Monday , 12 October 2026

France vs Spain, Worldcup 2026 SEMI FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2026
France
0 – 2
Full Time
Spain
Tue 14 Jul 2026 · 19:00 UTC AT&T Stadium 70,176 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Mikel Oyarzabal pen
0–2 58' Pedro Porro
Adrien Rabiot 8' Y
Y 31' Cucurella
Kylian Mbappe 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Spain — Worldcup at AT&T Stadium.

  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Ivan Barton
  • Assistant 1 David Moran
  • Assistant 2 Henry Pupiro (Nicaragua)
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
France 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-14 France 0–2 Spain 2024-07-09 Spain 2–1 France

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul Spain H 0–2 L
09 Jul Morocco H 2–0 W
04 Jul Paraguay A 1–0 W
30 Jun Sweden H 3–0 W
26 Jun Norway A 4–1 W
22 Jun Iraq H 3–0 W
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul France A 2–0 W
10 Jul Belgium H 2–1 W
06 Jul Portugal A 1–0 W
02 Jul Austria H 3–0 W
27 Jun Uruguay A 1–0 W
21 Jun Saudi Arabia H 4–0 W

Season Stats

France Spain
#33 Position #29
9 Points 7
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
10 Scored 5
2 Conceded 0
+8 GD +5
3.00 PPG 2.33
100% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to AT&T Stadium that hosts another battle between France and Spain.
  • 5' Spain has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 8' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Adrien Rabiot on 8 minutes.
  • 13' Spain looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dani Olmo scoring 1 goals.
  • 18' Spain are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 22' What a strike from Mikel Oyarzabal! The score is 0-1.
  • 27' With 1 assists to his name this season, Aurelien Tchouameni is clearly more than just a goal scorer for France.
  • 30' Maxence Lacroix has so much to prove this time. He replaces William Saliba on 30 minute.
  • 31' Cucurella is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' Dani Olmo, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ferran Torres suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Manu Kone is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adrien Rabiot at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. France in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Spain's compact 4-1-2-3.
  • 57' It is a substitution in France team. Bradley Barcola is replaced by Desire Doue on 57 minute.
  • 58' Pedro Porro doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 68' Spain international Alex Baena has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' Fresh legs for France! Rayan Cherki comes on to replace Michael Olise.
  • 73' Another substitution for France to replace Michael Olise by Rayan Cherki on 73 minute.
  • 74' The Spain bench stirs into life. Mikel Oyarzabal is withdrawn and Ferran Torres gets his opportunity.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Mikel Merino. He replaces Dani Olmo on 77 minute.
  • 82' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 83' Alex Baena makes way for Nico Williams at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Spain.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kylian Mbappe on 86.
  • 0-2 the final result. France will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

France Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Spain Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis de la Fuente

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.37 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France17% Draw34% Spain49%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

France or Draw
52%
Draw or Spain
83%
France or Spain
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France7% Draw61% Spain32%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.5%
0 – 1
24%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
2.1%
2 – 1
1.7%
2 – 0
1.3%
0 – 4
1.3%
2 – 2
1.1%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 9% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 30% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 15% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
69% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.