France vs Spain confirmed teams and full line-up as Barcola, Tchouameni starts with England or Argentina await winners, TV channel, online broadcast and statistics
France and Spain have confirmed their squads for their 2026 World Cup semi-final in Dallas on Tuesday.
The reigning European champions and 2010 World Cup winners came from behind to beat Belgium 2-1 thanks to Mikel Merino’s 88th minute goal.
Second-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele sent Les Bleus to a 2-0 win over Morocco.
The winners will meet either England or Argentina, who will face each other on Wednesday (20:00 BST), in the final in New Jersey on Sunday (20:00).
𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒖𝒓 avec nos Bleus 🎵💙
🇫🇷🆚🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/ATx23f0jTq— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 14, 2026
2026 World Cup: France confirmed the team against Spain
Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni returns from injury to replace Manu Kone in one of two changes for France.
Desire Doue replaces fellow Paris Saint-Germain winner Bradley Barcola, with reports in France suggesting coach Didier Deschamps made the switch because he prefers speed over technique against Spain.
France starting XI: Mike Maignan, Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne, Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola, Kylian Mbappe
France instead: Brice Samba, Robin Risser, Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konate, Theo Hernandez, Lucas Hernandez, Maxence Lacroix, Manu Kone, N’Golo Kante, Warren Zaire-Emery, Rayan Cherki, Maghnes Akliouche, Marcus Thuram, Desire Doue, Jean-Philippe Mateta
2026 World Cup: Spain to face France
Spain has not changed.
Spain starting XI: Unai Simon, Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal
Spain instead: David Raya, Joan Garcia, Marc Pubill, Alex Grimaldo, Eric Garcia, Marcos Llorente, Mikel Merino, Gavi, Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Yeremy Pino, Nico Williams, Victor Munoz, Borja Iglesias
Where to watch France vs Spain: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live TV broadcasts on ITV1.
Live streaming via the ITV website and the ITVX app, available on a range of devices for viewing on the go.
World Cup 2026: France vs Spain stats
- The last World Cup meeting between these teams was in the last 16 qualifiers in 2006, when France came from behind 3-1 with two goals in the last 10 minutes.
- Spain have lost two of their last ten meetings with France in all competitions (W7 D1) and won the last two.
- They won 2-1 in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, when Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo canceled out Randal Kolo Muani’s first goal.
- Yamal scored twice as Spain won the Nations League quarter-final against France 5-4 in June last year.
- Charles De Ketelaere’s header in Belgium is the only goal Spain have conceded at the 2026 edition.
- France can emulate Germany (1982, 1986 and 1990) and Brazil (1994, 1998 and 2002) by reaching the World Cup finals three times in a row.
- Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele created 19 chances for each other in the final (10 Mbappe to Dembele, 9 Dembele to Mbappe)
- Only three players on record (since 1966) have created at least one other chance in the final: Franz Beckenbauer and Wolfgang Overath (25), Rivaldo and Ronaldo (23) and Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi (21)
- With eight goals, Mbappe is equal to Argentina’s Lionel Messi in the race for the golden boot but is ahead in assists (3-2).
- The Real Madrid striker’s number of appearances in the last 12 of the World Cup is the most of all players – and he has scored in the round of 32 (2), round of 16 (5), quarter-final (1) and final (4), Mbappe has not found the net in his two semi-final matches.
