For only the second time in history, Spain have reached the World Cup final after a near-flawless display this morning swept aside a French team that never found its rhythm.Didier Deschamps' France were hot favourites to lift the trophy after a string of breathtaking attacking displays in the United States but they met their match against the slick European champions in the semi-finals.Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring for the 2010 winners with an emphatic penalty in the first half in Arlington, Texas, and Pedro Porro doubled their lead in the second half.Shell-shocked France could not find a way back into the match despite their wealth of attacking riches on a bitterly disappointing day for the two-time winners."We started almost four years ago with an idea and we've been faithful to that idea and it's brought us here," said Spain coach Luis de la Fuente."These players deserve everything," he added They make the difficult look easy."The game at Dallas Stadium caught fire midway through the first half when Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton pointed to the penalty spot after a reckless challenge by France left-back Lucas Digne on Spain winger Lamine Yamal.Oyarzabal hammered the ball past France goalkeeper Mike Maignan for his fifth goal of the World Cup to leave France trailing for the first time in the tournament.It was the Real Sociedad forward's 18th goal in his past 20 games for Spain.France were on the back foot and never recovered, with Spain showing confidence and control for much of the match.The team that captivated fans in thrilling wins against Morocco, Paraguay and Sweden just didn't show upMinutes after Oyarzabal's penalty, France took another hit when centre-back William Saliba was forced off the pitch with a lower back injury