De la Fuente acknowledged the quality of the French side but expressed confidence in Spain's progress

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente calls the World Cup semi-final clash against France "a final before the final," backing his team to beat the tournament favou

The late Mikel Merino show saved Spain’s blushes – again – in Belgium quarter-final yet Luis de la Fuente’s team will need to step up the performance level against World Cup…