porro. Didier Deschamps said after the game that the players were « anéantis » in the dressing room and pointed to technical errors as well as questionable referee decisions.
« Évidemment que cette équipe d'Espagne est forte et l'a prouvé. On a été un peu en dessous », he added. The Spaniards will face Argentina or England in the final on July 19 in New York.
