France v Spain – Barcola over Doué, surprise before the semi-final! | OneFootball

This Tuesday, the France national team will play in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals against Spain at 9 p.m. at Dallas Stadium. A match involving 6 Paris Saint-Germain players. 5 on the French side: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. 1 on the Spanish side: Fabian Ruiz. RMC Sport and Canal+ are now reporting that Barcola will start instead of Doué. It is also noted that Aurélien Tchouaméni is expected to start ahead of Manu Koné.

RMC Sport:

Canal+:

It comes as a slight surprise, since Doué was announced as a starter by several media outlets last night and again this morning. Perhaps the decision was far from final, or there was a change this Tuesday. It is a difficult call, with two interesting players who have very different profiles and who have not yet managed to become “undroppable” in the France team. Often, both end up playing in the match, each taking a turn. As for Tchouaméni and Koné, one may regret that the excellent performances of the latter are not enough, while the former is returning from a minor injury after some somewhat mixed displays.

In any case, caution is still needed since these are not official choices. Surprises are always possible, even if the media tend to be fairly accurate during the World Cup. Certainty will only come when the lineups are officially announced, around 1 hour 30 minutes before kickoff.

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