La Roja, the reigning Nations League and European Championship winners, have progressed to the showpiece event after beating the Netherlands 5-4 on penalties<\/strong><\/a> following a pulsating 3-3 aggregate draw in the quarter-finals in March.<\/p>\n Like Spain, Les Bleus are also seeking to win their second Nations League title and have reached the final having also won their quarter-final tie on penalties<\/strong><\/a>, beating Croatia 5-4 following a 2-2 draw over two legs.<\/p>\n Here, Sports Mole<\/strong> takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.<\/p>\n Head-to-head record<\/p>\n Previous meetings:<\/strong> Spain and France have faced each other a total of 37 times on the international stage across all competitions, including friendlies.<\/p>\n La Roja currently lead the overall head-to-head record with 17 victories, while Les Bleus have come out on top 13 times, and there have also been seven draws played out between the two nations.<\/p>\n The first 19 meetings between Spain and France were all international friendly fixtures between 1922 and 1983. La Roja won seven of the first eight including a thumping 8-1 home victory in April 1929, which still represents their biggest-ever win over Les Bleus.<\/p>\n France had to wait four years to get their revenge and win their first ever game against Spain by a 1-0 scoreline – one of only four friendly victories during this 61-year period.<\/p>\n It is fair to say that the first competitive encounter between Spain and France was a huge occasion – the 1984 European Championship final held at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Les Bleus triumphed on home soil as goals from Michel Platini<\/strong><\/a> and Bruno Bellone<\/strong><\/a> secured their first Euros title.<\/p>\n France enjoyed a dominant spell over Spain between the mid-1980s and early 2000s, winning seven and drawing one of their nine meetings across all competitive and non-competitive fixtures.<\/p>\n One of France’s most notable successes over La Roja during this period was a 2-1 quarter-final victory at Euro 2000 en route to winning the tournament, while they also celebrated a 3-1 last-16 win at the 2006 World Cup before losing to Italy on penalties in the final – Zinedine Zidane<\/strong><\/a> scored in both of these matches against Spain.<\/p>\n Since then, the tables have turned again in Spain’s favour, as they have come out on top in six of the last nine encounters (D1 L2) with France, including a 2-0 quarter-final win at Euro 2012 before going all the way to win the tournament.<\/p>\n![\"France's](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ousmane-dembele-marc-cucurella.jpg\" "\\"France's")
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