France v Spain, 14 July 2026

Score2-0 to Spain
RefereeIvan Barton
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Semi-final
VenueAT&T Stadium, Arlington TX
Attendance70,176

View France v Spain head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 39 France won: 13 Drawn: 7 Spain won: 19 France scored: 44 Spain scored: 73 . FIFA World Ranking: France 3rd, Spain 2nd . This was the second-ever meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament. France won the Round of 16 tie (3-1) in Hannover, Germany in 2006.

0 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

2 Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

Goals:

Goals:

Mikel Oyarzabal penalty 22 P
Pedro Porro 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mike Maignan
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Kylian Mbappé (captain)

Starting lineup:

Unai Simón Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Pau Cubarsí Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Alex Baena Midfielder
Fabián Ruiz Midfielder
Dani Olmo Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Oyarzabal Midfielder/Forward
Lamine Yamal Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Maxence Lacroix for William Saliba 30
Manu Koné for Adrien Rabiot 46
Désiré Doué for Bradley Barcola 57
Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise 72
Theo Hernandez for Lucas Digne 72

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Mikel Oyarzabal 74
Mikel Merino for Dani Olmo 77
Pedri for Fabián Ruiz 77
Marcos Llorente for Pedro Porro 83
Nico Williams for Alex Baena 83

Cards:

Adrien Rabiot 8 Y
Kylian Mbappé 86 Y

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Manu Koné
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Joan García
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Eric García
Defender Marc Pubil
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Víctor Muñoz
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Borja Iglesias

Comments:

France failed in their attempt to become the third nation to reach the Final in three consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup: previously Germany from 1982 to 1990 and Brazil from 1994 to 2002. . With Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty, this was the first time that they had been behind in their seven games in this FIFA World Cup finals. . They had now failed to score in two of their last 22 ‘A’ international games.

Comments:

This was the second time that Spain had reached a FIFA World Cup Semi-final: previously their 1-0 win against Germany in Durban in 2010 with a goal from Carles Puyol. . La Furia Roja had now won six consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for a second time: previously in 2010 when they lifted the trophy in South Africa. . They had now become the first-ever nation to keep a clean sheet in six or more games within the same edition of a FIFA World Cup tournament.

0 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mike Maignan
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Kylian Mbappé (captain)

Substitutions:

Maxence Lacroix for William Saliba 30
Manu Koné for Adrien Rabiot 46
Désiré Doué for Bradley Barcola 57
Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise 72
Theo Hernandez for Lucas Digne 72

Cards:

Adrien Rabiot 8 Y
Kylian Mbappé 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Manu Koné
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

France failed in their attempt to become the third nation to reach the Final in three consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup: previously Germany from 1982 to 1990 and Brazil from 1994 to 2002. . With Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty, this was the first time that they had been behind in their seven games in this FIFA World Cup finals. . They had now failed to score in two of their last 22 ‘A’ international games.

2 Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

Goals:

Mikel Oyarzabal penalty 22 P
Pedro Porro 58 G

Starting lineup:

Unai Simón Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Pau Cubarsí Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Alex Baena Midfielder
Fabián Ruiz Midfielder
Dani Olmo Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Oyarzabal Midfielder/Forward
Lamine Yamal Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Mikel Oyarzabal 74
Mikel Merino for Dani Olmo 77
Pedri for Fabián Ruiz 77
Marcos Llorente for Pedro Porro 83
Nico Williams for Alex Baena 83

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Joan García
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Eric García
Defender Marc Pubil
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Víctor Muñoz
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Borja Iglesias

Comments:

This was the second time that Spain had reached a FIFA World Cup Semi-final: previously their 1-0 win against Germany in Durban in 2010 with a goal from Carles Puyol. . La Furia Roja had now won six consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for a second time: previously in 2010 when they lifted the trophy in South Africa. . They had now become the first-ever nation to keep a clean sheet in six or more games within the same edition of a FIFA World Cup tournament.