Spain sparkles to shock France 2-0 and advance to the World Cup final
Spain defeated France 2-0 in the World Cup semifinals, extending their unbeaten streak to 37 games. Spain will now advance to the final to face the winner of the Argentina-England match.
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The World Cup is a major global sporting event with significant cultural and economic impact on the participating nations.
Spain is going back to the World Cup final, after defeating France 2-0 in a dominant semifinal performance.
Soccer Edition Your cheat sheet to the teams headed to the World Cup semi-finals It was a tough end for France, which had entered this tournament as a favorite, after winning the 2018 World Cup and losing to Argentina in the 2022 final. But France had no match for Spain, which has only allowed one goal this World Cup — and has not been beaten in two years (a 37-game streak: 28W - 9D - 0L).
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