FIFA World Cup

Semi-finals

FRA France France - ESP Spain Spain

France France

Spain Spain

58'
P. Porro

22'
M. Oyarzabal

Dallas Stadium(70,176 Spectators)

Ivan Arcides Barton Cisneros

Full-time: France 0-2 Spain

Spain make their way to the World Cup final after a strong performance against France, who simply didn't show their best tonight. Les Bleus failed to unlock the Spanish defence and create chances of note, while La Roja waited patiently before hitting the hammer blow through Porro, whose composed finish put the game beyond reach.

End of second half

Full-time

90'

+ 7

Simón saves

Dembélé fires in a shot from a tight angle on the left, which the Spain 'keeper punches clear.

90'

+ 4

Warning shot

Williams skips past Upamecano before firing his shot into the near side netting.

90'

+ 1

Teasing cross

Koné bends in an inviting ball but no blue shirt is able to meet it.

89'

Poor effort

Mbappé steps up to take a free-kick from a good position on the edge of the Spain box, but doesn't test the 'keeper.

87'

Frustrated

With the full-time whistle drawing closer, Mbappé charges into Simón.

86'

Yellow card

Kylian Mbappé

84'

Substitution

Nico Williams

Álex Baena

84'

Substitution

Marcos Llorente

Pedro Porro

83'

Closing stages

There are less than 10 minutes available for France to rescue their final hopes.

78'

Wayward

France haven't made the most of their opportunities from set-pieces.

Corners

78'

Substitution

Pedri

Fabián Ruiz

78'

Substitution

Mikel Merino

Dani Olmo

74'

Substitution

Ferrán Torres

Mikel Oyarzabal

73'

Double switch

France make two changes in an attempt to swing the momentum their way, but will it work?

72'

Substitution

Théo Hernandez

Lucas Digne

72'

Substitution

Rayan Cherki

Michael Olise

No way through

France keep pushing for a way back into the game, but aren't having much luck at the moment.

67'

Mbappé!

His deflected effort zips past the far post.

66'

Stubborn

Spain have been brilliant on and off the ball tonight, giving France very little space to work with.

Tackles won

61'

Almost a third!

Yamal gets in behind Digne before curling the ball home from inside the area for what looks like a third goal, but the linesman's flag is raised.

Porro make it 2-0!

Olmo and Porro combine with a one-two, with Porro then keeping his cool to slot past Maignan.

58'

Pedro Porro

GOAL!

0:2

Assist:D. Olmo

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

20 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11.92 m

57'

Substitution

Désiré Doué

Bradley Barcola

55'

Still searching

France still haven't managed an effort on target.

Goal attempts

2off target

0on target

5off target

1on target

52'

Oyarzabal tries his luck

He shoots from just outside the box but can't keep his effort down.

51'

Offside

Yamal drives toward goal before trying to finish from close range but Maignan is equal to it.

46'

We're back!

Will France find a response in the second 45?

Kick-off!

45'

+ 7

Substitution

Manu Koné

Adrien Rabiot

0:30

Olise is a fan favourite

Half-time: France 0-1 Spain

Spain go into the break with a slender lead after an assured first half performance. France have been lacklustre so far, and were unable to find a response to Oyarzabal's early penalty.

Half-time

45'

+ 4

Late surge

France are upping their efforts to find a late equaliser.

45'

+ 2

Out of sync

France haven't managed to find their passing game yet.

42'

Close call

Mbappé races in behind the Spanish defence looking to get on the end of a through ball, but Simón beats him to it.

38'

Slick sequence

A sweeping passing move sees Yamal get in behind the French backline inside the box, where he squares it for Ruiz. Upamecano gets a toe to the ball before he can turn it in, however.

36'

Barcola over

He cuts in from the left before trying his luck but sees his effort fly over the bar.

32'

Struggling

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

France aren't having an easy time trying to create.

xGoals

0.04

0.84

Goals

31'

Yellow card

Marc Cucurella

30'

Lacroix enters

The former Wolfsburg man joins the action.

30'

Substitution

Maxence Lacroix

William Saliba

29'

Saliba down

He disrupts play to hit the deck, and looks like he'll be replaced.

Spain lead!

Oyarzabal smashes his penalty past Maignan, who goes the right way but can't get a hand to it.

22'

Mikel Oyarzabal

GOAL!

0:1

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

Penalty for Spain!

Digne catches Yamal inside the box as he tries to clear and the referee points to the spot.

Tense

There's been a lack of clear openings so far.

17'

Spain clear

They manage to deal with the French delivery, and Les Bleus reset.

16'

Corner

A promising French attack breaks down, with Olise winning a corner for France.

12'

All square

There's been nothing to separate the sides so far.

Goal attempts

1off target

0on target

1off target

0on target

11'

Missed chance

Baena slams his effort into the wall.

Spain free-kick

They have a free-kick right on the edge of the France box following this foul from Rabiot on Olmo.

Yellow card

Adrien Rabiot

Vital interception

Laporte steps in just as Olise was about to put Mbappé through.

Energetic start

Both sides have shown their attacking intent early on here.

Away we go!

Spain get the action started.

Kick-off!

0:22

France fans are ready for the semi-final!

Hot streak

Spain have won four of the last five semi-finals they've taken part in, picking up three European Championships and one World Cup in that run.

Here they are

The teams begin their warm ups.

Clash of the titans

France have the tournament's second best attack so far, sitting just one behind leaders Argentina on 16 goals. Spain, meanwhile, have the joint-best defence of this World Cup having conceded just one goal until now, which came in their previous game against Belgium.

More on that France team

Les Bleus make two changes from the side that beat Morocco last time out. Aurélien Tchouameni (pictured) and Bradley Barcola come in for Manu Koné and Désiré Doué.

More on that Spain team

Spain remain unchanged from the side that saw off the challenge of Belgium in the quarter-final.

Starting line-up: France

Formation:4-2-3-1

France subs

Samba, Risser, Gusto, Konaté, L. Hernández, T. Hernández, Lacroix, Koné, Kanté, Zaire-Emery, Cherki, Akliouche, Thuram, Doué, Mateta

Starting line-up: Spain

Spain subs

Raya, J. García, Pubill, Grimaldo, E. García, Llorente, Merino, Gavi, Zubimendi, Pedri, Torres, Pino, Williams, Muñoz, Iglesias

Will Olise outshine Yamal?

Michael Olise has helped France light up this World Cup with his tournament-leading five assists, edging close to Pelé's historic record. Will the Bayern forward be the man to fire Les Bleus to a third straight World Cup final? Or will Lamine Yamal finally spark for Spain in North America?

Full teams

In their final training sessions of the semi-final duel, both teams had a full complement of 26 players. For France, that includes Upamecano, who had previously missed a session on Saturday, Kylian Mbappé and Aurélien Tchouaméni, who has not featured since the round of 32 win over Sweden. Spain, meanwhile, have not had any recent fitness issues.

Kits confirmed

FIFA have confirmed which colours the team will wear. While France will be in their home strip of blue shirts, white shorts and red socks, Spain will play in their away kit of white shirts, red shorts and white socks.

Luis de la Fuente: "France are much better than Euro 2024"

Spain head coach de la Fuente also held his pre-match press conference in the build-up to this huge clash. On the threat France pose, he said, "France are much better now than what they were when we faced them before. Individually, they have grown. [Kylian] Mbappé is better, [Ousmane] Dembélé is better. As a team, they are better. We have also improved as well. Their footballing quality is exceptional. But so is ours. The objective is to prevent those players from running freely, stop them from connecting with each other, and reduce the impact of their strengths as much as possible. That's football."

Didier Deschamps: "Spain are favourites"

Speaking ahead of the game, France head coach Deschamps stated Spain are favourites to progress to the final. “If you see what Spain have done in the first match against Cape Verde [a 0-0 draw], forget about that, but in the rest Spain confirmed they are the favourite. I don’t want to add extra pressure to Luis [de la Fuente, the manager] and their team, he knows very well people are expecting greatly of their team. They can attack and defend very well, they only conceded one goal. Luis and myself, we know how to defend well but with the quality of the two teams offensively we could think it is going to be a spectacular game."

Upamecano a doubt for France?

Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano did not take part in France's training session on Saturday as Les Bleus geared up for their semi-final against Spain on Tuesday. No official reason was given for the 27-year-old's absence, while fellow centre-back William Saliba did not feature either as he continues to manage a back complaint.

1:35

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Olise hunting down Pelé's record

Bayern's lethal winger is now just one assist short of equalling the Brazilian icon's record for providing the most assists at a single tournament. Pelé provided six assists at the 1970 World Cup, a total that Olise is just one short of equalling.

6:59

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Bayern's incredible World Cup record

There has been a Bayern Munich player in every World Cup final since 1982. France duo Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano will be looking to continue that run by beating Spain. Should they fail, however, then England's Harry Kane is still going on the other side of the tournament tree.

0:30

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Head-to-head

The two European powerhouses have met 38 times in their history, with Spain winning 18 and France 13. The Spaniards have also scored 71 goals in comparison to 44 for the French. Spain have won the last two meetings, including a 2-1 semi-final victory at Euro 2024. However, France won the last World Cup meeting between the two 3-1 back in 2006. Franck Ribéry scored the first French goal on that occasion.

How they got here: France

France have looked the team to beat from the off in this tournament. In the group phase, they scored 10 goals and conceded just two as they comfortably beat Senegal, Iraq and a much-changed Norway. In the round of 32, France thrashed Sweden 3-0 before overcoming a stubborn Paraguay 1-0 in the round of 16. In the quarters, France once again kept a clean sheet as they beat Morocco 2-0 to reach the semis.

How they got here: Spain

After stuttering to a 0-0 draw with Cabo Verde in their opener, Spain have gradually grown into the tournament, sweeping aside Saudi Arabia and Uruguay to top their group. A 3-0 win then saw them breeze past Austria in the round of 32 before back-to-back late winners from Mikel Merino saw Spain make the final four.

Hello and welcome

Thank you for joining us for build-up and live match coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final between France and Spain in Dallas on Tuesday 14 July.