( CNN ) -- European champions Spain underlined their credentials as one of the favorites for the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over France at the Stade de France on Wednesday night . FIFA 's top-rated nation scored first half goals through David Villa and Sergio Ramos to deflate France , who were playing their first match since their controversial qualification for South Africa at the expense of Ireland . The emphatic win increases the pressure on French coach Raymond Domenech , whose popularity continues to plummet while Thierry Henry , whose infamous handball helped eliminate the Irish , was jeered when he left the field in the second half by a frustrated home crowd . It all added up to a night of misery for the French with their supporters taking to cheering every pass completed by the stylish Spanish side . France did make a good start and Franck Ribery impressed on the right side of midfield , but in the 21st minute David Silva dummied Andres Iniesta 's through pass and his Valencia teammate Villa easily beat Hugo Lloris . The vital second goal arrived just before halftime as Real Madrid 's Ramos was given too much time and space to cut inside and curl home a shot with his left foot with flicked off Julien Escude and past Lloris . Barcelona midfielder Xavi and Liverpool 's Fernando Torres were given run outs by Spain in the second half and Sevilla winger Jesus Navas almost made it 3-0 in injury time as his shot went narrowly wide . Domenech 's men had to wait until the 80th minute to seriously threaten the Spain goal as Chelsea 's Florent Malouda headed against the post after a cross from fellow substitute Djibril Cisse . In the other prestige friendly on Wednesday between traditional powerhouses , Diego Maradona 's Argentina beat Germany 1-0 in Berlin . Real Madrid 's Gonzalo Higuain scored the only goal just before halftime as he beat onrushing home keeper Rene Adler to a through ball and rounded him to score . Veteran midfielder Juan Veron almost added a second with a 40 meter effort . The Netherlands edged past the United States 2-1 win with goals from Dirk Kuyt from the penalty spot and Klaas Jan Huntelaar , while Uruguay came from behind to win 3-1 in Switzerland . Gokhan Inler 's penalty put the hosts in front , but Diego Forlan equalized before further efforts from Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani .
European champions Spain beat France 2-0 in friendly at Stade de France . Goals from David Villa and Sergio Ramos seal comfortable win for world No . 1 Spain . Defeat piles pressure on unpopular French coach Raymond Domenech . Diego Maradona 's Argentina beat Germany 1-0 in Berlin .