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France vs Spain — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-926CLASS: KNOCKOUTSTATUS: SEMI-FINALWC 2026
VS
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France
0–2
Spain
Match events
  • Adrien Rabiot9'
  • William SalibaOn: Maxence Lacroix30'
  • Adrien RabiotOn: Manu Koné45'
  • Bradley BarcolaOn: Désiré Doue57'
  • Lucas DigneOn: Theo Hernandez72'
  • Michael OliseOn: Rayan Cherki72'
  • Theo HernandezCorner cancelled83'
  • Kylian Mbappé86'
  • 0–122'Mikel Oyarzabal (pen)
  • 31'Marc Cucurella
  • 0–258'Pedro Porroassist Daniel Olmo Carvajal
  • 74'Mikel OyarzabalOn: Ferrán Torres
  • 78'Daniel Olmo CarvajalOn: Mikel Merino
  • 78'Fabián RuizOn: Pedri
  • 84'Pedro PorroOn: Marcos Llorente
  • 84'Alejandro Baena RodríguezOn: Nico Williams
FRAMatch statsESP
49%Possession51%
10Shots10
3Shots on Target2
7Corners1
11Fouls12
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
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6
All-time meetings
1
France wins
0
Draws
5
Spain wins

France — starting XI

4-2-3-1
16 M. Maignan5 J. Koundé4 D. Upamecano17 W. Saliba3 L. Digne8 A. Tchouaméni14 A. Rabiot7 O. Dembélé11 M. Olise12 B. Barcola10 K. Mbappé
Bench
  • 13N. Kanté
  • 21L. Hernández
  • 1B. Samba
  • 19T. Hernández
  • 23R. Risser
  • 9M. Thuram
  • 15I. Konaté
  • 22J. Mateta
  • 26M. Lacroix
  • 6M. Koné
  • 24R. Cherki
  • 2M. Gusto
  • 25M. Akliouche
  • 18W. Zaïre-Emery
  • 20D. Doué

Spain — starting XI

4-1-2-3
23 Unai Simón12 P. Porro22 P. Paredes14 A. Laporte24 M. Cucurella16 Rodri10 Dani Olmo8 F. Ruiz19 L. Yamal21 M. Oyarzabal15 Álex Baena
Bench
  • 2Marc Pubill
  • 9Gavi
  • 17Nico Williams
  • 13Joan García
  • 11Yeremy Pino
  • 20Pedri
  • 18Martín Zubimendi
  • 4Eric García
  • 7Ferran Torres
  • 26Borja Iglesias
  • 6Mikel Merino
  • 1David Raya
  • 5Marcos Llorente
  • 3Álex Grimaldo
  • 25Víctor Muñoz
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Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

39France
24DRAW
37Spain
39%
24%
37%
03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

France

L
W
W
W
W
Jul 14
vs Spain
World Cup · Semi-finals · Dallas Stadium
0–2
Jul 9
vs Morocco
World Cup · Quarter-finals · Gillette Stadium
2–0
Jul 4
at Paraguay
World Cup · Round of 16 · Lincoln Financial Field
1–0
Jun 30
vs Sweden
World Cup · Round of 32 · MetLife Stadium
3–0
Jun 26
at Norway
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · Gillette Stadium
4–1

Spain

W
W
W
W
W
Jul 14
at France
World Cup · Semi-finals · Dallas Stadium
2–0
Jul 10
vs Belgium
World Cup · Quarter-finals · SoFi Stadium
2–1
Jul 6
at Portugal
World Cup · Round of 16 · AT&T Stadium
1–0
Jul 2
vs Austria
World Cup · Round of 32 · SoFi Stadium
3–0
Jun 27
at Uruguay
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · Estadio Akron
1–0
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The bench faceoff.

D. Deschamps
France · Head coach

D. Deschamps

Luis de la Fuente
Spain · Head coach

Luis de la Fuente

// where to watch · FIFA media partners

Where to watch.

FIFA's named broadcast partners by territory. How many matches each carries — and whether coverage is free or paid — is set by local rights deals, so check your broadcaster for this fixture.

🇺🇸 United States
FOX Sports · Telemundo
🇲🇽 Mexico
Televisa · TV Azteca
🇪🇸 Spain
RTVE · Mediapro · DAZN Spain
🇫🇷 France
M6 · beIN Sports France
🇧🇷 Brazil
Globo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BBC · ITV · talkSPORT
🇮🇹 Italy
RAI · DAZN Italy
🇩🇪 Germany
Telekom Deutschland · ARD · ZDF
🇮🇳 India
Zee Entertainment
🇯🇵 Japan
Dentsu
🇰🇷 South Korea
JTBC
🇮🇩 Indonesia
TVRI
The squads

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

France
France
FRA · Full dossier →
Spain
Spain
ESP · Full dossier →

// the wire

France v Spain · the wire

All news →
Valentín Barco has joined Chelsea on a six-year contract
REWRITELEAD DISPATCH· 3H AGO

Valentín Barco has joined Chelsea on a six-year contract

The Argentine left-back and midfielder joins from Strasbourg on a six-year deal after impressing in France.

FranceArgentinaBrightonChelsea
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02
REWRITE3H AGO

Manchester City close in on move for Ayyoub Bouaddi

03
REWRITE12H AGO

Zidane’s first France home game sells out in under a day

04
REWRITE15H AGO

Arsenal's first offer for Vinícius

05
REWRITE16H AGO

Athletic Bilbao set Laporte price at €80 million

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France vs Spain.
The full dossier — form, key battles, the take — drops closer to kickoff.
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