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France and Spain decide the first finalist of the World Cup
Teams started the World Cup among the favorites and showed the reasons in recent weeks
TL;DR
- France and Spain will play in the 2026 World Cup semifinals on Tuesday, October 14th, in Dallas.
- The match features star players Kylian Mbappé (France) and Lamine Yamal (Spain).
- Spain has won the last two semifinal encounters against France (Euro 2024 and UEFA Nations League).
- France defeated Spain 3-1 in their only previous World Cup meeting in the Round of 16 in 2006.
- Didier Deschamps, France's coach, is aiming for his third consecutive World Cup final.
- France has won all their matches in the current tournament.
- Spain is having its best campaign since winning the title in 2010.
- Key player availability for both teams (Tchouaméni for France, midfield options for Spain) is uncertain.