FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Spain WWWWW 2
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France WWWWW 0
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AT&T Stadium · 70,176 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Spain upset favorites France to reach World Cup final

Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro gave Spain a 2-0 win over France in the first semifinal of the World Cup.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
0
50.9
Possession
49.1
10
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
427
Accurate Passes
395
502
Passes
472
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
36
14
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
8
22
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
8
22
Effective Clearances
11
22
Clearances
11

Highlights

01:35 McManaman: Spain made us look like fools for backing France Watch on ESPN 01:02 Leboeuf: France semifinal loss to Spain is 'a failure' Watch on ESPN 01:38 Is Zidane the right man to bring France forward? Watch on ESPN 00:40 Celebrations in Madrid as Oyarzabal gives Spain the lead from the spot Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-2

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 17William SalibaCD-L
  3. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 3Lucas DigneLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 11Michael OliseAM
  7. 14Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 12Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléAM-R

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 22Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 24Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 12Pedro PorroRB
  6. 10Dani OlmoAM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 21Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 15Álex BaenaAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Goal! France 0, Spain 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  4. 24'
  5. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 27'
  7. 29' Delay in match because of an injury William Saliba (France).
  8. 29'
  9. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 30'
  11. 30' Substitution, France. Maxence Lacroix replaces William Saliba because of an injury.
  12. 31' Marc Cucurella (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 43' Delay in match because of an injury Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
  14. 43'
  15. 44' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 44'
  17. 44' Delay in match (Spain).
  18. 44'
  19. 44' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 44'
  21. 45' Substitution, France. Manu Koné replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  22. 57' Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
  23. 58' Goal! France 0, Spain 2. Pedro Porro (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  24. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  25. 69'
  26. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 72'
  28. 72' Substitution, France. Théo Hernández replaces Lucas Digne.
  29. 72' Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Michael Olise.
  30. 74' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  31. 78' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.
  32. 78' Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  33. 83'
  34. 84'
  35. 84' Substitution, Spain. Marcos Llorente replaces Pedro Porro.
  36. 84' Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Álex Baena.
  37. 86' Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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