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France striker Kylian Mbappé leads the World Cup Golden Boot race, can he break through Spain's defence in the semi-final? Source: AAP / Hu Xingyu/Xinhua/Sipa USA

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FIFA World Cup 2026™

France v Spain semi-final LIVE: Heavyweight clash starts soon

Some of the world's biggest stars meet as France and Spain play for a spot in the World Cup final.

France striker Kylian Mbappé leads the World Cup Golden Boot race, can he break through Spain's defence in the semi-final? Source: AAP / Hu Xingyu/Xinhua/Sipa USA

Published 14 July 2026 10:00pm

Source: SBS News

Welcome to our coverage

France v Spain is a battle of some of the world's best attackers, with French maestros Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé and Spanish legends Lamine Yamal and Mikel Merino likely to feature.

But it's also a battle of rock-solid defence, with Spain making it to the quarter-final before conceding a goal, and France only conceding two in six matches.

We will be covering all the action when the match kicks off at 5 AM AEST and you can watch live on SBS.

This World Cup has been epic, we're 100 matches down, now four to go.

Now we get to watch the world's number one (France) and three (Spain) go at it.

If you're tuning into the World Cup for the first time or keen for a refresher, we've got some handy guides:

— Madeleine Wedesweiler

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