France and Spain have confirmed their beginning groups for his or her World Cup 2026 semi-final in Dallas on Tuesday.
The reigning European champions and 2010 World Cup winners got here from behind to beat Belgium 2-1 courtesy of Mikel Merino’s 88th-minute objective within the final eight.
Second-half objectives from Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele despatched Les Bleus via with a 2-0 victory towards Morocco.
The winners will meet England or Argentina, who face one another on Wednesday (20:00 BST), within the remaining in New Jersey on Sunday (20:00).
𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒖𝒓 avec nos Bleus 🎵💙
🇫🇷🆚🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/ATx23f0jTq— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 14, 2026
World Cup 2026: France confirmed group vs Spain
Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni returns from damage instead of Manu Kone in one in every of two modifications for France.
Need Doue makes method for fellow Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola, with studies in France suggesting head coach Didier Deschamps made the change as a result of he prefers tempo to technical perfection towards Spain.
France beginning XI: Mike Maignan, Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne, Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola, Kylian Mbappe
France substitutes: Brice Samba, Robin Risser, Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konate, Theo Hernandez, Lucas Hernandez, Maxence Lacroix, Manu Kone, N’Golo Kante, Warren Zaire-Emery, Rayan Cherki, Maghnes Akliouche, Marcus Thuram, Need Doue, Jean-Philippe Mateta
World Cup 2026: Spain full line up vs France
Spain are unchanged.
Spain beginning XI: Unai Simon, Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal
Spain substitutes: David Raya, Joan Garcia, Marc Pubill, Alex Grimaldo, Eric Garcia, Marcos Llorente, Mikel Merino, Gavi, Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Yeremy Pino, Nico Williams, Victor Munoz, Borja Iglesias
The place to look at France vs Spain: TV channel, stay on-line streams
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Within the UK, stay TV protection is on ITV1.
Streaming is through ITV’s website and ITVX app, which is offered on an unlimited number of units for viewing on the go.
World Cup 2026: France vs Spain stats
- The earlier assembly at a World Cup between these groups was a last-16 fixture in 2006, when France got here from behind to win 3-1 with two objectives within the remaining 10 minutes
- Spain have misplaced two of their final 10 conferences with France in all competitions (W7 D1) and triumphed in every of the final two
- They had been 2-1 victors within the Euro 2024 semi-finals, when Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo overturned Randal Kolo Muani‘s opener
- Yamal scored twice as Spain gained an exciting Nations League final-four conflict with France 5-4 in June final 12 months
- Charles De Ketelaere’s header for Belgium is the one objective Spain have conceded on the 2026 version
- France can emulate Germany (1982, 1986 and 1990) and Brazil (1994, 1998 and 2002) by reaching three consecutive World Cup finals
- Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele have created 19 possibilities for each other on the finals (10 Mbappe to Dembele, 9 Dembele to Mbappe)
- Solely three pairs of gamers on report (from 1966) have created at the least possibilities for one another on the finals: Franz Beckenbauer and Wolfgang Overath (25), Rivaldo and Ronaldo (23) and Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi (21)
- With eight objectives, Mbappe is stage with Argentina’s Lionel Messi within the race for the Golden Boot however forward by advantage of assists (3-2)
- The Actual Madrid ahead’s all-time tally within the World Cup knockout phases of 12 is essentially the most of any participant – whereas he has scored within the spherical of 32 (2), spherical of 16 (5), quarter-final (1) and remaining (4), Mbappe has not discovered the web in his two semi-final appearances
