France
Spain


Excellent game plan from Spain to neutralise the French attack! That Spanish midfield and defence were absolutely brilliant. France couldn't really get going from minute one, I've really criticised De La Fuente's team selection and tactics, however tonight he got it absolutely spot on. Unfortunately for the French, they couldn't do a lot to get through the Spaniards, on such a special day for them it must be hard to take too. All that promise from beforehand in the tournament led to nothing... It was quite obvious that if you attacked the weak links you can score against this French super team. Digne and Rabiot to be precise with their lack of mobility, they were very poor and Spain consistently attacked their left hand side, which crumbled with ease. France were forced to long ball, which is not their best feature, because of the terrific Spanish setup. This is a huge way to keep them out, nullifying the wingers and midfielders, isolating Mbappe, which to be honest I was shocked he didn't score out of nothing. Very poor from every French player today. MOTM for me was Rodri, he's been Spains best player so far. Absolute dictator (not Mbappe) in the team and looks back to his best after a struggle of form post-ACL injury. If Spain win the tournament then he has been a huge key to why. You could pick anyone from that Spain midfield or defence though, all absolutely flawless tonight. Congratulations Spain! England vs Argentina next for the 2nd spot in the final. Very nervous but I believe we can do it! 🦁🦁🦁

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I believe the '🦁🦁🦁' at the end of this post may be a reference to the England national team, who are often referred to as the 'three lions'. Perhaps I should make a 'shitty youtube video essay' about this theory.
@harris Thank you for clarifying, I will add this to my notes
@carbonfiverr went a bit more detailed considering it was a huge game