Mikel Oyarzabal, Spain's player, scored the lead goal for his national team in France's net, in the 2026 World Cup.
Spain and France national teams meet in the World Cup semi-final, at Dallas Stadium.
Spain's national team gets a penalty as a result of Lucas Digne, France's defender, colliding with Lamine Yamal, Spain's winger.
Oyarzabal scored the penalty after shooting it powerfully to the left of Mike Maignan, France's goalkeeper, to give Spain the lead in the 22nd minute.
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A perfect execution from Oyarzabal in Spain's kick against France in the semi-final 🔥👌#World_Cup pic.twitter.com/sK7kwTp8WU@FilGoal
Oyarzabal raised his goals in the World Cup to 5 goals.
The Spanish striker had previously scored two goals against Saudi Arabia, in the second round of the group stage, and also scored two goals against Austria in the round of 32.
Oyarzabal became the most scoring for Spain in one edition, after equaling the numbers of Emilio Butragueño in the 1986 World Cup, and David Villa in 2010.
The Spanish striker scored 5 goals out of a total of 12 goals scored by his national team in the World Cup.
The winner of that match will meet, in the final, against the winner of England and Argentina in the other semi-final.
The rest of Spain's national team goals in the World Cup were scored by Mikel Merino with two goals, and one goal each for Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Pedro Porro, and Fabian Ruiz, in addition to an own goal scored by Hassan Tambakti, Saudi Arabia's defender, by mistake in his own net.
France's national team conceded a goal in the semi-final for the first time since the 1998 edition against Croatia.
Spain's national team plays in the World Cup semi-final for the eighth time in its history.
The Roosters did not concede any goal in the previous three editions, 2006 against Portugal (1-0), 2018 against Belgium (1-0), and 2022 against Morocco (2-0).
