Barstool's Kings Cup simulation bracket has been chalk all tournament, and Spain made sure it stayed that way against France. In the second half, Spain put together a sequence that looked less like a semifinal and more like a formality, and the on-screen graphics didn't lie about who was in control.
The broadcast graphic flipped to Spain 2, France 0 in the second half as Spain's bench erupted.
Pedro Porro was the man doing the damage, which is its own punchline given his day job. Porro lines up as a right back for Tottenham, not a striker, so watching him pad the scoresheet against France had the Barstool crew cracking jokes almost as fast as Spain was scoring.
The account couldn't resist pointing out that the guy doubling the lead is technically a defender.
Down 2-0, France's energy in the building took a hit too. Somewhere around the 2-0 mark, the loudest French supporter in the room went missing, and the Barstool Gambling account had jokes ready before he even resurfaced.
A scoreboard shot of Spain up 2-0 in the second half accompanied the bit about the vanishing French fan.
The reactions around the room told the same story from every angle. Big Cat was fully locked in on Spain's side, and by the time the final whistle situation was academic, Jon Gruden was already saying he called it, writing that he always knew Spain would win even while rooting for the USA earlier in the tournament. Dave Portnoy, on the other hand, wasn't sold on the sport itself, dismissing the match as a snoozer that would turn him off soccer for good if it were the only game he'd ever seen. Love it or hate it, Spain punched its ticket to the Kings Cup final, and Pardon My Take gave the result a proper send-off on their morning show recap the next day.