Better Chances
Spain
Spain did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.16 xG per attempt against 0.03.
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Opponent
- 0.03
- Shots
- 10 v 10
World Cup · Semi · finals
France
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
Spain
M. Oyarzabal 22'
P. Porro 58'
World Cup
Semi · finalsFrance0–2Spain
0.30
Expected goals
1.63
22′58′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: FRA 0.30, SPA 1.63.
Match report
France 0-2 Spain
Spain saw off France 2-0 at Dallas Stadium in World Cup. Oyarzabal opened the scoring for Spain on 22' from the penalty spot and Porro made it 2-0 to Spain on 58'.
Expected goals finished France 0.30, Spain 1.63. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Spain graded out for better chances — 0.16 xg per shot and 10 v 10 shots. France graded out for shooting from range — 6 of 10 shots from range and 0.03 xg per shot.
Pedro Porro came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Spain from 1 goal, 2 shots and 2 tackles.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
49%Possession51%
10Shots10
0.30xG1.63
What the numbers say
2 readsShooting From Range
France
France could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 60% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 6 of 10
- Share
- 60%
- xG per shot
- 0.03
Timeline
Adrien Rabiot
Foul
🟨9'
⚽22'
M. Oyarzabal (Pen)
M. Lacroix ↑ W. Saliba ↓
🔄30'
🟨31'
Marc Cucurella
Foul
Half-time
M. Kone ↑ A. Rabiot ↓
🔄46'
D. Doue ↑ B. Barcola ↓
🔄57'
⚽58'
P. Porro — assist: D. Olmo
T. Hernandez ↑ L. Digne ↓
🔄72'
R. Cherki ↑ M. Olise ↓
🔄72'
🔄74'
F. Torres ↑ M. Oyarzabal ↓
🔄78'
Pedri ↑ F. Ruiz ↓
🔄78'
M. Merino ↑ D. Olmo ↓
🔄84'
M. Llorente ↑ P. Porro ↓
🔄84'
N. Williams ↑ A. Baena ↓
Kylian Mbappé
Violent conduct
🟨86'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueDallas Stadium, Arlington
RefereeIván Barton, El Salvador
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundSemi · finals
StatusMatch Finished