Nico Williams (22 minutes), Mikel Merino (25), Lamine Yamal (54, penalty, and 67) and Pedri (55) scored the goals for the ‘roja’, the runners-up in 2021 and winners in 2023, while Kylian Mbappé (59, penalty), Rayan Cherki (79), Daniel Vivian (84, own goal) and Kolo Muani (90+3) scored for the Gauls.

In the final, scheduled for Sunday in Munich, Germany, Spain will face Portugal, who beat the host team 2-1 on Wednesday, with goals from Francisco Conceição (63 minutes) and Cristiano Ronaldo (68), in response to one from Florian Wirtz (48).

The Portuguese team won the inaugural edition of the competition in 2019, beating the Netherlands 1-0 in the final, with a goal from Gonçalo Guedes, in a match played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto.