Since the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, most people have dreamed of France and Spain meeting in the final of the 23rd edition of FIFA's biggest tournament, which will feature 48 teams.
Therefore, their meeting in the 2026 World Cup semifinals at Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, United States is a final that happened too early.
Both teams are equally strong in attack and defense, making them two of the most well-rounded teams at the 2026 World Cup. They fully deserved to have made it this far. Their xG factors rank second and third, respectively, with France at 13.31 and Spain at 12.75.
Although Spain struggled to break down Cape Verde in the group stage, the team reached the semifinals with France after a smoother and more impressive journey than Argentina and England, the other semifinalists.
They are filled with great soccer stars who play in one compact team who are willing to kill their egos to create very strong cohesion and chemistry within the team.
The six matches before the semifinals prove that fact.
Both teams have created 110 chances to score a total of 26 goals, and have been two of the most difficult teams to break down against, with Argentina and England having conceded in their last four and three matches respectively.
Spain has kept five clean sheets , and France four .
France hasn't conceded a goal since beating Norway 4-1 in their final group game. Spain conceded in their last match against Belgium in the quarterfinals.
However, Spain is actually more frightening because since the kickoff of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, La Roja has only lost once in 27 matches in the two major football tournaments (the World Cup and the European Championship).
Outside of penalty shootouts, La Roja are unbeaten in their last 14 World Cup and European Championship matches, keeping nine clean sheets .
