Overview
- Spain beat France 2-0 in Arlington on Tuesday after Mikel Oyarzabal converted a penalty won by Lamine Yamal and Pedro Porro added a second in the second half.
- Referee Iván Barton awarded the spot-kick for a foul by Lucas Digne on Yamal and France lost centre-back William Saliba to injury, forcing an early defensive reshuffle.
- Spain’s midfield duo and back four suffocated France’s attack so thoroughly that Les Bleus had virtually no shots on target until the closing minutes.
- The win extended Spain’s run to 37 games unbeaten, kept their tournament clean-sheet tally at six with only one goal conceded, and sent Didier Deschamps toward a third-place finish in his final matches in charge.
- Spain will now wait for the winner of England v Argentina in Atlanta to see their July 19 final opponent while England’s squad-rotation plan and substitutes such as Dan Burn remain key storylines for that semi-final.