France Meets Spain in World Cup Semi-Final in Dallas on Tuesday

France will play Spain in a World Cup semi-final in Dallas on Tuesday. The 2018 champions seek a third straight final appearance while the 2010 winners aim to hold both world and European titles simultaneously. Kylian Mbappe has scored eight goals in six games at the tournament and leads all players with 11 goal contributions.

He converted 27 percent of his 30 shots and added three assists. Mbappe also scored 42 goals in 44 games for Real Madrid in the 2025-26 season and finished as top scorer in both La Liga and the Champions League. Lamine Yamal, who turned 19 on Monday, has one goal in five starts.

Yamal completed twice as many dribbles as Mbappe and made eight tackles compared with Mbappe's one. Olivier Giroud said Mbappe's rise stems from ambition and confidence.

"He knows where he wants to go. He is a leader and you could see from a young age he was very at ease," Giroud told BBC Match of the Day. Luis de la Fuente told Yamal to remain calm and enjoy his football.

France defeated Spain 3-1 in the 2006 World Cup round of 16. Spain won the Euro 2024 semi-final 2-1 and the UEFA Nations League semi-final 5-4 last summer. Yamal has won eight of the 10 prior meetings between the two players.

The World Cup final is scheduled for New Jersey on 19 July.