Spain supporters turned the concourse outside Dallas stadium into a big fiesta on Tuesday (July 14), with drums pounding, trumpets blaring and chants of "Espana!" rolling into the air.

Spain's 2-0 defeat of France gave the red-clad majority every reason to dance, having watched their side control the semi-final from first whistle to last. Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro supplied the goals as Spain hoarded possession and left France's attack picking at scraps.

For the celebrating fans, the win was less about individual brilliance than about the sum of the parts.

"We're a team. That's what makes us great. We don't have great individuals. We're a team, and that's what makes us the collective force," said Spain supporter Raul Caballero Montes.

Fan Teresa Mengibar Peguero pointed to "the unity among the players, because if they didn't trust each other and didn't have a bond that allowed them to communicate, we would not have won this match."

For France, the dream curdled into a nightmare. Their supporters trudged out with little to sing about, searching for words to explain a side that never arrived.

"France didn't show up. They weren't the same team we had been watching. So it was a bit of a disappointment," said France fan Stephanie Rodriguez McLemore.

Spain now await the winners of England versus Argentina in Sunday's (July 19) final, one victory from a second World Cup title since 2010. On this evidence, the party has plenty left in it.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1. VARIOUS OF SPAIN FANS JUMPING, CHANTING OUTSIDE DALLAS STADIUM

2. SPAIN FAN PLAYING TRUMPET AS FANS CHANT

3. SPAIN FAN PLAYING DRUM AS FANS CHANT

4. VARIOUS OF SPAIN FANS CHANTING (Spanish): “Spain!”

5. FANS CHANTING

6. SPAIN FAN PLAYING DRUM / MAN HOLDING DRUM

7. SPAIN FANS CHANTING

8. VARIOUS OF SPAIN AND MEXICO FANS CHANTING

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN FAN, TERESA MENGIBAR PEGUERO, SAYING:

"I feel very emotional and very moved by everything that happened in there in the stadium and I loved it. It has been... We had many moments of nerves and tension, but the match unfolded, it was easy in the end, so to speak, and that's it."

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN FAN, CLEMENTINO "TINO" DE LA PINTA, SAYING:

"Well, let's see, Spain is a team that has also surprised me, as it surprised the French team and everyone. Because it was a spectacular match, a spectacular midfield. I mean, from another planet."

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN FAN, MARIA DEL MAR PEGUERO PORTILLO, SAYING:

"Well, I think Spain dominated the match, it started a bit weakly, with the penalty, and we were saying, don't let it stay like that. And then it went on, well, being the king of the match. It was very beautiful, very beautiful. I loved it, really. I enjoyed it very much."

12. FANS THROWING REPORTER IN AIR

13. VARIOUS OF FANS CHANTING, JUMPING

14. SPAIN FANS DRESSED AS SPAIN PLAYER MARC CUCURELLA DANCING, CHANTING

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN FAN, TERESA MENGIBAR PEGUERO, SAYING:

"For me, the strength of the team is the unity among the players, because if they didn't trust each other and didn't have a bond that allowed them to communicate, so to speak, I have no doubt that we would not have won this match."

16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SPAIN FANS, RAUL CABALLERO MONTES AND JONATHAN CASTREJON, SAYING:

RAUL: "We're a team. That's what makes us great. We're a team. We don't have great individuals; we're a team, and that's what makes us the collective force."

JONATHAN: "I agree. I think everybody wants to make a shot and make history, but how Spain plays as a brotherhood, I think that's the key to win."

17. FANS LEAVING STADIUM

18. FANS DRESSED AS SPANISH BULLFIGHTERS LEAVING STADIUM

19. FAN IN FLAMENCO DRESS LEAVING STADIUM

20. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN FAN, MARIA DEL MAR PEGUERO PORTILLO, SAYING:

"I, well, we were all kind of saying: 'Hey, France is strong.' I think, I get the feeling that they went in very overconfident and that overconfidence meant that they didn't dominate the game. Although I know nothing about football, what I like are the World Cup parties."

21. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN FAN FROM SANTANDER, FRANCISCO "PACO" LORENZO, SAYING:

"I expected more from France, but the thing is Spain controls the match so much with that wonderful midfield that it was a thrashing, a thrashing, a football and tactics thrashing. And bravo to the coach."

22. VARIOUS OF FRANCE FANS LEAVING STADIUM, SOME MAKING GESTURE AS IF WIPING AWAY TEARS

23. FRANCE FANS DRESSED AS MIMES WALKING BY

24. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FRANCE FAN, STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ MCLEMORE, AND SPAIN FAN, KARLA SCHOENEMAN, SAYING:

KARLA: "The game, I thought it was awesome. I thought it was, well, for me it was awesome. I don't know about her. I enjoyed it a lot, honestly."

STEPHANIE: "I think it was terrible for France, the way we were neutralised. France didn't show up. They weren't the same team we had been watching. So it was a bit of a disappointment. We were expecting something more."

KARLA: "It wasn't the same team as last time."

25. (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRANCE FANS, CEELIA BECK AND LAETITIA ORSETTI, SAYING:

LAETITIA: "We can't believe it, we are absolutely sorry for (French forward Kylian) Mbappe, for all of France, we didn't believe that would happen at all."

CEELIA: "Well, it's crazy (unintelligible) 'Les Bleus', but well, it doesn't matter."

LAETITIA: "But yes, it does matter! But well, we are sad, but we hope that Argentina might maybe take back control. But sorry for France. It's not funny!"

26. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FRANCE FAN, ZACHARIE JEANDEMANGE, SAYING:

"You're like stabbing a knife and twisting it, man. It was bad, dude. It was not a good time. Especially when you're around all the fans, like seventy per cent of the entire stadium was Spanish fans, you know. But it's a good time. It was fun. We had a blast. Sad though. I guess four more years, you know, 2030 (next World Cup). Here we go."

27. VARIOUS OF FANS LEAVING STADIUM