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Two European powerhouses will face off in the World Cup semifinals to kick off the final week of competition.
Either France or Spain will be the first team to earn a spot in the final.
France, a pre-tournament favorite, is still undefeated after defeating Morocco 2-0 in the quarterfinals on goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé.
Spain is also unbeaten, but opened their tournament with a shocking draw with Cape Verde. Since then, only allowed one goal across five matches and won their last, a quarterfinal against Belgium, 2-1.
- What: FIFA World Cup 2026, Semifinals
- When: July 14, 3 p.m. ET
- Where: AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
- Channel: FOX (English), Telemundo (Spanish)
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
The last meeting between these teams produced nine total goals as Spain defeated France 5-4 in the 2025 Nations League semifinals.
Today’s winner will travel to New Jersey to face off with either Argentina or England in the July 19 final, while the losers of each match will face off for third place on July 18.
Here’s everything you need to know about France-Spain at the 2026 World Cup.
France vs. Spain start time
Today’s (July 14) France vs. Spain semifinal is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET.
How to watch France vs. Spain for free
If you don’t have cable or an antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the World Cup for free.
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France World Cup results
Spain World Cup results
France World Cup roster
- Brice Samba
- Mike Maignan
- Robin Risser
- Malo Gusto
- Lucas Digne
- Dayot Upamecano
- Jules Koundé
- Ibrahima Konaté
- William Saliba
- Theo Hernández
- Lucas Hernández
- Maxence Lacroix
- Manu Koné
- Aurélien Tchouaméni
- Michael Olise
- N’Golo Kanté
- Adrien Rabiot
- Warren Zaïre-Emery
- Rayan Cherki
- Maghnes Akliouche
- Ousmane Dembélé
- Marcus Thuram
- Kylian Mbappé (captain)
- Bradley Barcola
- Désiré Doué
- Jean-Philippe Mateta
Spain World Cup roster
- David Raya
- Joan García
- Unai Simón
- Marc Pubill
- Alejandro Grimaldo
- Eric García
- Pedro Porro
- Aymeric Laporte
- Pau Cubarsí
- Marc Cucurella
- Marcos Llorente
- Mikel Merino
- Fabián Ruiz
- Gavi
- Dani Olmo
- Yéremy Pino
- Álex Baena
- Rodri (captain)
- Martín Zubimendi
- Pedri
- Ferran Torres
- Nico Williams
- Lamine Yamal
- Mikey Oyarzabal
- Víctor Muñoz
- Borja Iglesias
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