📋 Cracker ahead! France and Spain named for a place in the final | OneFootball

The long-awaited France vs. Spain clash for a place in the FIFA World Cup final is almost here. 

Rivals in major matchups in recent years, the two teams will face off starting at 4 p.m. Brasília time this Tuesday (14). 

AT&T Stadium in Dallas will host the match.

The winner will face either England or Argentina — who meet this Wednesday (15) — in Sunday’s final (19). 

Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton will be in charge.

CazéTV will broadcast the match, and OneFootball will provide live coverage. 

🆚 World Cup history and recent meetings

France and Spain will meet for only the second time at a World Cup.

The only previous encounter came in the round of 16 of the 2006 edition.

Raúl opened the scoring (54'), but France turned it around late on thanks to Vieira (83'), Ribéry (88') and Zidane (90').

The last three meetings were decisive ones.

France won the 2021 Nations League against Spain.

La Roja, in turn, knocked out their rival in the semifinals of Euro 2024 (2-1) and the 2025 Nations League (5-4). 

There was also the clash for Olympic gold at the Paris Games in 2024.  

That ended with Spain winning 5-3 after extra time. 

France 🇫🇷

Didier Deschamps brings Tchouaméni back into the lineup, now fully recovered from injury, alongside Rabiot in midfield.

The surprise, already widely reported by the French press, is Barcola’s place in the starting XI.

Doué will be an option for the second half.

The lineup is: Maignan; Koundé, Saliba, Upamecano and Digne; Tchouaméni, Rabiot and Olise; Dembélé, Barcola and Mbappé.

France’s mission is to achieve something rare. Only Germany (1982, 1986 and 1990) and Brazil (1994, 1998 and 2002) have reached three straight finals. 

Spain 🇪🇸

There was only one debate surrounding Luis de la Fuente’s picks: Pedri or Fabián Ruiz.

The Barcelona midfielder had been an undisputed starter until the match against Belgium. The PSG player, meanwhile, got another chance in the quarterfinals and impressed, even scoring a goal.

And the winner of that battle was the current two-time Champions League winner. 

The lineup is: Unai Simón; Pedro Porro, Laporte, Cubarsí and Cucurella; Rodri, Fabián Ruiz and Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Álex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal.

Spain’s goal is to reach the second World Cup final in its history. 

They are on a 36-match unbeaten run since the loss to Colombia on March 22, 2024.

The all-time record belongs to Italy, with 37 matches unbeaten between 2018 and 2021. 

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