FIFA World Cup 26™: What to look out for in France v Spain 🇫🇷 | OneFootball

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Alex Mott·14 Juli 2026

FIFA World Cup 26™: What to look out for in France v Spain 🇫🇷

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The first FIFA World Cup 26™ semi-final takes place as France and Spain clash in a meetings of the two favourites. 

This is everything you need to know about this showdown at the Dallas Stadium.


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France ans Spain were destined to meet in the final four from the offset with both teams' sights set on lifting the trophy.

Spain had Mikel Merino to thank once again for a winner after he netted late on in a tense 2-1 victory over Belgium. 

Kylian Mbappé missed a penalty before opening the scoring on the hour mark of their 2-0 win over Morocco. Ousmane Dembélé added the second as he continues his fine form. 

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France have an all-star attack spearheaded by Kylian Mbappé, who scored yet again in the quarter-final win and earned an Attacking Score of 8.45 in the FIFA Power Rankings - powered by Aramco.

Michael Olise continued to be the creative influence for the two-time winners which was reflected by his 8.10 Creativity Score. 

Spain were thankful to Rodri in their win over Belgium with the Manchester City midfielder earning a 7.14 in the Defending Score. 

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Despite the pressure, the French seem to be revelling in the knockout stages. 

Fun facts 📊

  • This is just the second-ever meeting between the countries at the World Cup with the previous seeing France come from behind to win 3-1 in 2006. 
  • Spain have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the countries, including a 2-1 win in the EURO 2024 semi-final. 
  • France are looking to become just the second country to win their first seven games at a World Cup

Our prediction 🔮

  1. France 2-1 Spain
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