France 0–2 Spain: World Cup Semifinal Recap, Result & How Our Picks Did
Spain are back in a World Cup final. Luis de la Fuente's reigning European champions beat France 2–0 in the semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Tuesday night, controlling the tie from the first whistle and never letting Kylian Mbappé breathe. Mikel Oyarzabal converted a 22nd-minute penalty won by 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, and Pedro Porro doubled the lead early in the second half. It was Spain's sixth clean sheet of the tournament and the first time in the entire World Cup that France had trailed — Mbappé managed just 15 touches and no shots in the opening half as Spain's possession suffocated the powerhouse. Spain reach their first final since winning it all in 2010; France fall short at the semifinal stage for a second straight World Cup. Spain went on to finish the job too, beating Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the July 19 final to lift the trophy.
Spain went on to win the final, beating Argentina 1–0 after extra time on July 19. FanDuel Kansas and Fanatics Kansas price next-season futures and every market year-round:
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Result & Match Details
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Match | France vs Spain |
| Round | Semifinal — 2026 FIFA World Cup |
| Result | Spain 2–0 France |
| Date | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 |
| Venue | AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas), TX |
| Goals | Oyarzabal 22' (pen), Porro 55' — Spain |
| Sportsbooks | FanDuel Kansas · Fanatics Kansas |
How It Finished: Spain 2, France 0
Spain settled the tie with the two-goal margin their control of the ball deserved. The opener came in the 22nd minute: Lamine Yamal, again the youngest and liveliest player on the pitch, was fouled in the box by Lucas Digne, and Mikel Oyarzabal stepped up to convert the penalty. France, chasing a game for the first time all tournament, could not find a way through. Pedro Porro doubled the lead in the 55th minute, and from there Spain simply managed the night.
It was Spain's sixth clean sheet of the World Cup — a defensive record to match their possession dominance — and the first deficit France had faced across the entire tournament. Kylian Mbappé, so often the man who breaks a tie in a single moment, was smothered: 15 touches and zero shots in the first half as Spain kept the ball away from him and defended the space behind their line better than anyone France had met. De la Fuente's side dictated tempo from the opening whistle, and the outcome was rarely in doubt once Porro made it two.
Spain move on to their first World Cup final since they lifted the trophy in 2010. France, finalists as recently as 2022, fall at the semifinal stage for a second straight World Cup.
How Our Picks Did
We posted three picks in our France-Spain preview. Here is how they graded, honestly:
- Spain to advance — WON ✅: Our anchor. Spain controlled the tie exactly as we read it, never let France's counter get going, and advanced inside 90 minutes. The backbone of the card came in.
- Under 2.5 goals / Both Teams To Score – No — WON ✅: Two goals, France blanked. The cagey, low-event knockout we expected showed up: a 2–0 that cashes both the Under 2.5 and the BTTS-No side of the ticket.
- Kylian Mbappé anytime scorer — LOST ❌: The one that missed. Spain kept Mbappé quiet all night — 15 touches and no shots in the first half — and France's most reliable route to a goal never materialized.
Final tally: two of three landed, and the two that mattered most — the result and the tight-game total — both came in.
The Final: Spain Beat Argentina 1–0 (AET)
Spain completed the job. In the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, they beat Lionel Messi's Argentina 1–0 after extra time — a goalless 90 minutes settled when Ferran Torres struck in the 106th off a Nico Williams assist. It was Spain's seventh clean sheet of the tournament and their second World Cup title, the first since 2010. If you backed Spain to advance, the run paid off end to end — and FanDuel Kansas and Fanatics Kansas price next-season futures and every market year-round if you want the next bet, so confirm the live line in-app before you commit.
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Kansas's Stake in the Run-In
You do not have to be in Dallas or New Jersey to feel plugged into this World Cup. Kansas City is one of the sixteen host cities, and Arrowhead Stadium — the loudest building in American sports on a Chiefs Sunday — is staging its own slate of 2026 matches just up the road. Kansas soccer fans who have spent years in the Sporting KC end at Children's Mercy Park already know what a real atmosphere does to a game, and the region has quietly become one of the most soccer-literate corners of the country. A final like Spain-Argentina — technical, tactical, and lit up by Messi and Lamine Yamal — is exactly the kind of night that fills sports bars from Overland Park to Wichita.
That local investment matters for how you bet it. Sporting KC supporters understand the difference between a side that controls a match and one that steals it on the break — the exact question Spain answered against France, and the one they answered again to win the final. With World Cup football having landed at Arrowhead, the Kansas betting market around this tournament is only getting sharper. See our Arrowhead Stadium World Cup guide for what is coming to Kansas City.
The Bottom Line
Spain were the better team and the scoreline said so. Their control of the ball, a sixth clean sheet, and a smothered Mbappé added up to a 2–0 semifinal that was rarely in doubt — and our Spain-to-advance anchor and the tight-total angle both cashed. The Mbappé scorer prop was the miss on an otherwise strong card: two of three landed.
Spain finished it in the July 19 final at MetLife, beating Argentina 1–0 after extra time on a 106th-minute Ferran Torres goal to lift the trophy — Euro champions turned world champions. FanDuel Kansas and Fanatics Kansas keep pricing next-season futures and every market year-round — check the live numbers in-app before you bet. What a tournament, Kansas.
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