Spain sparkles to shock France 2-0 and advance to the World Cup final

First publishedJul 13, 21:21 UTC

Last updatedJul 15, 09:04 UTC · 4m ago

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Spain is back in the World Cup final for the first time since 2010. That's also when Spain won its only World Cup title. France had hoped to reach the final for the third straight tournament.(Image credit: Paul Ellis)

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