Xavi Alonso's double knocks out France

Spain waltzed past a feeble France side in Donetsk to set up a Euro 2012 semi-final meeting with Portugal.

Xabi Alonso, on his 100th appearance for his country, headed in a Jordi Alba cross after 20 minutes.

France struggled to make a mark and only conjured a rare threat when right-back Mathieu Debuchy headed a Franck Ribery cross over.

Spain comfortably saw out a one-sided game and sealed the win with a 91st-minute Alonso penalty.

According to Chris Waddle "You've got to say Spain look after the ball very, very well. They always do enough, they are the best team football-wise in the world. France can take a lot from this tournament. They've done OK."

However, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque admits his "drained" side face a disadvantage in their Euro 2012 semi-final with Portugal on Wednesday.