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Semi-finals

France vs Spain

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:00 CET/CEST. 0 - 2.

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France flag

France

0 - 2 Finished
Spain flag

Spain

Match

Details

Date
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:00 CET/CEST
Venue
Dallas Stadium, Arlington
Stage
Semi-finals
Status
Finished
Winner
Spain
Half-time
0-1
Attendance
70,176
Referee
Ivan Arcides Barton Cisneros
Goals
22' ESP Mikel Oyarzabal58' ESP Pedro Porro
Possession
FRA 49%, ESP 51%
Corners
8 corners (FRA 7, ESP 1)
Cards
3 cards (FRA 2Y/0R, ESP 1Y/0R)
Substitutions
10 substitutions (FRA 5, ESP 5)
Fouls
23 fouls (FRA 11, ESP 12)
Group-stage context

Qualifying Group Tables

Home qualifying group

Group I Table

Group details
France flagFrance #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1France flagFranceAdvanced from groupFrance finished 1st in Group I with 9 points and +8 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out SFOut SFEliminated in the Semi-finals against Spain, 0 - 2.9+8300
2Norway flagNorwayAdvanced from groupNorway finished 2nd in Group I with 6 points and +1 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out QFOut QFEliminated in the Quarter-finals against England, 1 - 2 (aet).6+1201
3Senegal flagSenegal3rd #8Advanced from groupSenegal finished 3rd in Group I with 3 points and +2 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Belgium, 3 - 2 (aet).3+2102
4Iraq flagIraqGroup-stage exitIraq finished 4th in Group I with 0 points and -11 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.0-11003
Away qualifying group

Group H Table

Group details
Spain flagSpain #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1Spain flagSpainAdvanced from groupSpain finished 1st in Group H with 7 points and +5 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.7+5210
2Cape Verde flagCape VerdeAdvanced from groupCape Verde finished 2nd in Group H with 3 points and 0 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Argentina, 3 - 2 (aet).30030
3Uruguay flagUruguay3rd #12Group-stage exitUruguay finished 3rd in Group H with 2 points and -1 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.2-1021
4Saudi Arabia flagSaudi ArabiaGroup-stage exitSaudi Arabia finished 4th in Group H with 2 points and -4 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.2-4021
Team sheets

Starting line-ups

4-2-3-1

France

#16
Mike Maignan
#5
Jules Kounde
#4
Dayot Upamecano
#17
William Saliba
#3
Lucas Digne
#8
Aurelien Tchouameni
#14
Adrien Rabiot
#7
Ousmane Dembele
#11
Michael Olise
#12
Bradley Barcola
#10
Kylian Mbappe (c)
4-1-2-3

Spain

#23
Unai Simon
#12
Pedro Porro
#22
Pau Cubarsi
#14
Aymeric Laporte
#24
Marc Cucurella
#16
Rodri (c)
#8
Fabian Ruiz
#19
Lamine Yamal
#10
Dani Olmo
#15
Alex Baena
#21
Mikel Oyarzabal
Flow

Match Momentum

WC 2026Match Momentum
France flagFrance0 - 2SpainSpain flag
FranceSpainGoalYellowRedSub
6' - Key moment - Adrien Rabiot9' - Yellow card - Adrien Rabiot20' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal22' - Goal - Mikel Oyarzabal - France 0-1 Spain29' - Injury - William Saliba30' - Substitution - Maxence Lacroix - for William Saliba31' - Yellow card - Marc Cucurella38' - Key moment - Fabian RuizHT - Key moment - Half time45' - Substitution - Manu Kone - for Adrien Rabiot57' - Substitution - Desire Doue - for Bradley Barcola58' - Goal - Pedro Porro - France 0-2 Spain61' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal72' - Substitution - Theo Hernandez - for Lucas Digne72' - Substitution - Rayan Cherki - for Michael Olise74' - Substitution - Ferran Torres - for Mikel Oyarzabal78' - Substitution - Mikel Merino - for Fabian Ruiz78' - Substitution - Pedri - for Dani Olmo79' - Key moment - Ferran Torres81' - Key moment - Desire Doue84' - Substitution - Nico Williams - for Alex Baena84' - Substitution - Marcos Llorente - for Pedro Porro86' - Yellow card - Kylian Mbappe90+5' - Key moment - Ousmane Dembele90+7' - Key moment - Ousmane DembeleFT - Key moment - Full time
0'15'30'HT60'75'FT

Editorial momentum curve based on the official RFEF report plus AP, Sky Sports and FOX match coverage: the opening was even, Spain took control through Oyarzabal's penalty, Porro doubled the lead after the break, and France generated its clearest pressure only late on.

Events

Match Events

6'
Key moment: Adrien Rabiot

France - Takes the first France attempt after an early corner.

9'
Yellow card: Adrien Rabiot

France - Booked for the foul that stops Dani Olmo outside the area.

20'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Wins a penalty when Lucas Digne catches him while trying to clear.

22'
Goal: Mikel Oyarzabal

Spain - France 0-1 Spain - Converts the penalty to give Spain the lead.

29'
Injury: William Saliba

France - Cannot continue after suffering an injury.

30'
Substitution: Maxence Lacroix

France - For: William Saliba

31'
Yellow card: Marc Cucurella

Spain - Booked for a foul on Michael Olise.

38'
Key moment: Fabian Ruiz

Spain - Close-range effort is blocked wide after a flowing Spain move.

HT
Key moment: Half time

Spain - Spain lead 1-0 at the break.

45'
Substitution: Manu Kone

France - For: Adrien Rabiot

57'
Substitution: Desire Doue

France - For: Bradley Barcola

58'
Goal: Pedro Porro

Spain - Assist: Dani Olmo - France 0-2 Spain - Completes a give-and-go with Olmo and finishes for Spain's second.

61'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Finds the net, but the goal is ruled out for offside.

72'
Substitution: Theo Hernandez

France - For: Lucas Digne

72'
Substitution: Rayan Cherki

France - For: Michael Olise

74'
Substitution: Ferran Torres

Spain - For: Mikel Oyarzabal

78'
Substitution: Mikel Merino

Spain - For: Fabian Ruiz

78'
Substitution: Pedri

Spain - For: Dani Olmo

79'
Key moment: Ferran Torres

Spain - Heads a clear chance wide as Spain look for a third.

81'
Key moment: Desire Doue

France - Attempts to punish Unai Simon's headed clearance, but the goalkeeper recovers to save.

84'
Substitution: Nico Williams

Spain - For: Alex Baena

84'
Substitution: Marcos Llorente

Spain - For: Pedro Porro

86'
Yellow card: Kylian Mbappe

France - Booked for a foul late in the match.

FT
Foul: Team fouls

France - Official team total: 11 fouls committed.

FT
Foul: Team fouls

Spain - Official team total: 12 fouls committed.

90+5'
Key moment: Ousmane Dembele

France - Forces a late save from Unai Simon.

90+7'
Key moment: Ousmane Dembele

France - Another stoppage-time attempt is saved.

FT
Key moment: Full time

Spain - Spain win 2-0 and advance to the World Cup final.

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