Spain's First Goal Against France by Oyarzabal in 22nd Minute from Penalty Spot

The Spain national football team took the lead against France in the 2026 World Cup semifinal first through a penalty goal by Mikel Oyarzabal, then Pedro Porro scored the second goal. The penalty was awarded in the first half after a foul by Lucas Digne on Lamine Yamal in the penalty area, and the referee confirmed it after a VAR review.

• Mikel Oyarzabal scored Spain’s opening goal in the 22nd minute.
• The goal was scored from the penalty spot.
• The penalty was awarded after Lucas Digne fouled Lamine Yamal inside the penalty area.
• The referee confirmed the decision after reviewing the incident with VAR.
• With this goal, Spain found themselves in a trailing position for the first time in the 2026 World Cup.
• Pedro Porro scored Spain’s second goal against France and made it 2-0 in Spain’s favor.
• The first half ended with Spain leading 1-0.
• A beautiful Spain goal by Yamal was ruled offside.
• Sources reported tears from a French child after Spain’s opening goal and an interesting reaction from the Spanish commentator to the goal.
• A source referred to hearing at least three explosions in Ahvaz around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday.. Coverage difference: Most outlets focused on the details of Spain’s opening goal, including the scorer, the minute, and how it was scored (a penalty and VAR confirmation). Some outlets also mentioned Spain’s second goal and the end of the first half. Meanwhile, Shargh News, alongside the report on Spain’s opening goal, also noted the sound of explosions in Ahvaz, which was not included in other coverage. In addition, Fars covered the tears of a French child, and Akharin Khabar addressed the Spanish commentator’s reaction and Yamal’s offside goal, providing more emotional and technical detail.