South African football legend Benni McCarthy lauds Spain's football against France in the 2-0 win
South African football legend Benni McCarthy has lauded the Spanish team for brushing aside France to book their spot in his year's World Cup.
McCarthy who is in charge of the Kenyan national side said the Spanish side outplayed and outfoxed their counterparts by miles in the first semi final.
"No shock. I think it's more of a shock the way Spain pinned France down," said McCarthy on Sporty TV.
"That is a shock. Spain did their homework, and I think they completely executed their plan to perfection because they not only nullified France to limit ball possession but limited shots at goal, limited dangerous plays, and the biggest factor is they limited France's best players from being effective in the game.
"Spain did the job exceptionally well, you know, so as much as we can say, yes, France didn't turn up, we have to give credit to Spain because Spain made them play like that with the way they press, the way they were aggressive, the way they were first to everything.
McCarthy said Spain were just a class above France on the night as they book themselves a spot in Sunday's final.
“They were first to the first ball and then every second ball; those Spanish players contested, and they always won the battle against France,” said South Africa's all time leading goalscorer.
“France looked like they didn't know what to do. Spain made them look like a normal team. They didn't look like the team that everybody said was probably everybody's favourite team, just by the way they went about their business from the first game up until now.”
