France out against Spain? Yamal's run against Mbappé is mad | OneFootball

It could just as well have already been the final: on Tuesday evening, two absolute heavyweights of international football, France and Spain, will face off in the World Cup semi-final.

Although Spain are the reigning European champions, Les Bleus go into the match as slight favorites. The superstars led by Kylian Mbappé and World Player of the Year Ousmane Dembélé have looked simply too good so far.

But Mbappé in particular is unlikely to feel anywhere near certain of beating La Furia Roja. The reason has a name: Lamine Yamal.

Because every time the French World Cup specialist has come up against the young Spaniard in a knockout match, he has ended up on the losing side. Altogether, that has already happened no fewer than five times — for club and country.

Whether this Yamal curse will come to an end in a few days?

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