In a previous article, after France and Spain qualified for the semifinals, titled 'Who is the final for? France the best, Spain the most dangerous,' all observers agreed to favor France not just to reach the final, but to win the cup. But what happened on the 'Wednesday night fever'? What happened was that the astute coach De la Fuente devised a plan to overthrow France and succeeded with a team that represents a system without a very big star except Lamine Yamal, dominating the match and deserving the victory, ending the hopes of Mbappé and his teammates, confirming that the system is more important and effective than individuals.

So the French team, packed with big stars like Mbappé, Bradley, Olise, Dembélé, Tchouaméni (who didn't stand out like his teammates), and Saliba (who left injured creating a gap in the French defense), among others, were undone by the plan and tactics of the fox De la Fuente, who excels at devising the right plan for each match and makes it very difficult to reach his team's goal. His net has only been shaken once so far in a difficult and exhausting World Cup. He also possesses strategic patience, and victory comes either late, as against Portugal and Belgium, or early, as against France. This is what prompted the Matador coach to say, 'I have the best national team in the world.' He said it after eliminating France, the tough team that was absent at the most crucial moments: its midfield let it down, and its defense contributed to Spain's two goals – a penalty for Yamal and a goal for Pedro preceded by a stunning artistic sequence and then a brilliant tactical execution by a player who knows what he is doing and what he wants.

France's loss of the tournament is exactly like Brazil's loss in the 1982 World Cup, when the Seleção was the best and most enjoyable, indeed one of the greatest in football history, led by Telê Santana and historic stars like Zico, Oscar, Socrates, Falcão, Junior, and others. But they lost to Italy 2-3 with realism and under the leadership of Rossi, returning from suspension, who scored a historic hat-trick that cannot be repeated, and against whose goal? Against the goal of Brazil, the best in the world. They dazzled football fans around the world and many technicians considered them the best in history in terms of performance and enjoyment, not results.