Bradley Barcola starts left, Aurélien Tchouaméni back for France v Spain World Cup semi-final

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·15. Juli 2026

Bradley Barcola starts left, Aurélien Tchouaméni back for France v Spain World Cup semi-final

As expected, Didier Deschamps has handed Bradley Barcola the left flank and restored Aurélien Tchouaméni in midfield for France’s World Cup semi-final against Spain in Dallas at 21:00.

According to L'Équipe, the PSG winger is preferred to his club-mate Désiré Doué, who started the 2-0 quarter-final win over Morocco but is on the bench this time.

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The other tweak from the last match is Tchouaméni partnering Adrien Rabiot. The Real Madrid midfielder had been replaced by Manu Koné against Paraguay, a 1-0 round-of-16 victory, then against Morocco after a left thigh injury, and now returns to the XI.

Otherwise there are no surprises. Kylian Mbappé, withdrawn as a precaution against Morocco after an ankle knock, starts in attack.

France XI: Maignan, Koundé, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne, Tchouaméni, Rabiot, Dembélé, Olise, Barcola, Mbappé (cap.).

Source: L'Équipe