NEW YORK (The Thursday Times) — Spain ne 2026 FIFA World Cup ke final mein jagah bana li, France ko 2-0 se shandar shikast de kar. Spain ne har half mein goal kiya aur tournament ke favourites mein se aik ke khilaf clean sheet barqarar rakhi. 22wein aur 58wein minute mein hone wale goals ne us semi-final ka faisla kar diya jis mein France ne zyada mauqe banaye lekin use baar baar goal se mehroom rakha gaya, aur Spain 19 July ko hone wale final mein pahunch gaya.
Match ke adad-o-shumar
- Aakhri score: France 0-2 Spain
- Spain ke goals: 22wein minute, 58wein minute
- Possession: Spain 51%, France 49%
- Kul shots: France 14, Spain 10
- Shots on target: France 4, Spain 2
- Saves: Unai Simon 4
Spain ne 22wein minute mein lead le li aur match par kabhi girift dheeli nahin hone di, agarchi France ke paas taqreeban theek aadhi possession thi aur us ne 90 minute mein zyada shots kiye. France ne, jis ke hamle mein Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise aur Bradley Barcola shamil thay, goal ke liye dabao daala, lekin Spain ke goalkeeper Unai Simón ko shandar form mein paya, jinhon ne apni clean sheet mehfooz rakhne ke liye chaar saves kiye. 58wein minute mein Spain ke doosre goal ne lead dugni kar di aur France ko match mein wapsi ke liye zor lagana para.
France ne aik saath teen tabdeeliyan keen aur aakhri aadhe ghante mein zyada khilari aage jhonk diye, lekin Aymeric Laporte aur ubharte hue Pau Cubarsí ki qiyadat mein Spain ka difa mazboot raha. France ke 14 shots mein se sirf chaar target par rahe, aur Spain ne match us thehrao ke saath poora kiya jo final tak un ke safar ki pehchan raha hai. Is nateeje ke saath France ki muhim semi-final ke marhale par khatm ho gayi aur Mbappé final mein jagah se mehroom reh gaye.
Spain, jo poore tournament mein aik bhi match nahin hari, ab 19 July ko hone wale World Cup final mein pahunch gayi hai, jahan us ka saamna doosre semi-final ke winner se hoga. Final tak ke safar mein knockout rounds mein Portugal, Belgium aur ab France, yani Europe ki teen sab se mazboot teams, par fatah shamil rahi hai. Rodri aur Laporte jaise tajurbakar khilariyon ko Lamine Yamal aur Cubarsí ki naujawani ke saath mila kar chalne wali Spain ke liye final mein jagah aik zabardast muhim ki takmeel hai.
