{"id":36343,"date":"2026-07-14T17:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/france-0-2-spain-world-cup-2026-semi-final-live-world-cup-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:28:44","slug":"france-0-2-spain-world-cup-2026-semi-final-live-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/france-0-2-spain-world-cup-2026-semi-final-live-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"France 0-2 Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final \u2013 live | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<br \/><span class=\"dcr-1wrshbb\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1wrshbb\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>While we\u2019re on that subject, Pedro Porro has just been named player of the match.<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true \u2026 my biggest dream \u2026 from the start to the end we played a great game \u2026 we knew we were facing a very, very tough team and we did everything so well \u2026 this is a team effort, it\u2019s not about me \u2026 I just want to say congratulations to everybody for producing such a great performance \u2026 now we keep going \u2026 at the moment I am dead but we will recover and then give everything for the final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Post-match postbag: addendum (and this one\u2019s worth standing alone).<\/strong> \u201cWhatever happens tomorrow a Spurs defender will be a World Cup winner by Sunday\u201d \u2013 Sean Boiling<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.19 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Post-match postbag.<\/strong> \u201cOne of the Icelandic commentators put it perfectly, Spain played France like an accordion, stretching them back and forth. Spain made all the music tonight\u201d \u2013 K\u00e1ri Tulinius<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cRuiz was superb. And I\u2019ve never understood the Rodri hype quite like I did seeing him in person today. What a player. A very well-coached outfit calmly held off the superstar ballers, with a fair amount to spare\u201d \u2013 Tanay Padhi<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI\u2019m disappointed at the waste of potential and feel for the incredibly talented French team that seem to have just collapsed under the Spanish grind. I hope the French powers that be don\u2019t conclude they need to go back to playing quite defensive football\u201d \u2013 Alexandra Toader<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI\u2019m off work in my Olise jersey crying into my glass of sauv blanc. I like fun teams so got real into France. During France\u2019s last match against Morocco I was like: what\u2019s up with Digne? He\u2019s not fit to be on the field with the rest of the France team. Today he gives a dumb penalty, looks painfully slow, gets beaten every time. I feared France\u2019s poor defense would be their downfall\u201d \u2013 Liisa Sletzinger<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cThis feels almost like Brazil in the 98 final territory, like something\u2019s happened we\u2019re not party to. Just bizarre how nothing-y France have been\u201d \u2013 Tom Hopkins<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s the bigger shock, Spain beating France, or Montrose beating Dundee United. Deschamps \/ Goodwin OUT! What\u2019s the French for effing spewing?\u201d \u2013 Simon McMahon<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cSpain should be rooting for England, because if they face Argentina, Messi\u2019s going to chip Unai Simon four times to set the record for goals in the final\u201d \u2013 Beau Dure<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Spain will play either Argentina or England in the World Cup final on Sunday!<\/strong> They were magnificent from the very first kick until the last. Completely dominant. France had a collective off day, but that\u2019s because Spain were relentless. Rodri his usual regal self in the middle, Cucurella a ball of energy, Oyarzabal clinical, Olmo and Yamal elegant. And what a finish by Porro! France by contrast had nothing. Poor Digne had a nightmare, Tchouameni looked leggy, Olise was surprisingly non-existent, Mbappe blunt and low on ideas. As an ashen-faced Didier Deschamps stares bleakly into the distance, contemplating the end of the road, his opposite number Luis de la Fuente radiates dignified delight. His team were simply outstanding today, and on this showing, they\u2019ll take some beating in the final. Over to you, Argentina and England.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1pxv6ha\">FULL TIME: France 0-2 Spain<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The whistle goes, and Spain are in their second World Cup final! They\u2019ve been <em>excellent<\/em>. France didn\u2019t show up.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Kylian Mbappe of France reacts after the defeat.<\/span> Photograph: Kevin C Cox\/Getty Images<span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Spain celebrate at the end.<\/span> Photograph: Albert Pena\/EPAShare<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.07 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min +7:<\/strong> Dembele, raging against the dying of the light, cuts in from the right and draws another block from Simon. Then Mbappe aims for the top right but it\u2019s high and way wide. That\u2019ll be that!<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min +6:<\/strong> Spain are flicking the ball around, in total control.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min +5:<\/strong> Dembele chops in from the right and tries to bend a shot around Simon and towards the top left. Not enough curl. The keeper claims. That\u2019s pretty much the best France have managed.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min +4:<\/strong> Torres flicks a pass down the left for Williams, who enters the box and ripples the side netting from a tight angle.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min +3:<\/strong> Spain continue to hog the ball and eat up the clock. France are going out in the most flaccid manner imaginable. Spain have done a proper number on them.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min +2:<\/strong> Spain pass it around the back, and the crowd provide the soundtrack. You know how.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min +1:<\/strong> The first of seven additional minutes, and Doue sends an inswinger in from the left. It\u2019s a dangerous ball, but nobody in blue gambles. Goal kick.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>90 min:<\/strong> Cherki twinkles his toes and nearly finds Mbappe with a cute flick inside the Spainish box, but Cucurella comes across to clear. He celebrates as though scoring a goal. It\u2019s as good as.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>89 min:<\/strong> Mbappe does indeed blooter the ball \u2026 miles over the bar. That\u2019s awful. He crunches up his nose in anguish. Yamal goes up the other end only to lose a wrestling match with Hernandez. You\u2019ve seen penalties given for less, but the referee isn\u2019t interested at all.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>88 min:<\/strong> \u2026 but here\u2019s something for France, as Yamal clumsily clatters into Doue, just outside the box on the left. Mbappe will surely just blooter this.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>87 min:<\/strong> There\u2019s a weird lack of urgency from the French. It\u2019s been apparent since the start of the second half, but with time close to running out, is in sharp focus now.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>86 min:<\/strong> Mbappe, a study in frustration, lunges in on Simon as the keeper lets the clock run down before eventually picking up the ball. And there goes more time.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>85 min:<\/strong> Dembele is stopped unfairly by Rodri as he makes good down the left. He takes the resulting free kick himself \u2026 and with everyone up, fails to beat the first man. What a waste. That pretty much sums France up today.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>84 min:<\/strong> Porro and Baena are replaced by Williams and Llorente.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>83 min:<\/strong> Hernandez chases after a ball down the inside-left channel. Simon comes off his line to smother, taking a brave whack to the head. Goal kick.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Spain\u2019s goalkeeper Unai Simon falls after colliding with France&#8217;s Theo Hernandez.<\/span> Photograph: David J Phillip\/APShare<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.52 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>81 min:<\/strong> A simple long ball down the middle releases Mbappe. Simon comes out of his box to head clear. The ball drops to Doue, and with Simon on walkabout, he\u2019s got a real chance to reduce France\u2019s arrears! But as he cuts in from the left, he hesitates, allowing Simon to get back into his box. The keeper star-jumps to smother Doue\u2019s weak long-range shot, and that could have been a game-changer. But here we are.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Spain&#8217;s Unai Simon saves a long range shot from France&#8217;s Desire Doue.<\/span> Photograph: Agust\u00edn Marcarian\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.46 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>79 min:<\/strong> Hernandez is sent scampering down the left but his low cross is easily smothered by Simon. You would say France are running out of ideas, but they haven\u2019t had a single one all day.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>78 min:<\/strong> Spain make a double change, sending on Pedri and the late, late goal machine Merino for Olmo and Ruiz. When play restarts, Baena crosses from the left. Torres, eight yards out, aims a header towards the top left. Inches wide, with Maignan rooted to the spot. So close to game over.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>77 min:<\/strong> Nothing comes of the free kick, and Didier Deschamps is <em>furious<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>76 min:<\/strong> Two superstars collide as Yamal brings down Mbappe, in flight down the left. It\u2019s a free kick, but ludicrously, because Yamal came straight through the back of his man, not a yellow card.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Spain&#8217;s Lamine Yamal, left, brings down France&#8217;s Kylian Mbappe.<\/span> Photograph: Julio Cortez\/APShare<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.47 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>74 min:<\/strong> Oyarzabal, having scored his fifth goal of this tournament, is replaced by Torres.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>72 min:<\/strong> \u201cDigne against Yamal must count as human-rights violation,\u201d observes krishnamoorthy v. And on that note, as play restarts, Digne is one of two French players withdrawn, the surprisingly ineffective Olise the other. On come Hernandez and Cherki.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>71 min:<\/strong> Deschamps gives his team the what-for. \u201cA meeting between two of the most decorated, star-studded and talented teams in the history of sport is about to be decided by Lucas Digne and Pedro Porro,\u201d notes Chris Paraskevas, one eyebrow hoisted high. \u201cWhat a wonderful World Cup it\u2019s been!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>69 min:<\/strong> \u2026 and that\u2019s drinks. White port and tonics all round!<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>68 min:<\/strong> \u2026 Simon claims and goes long, looking for Yamal down the right. Maignan comes miles out of his box to head clear. France veering close to desperate-measures territory. \u201cThe French are being coqblocked,\u201d quips Katerina Petta. \u201cSpelling matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>67 min:<\/strong> \u2026 though it\u2019s a risky tactic, and Mbappe picks up possession on the right. He cracks a low drive towards the bottom left; Cucurella deflects out for a corner, from which \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>66 min:<\/strong> France are on the front foot at last. Spain seem happy enough to sit back, hold their shape, and wait for the hydration break.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>65 min:<\/strong> One corner leads to another, and the second sees Tchouameni, at the near post, flick harmlessly high and wide from six yards.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>64 min:<\/strong> Mbappe puts his head down and races past Porro on the left. He smashes a shot goalwards from a tight angle. Simon is forced to turn around for a corner. Basic but effective.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>63 min:<\/strong> France look utterly disjointed. And now Spain have them exactly where they want them, as they pass and move in their time-honoured style. Spain have been as impressive as France have been poor.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>62 min:<\/strong> Yamal zipped past Digne with ease, there, and didn\u2019t have to go so early. France can consider themselves extremely lucky to still be in this semi-final!<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>61 min:<\/strong> Spain have the ball in the net for the third time. Yamal is released down the right and enters the box, dropping a shoulder before whip-curling a finish into the top left. France are saved by the offside flag.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Spain&#8217;s Lamine Yamal scores a goal that was later disallowed.<\/span> Photograph: Hannah McKay\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.28 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>60 min:<\/strong> On the touchline, Didier Deschamps looks on in open-mouthed astonishment. Hands on hips. His team were ripped apart there. So slick. And brave, too: Olmo took a whack when playing that one-two with Porro.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1pxv6ha\">GOAL! France 0-2 Spain (Porro 58)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Olmo strides into space down the middle. He should release Oyarzabal with a pass down the middle but doesn\u2019t make it. The play\u2019s first switched to the left, then to the right for Porro, who plays a wall pass off Olmo and breaks into the box. Porro takes a couple of touches and sidefoots past Maignan and into the bottom right. What a move! What a finish! What trouble France are in now!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Pedro Porro makes it 2-0.<\/span> Photograph: David Ramos\/Getty Images<span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Ecstasy for Spain.<\/span> Photograph: Paul Ellis\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.24 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>57 min:<\/strong> France have to shuffle the deck up front, and send on Doue for Barcola.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>55 min:<\/strong> Barcola finds himself in a bit of space down the left. He\u2019s got options in the middle, but decides to take on Porro instead. He knocks the ball past the defender, and rounds him on the outside, but he\u2019s taken a heavy touch and Simon sorts things out. It\u2019s just not clicking for France today.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Spain&#8217;s keeper Unai Simon claims the ball ahead of France&#8217;s Bradley Barcola.<\/span> Photograph: Omar Aziz\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.21 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>53 min:<\/strong> Yamal spins the out-of-sorts Digne on the right and tears off. Barcola takes up the chase and eventually takes the ball off his man. \u201c\u00d2u est le Thuram de nos jours?\u201d wonders Niall Mullen.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>52 min:<\/strong> Oyarzabal spins into a little bit of space down the inside-left channel and, from the edge of the box, sends a rising drive over the bar. France have not flown out of the blocks in this second half. They kind of needed to.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>51 min:<\/strong> Lacroix needlessly barges into the back of Oyarzabal, who takes the opportunity to stay down awhile. Spain already working the clock when they can. From the resulting free kick, Yamal is pinged clear down the right by Porro, but he can\u2019t lob Maignan from a tight angle. Then the flag pops up for offside anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>49 min:<\/strong> Spain get the ball back and do it themselves. \u201cI\u2019m switching between TSN, FOX, and others,\u201d begins Brian Hayden. \u201cEvery commentator and former ref has (for the first time this tournament maybe) been unanimous that it was the clearest penalty you could want, and I agree. It doesn\u2019t matter if Yamal was trying to \u2018honestly\u2019 play the ball or if it was an accident \u2014 if you full-on kick someone high it\u2019s a foul all day every day. It\u2019s your responsibility to be aware of other players and not kick them four feet off the ground. It\u2019s basically the definition of reckless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>47 min:<\/strong> France start the half with a little Spanish-style patient possession. Meanwhile Simon McMahon is watching the game in Nice Old Town: \u201cThe locals were giving it laldy during the anthems, they\u2019re a bit quieter now. I have my Scotland shirt on of course, just to make them feel a bit better about themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key events While we\u2019re on that subject, Pedro Porro has just been named player of the match. \u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true \u2026 my biggest dream \u2026 from the start to the end we played a great game \u2026 we knew we were facing a very, very tough team and we did everything so well 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