Article #78442

• Coach warns his team they still need to improve

• Mbappé says France were lacking ‘tactically, technically’

A delighted Luis de la Fuente warned that Spain were peaking at the right time after comfortably beating France 2-0 and progressing to their first World Cup final since 2010.

Spain completely outplayed their highly fancied opponents, scoring in each half through Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty and a well-worked Pedro Porro goal. It is a far cry from their grim goalless draw with Cape Verde in the group stage. De la Fuente, who has coached them to the European Championship title, believes they have timed their run perfectly to the tournament’s business end and a showdown against England or Argentina.