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30’ — Injury substitution for France. William Saliba down with apparent non-contact injury. Maxence Lacroix on in in his stead.
23’ — GOOOOOAL!Spain strike! Mikel Oyarzabal makes no mistake from the spot. France in an early hole.
20’ — Penalty Spain! Lucas Digne receives in the box by heading it to himself, then turning around to whip it. Unfortunately he only catches Lamine Yamal and conceded an early penalty for Spain!
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Lineups are out!
France: Maignan; Koundé – Upamecano – Saliba – Digne; Tchouaméni – Rabiot; Dembélé – Olise – Barcola; Mbappé
Spain: Simón; Cucurella – Laporte – Cubarsí – Porro; Rodri – Ruiz; Baena – Olmo – Yamal; Oyarzabal
Interesting change for Les Bleus as the healthy Aurélien Tchouaméni comes in for the energetic and impressive Manu Koné in midfield. Bayern Munich’s Olise continues to man the No. 10, of course, and is one of many danger men up front. Bradley Barcola is in for Désiré Doué.
No changes for Spain.
Welcome to the Bavarian Football Works daily Men’s World Cup match thread! Every day during this tournament we will have a feature thread for discussion of the day’s matchups.
The semifinals round brings us a pair of the most mouth-watering matches imaginable in the field. Today it’s the all-conquering French versus the defending EURO 2024 champions, the team that knocked them out of that tournament:
- France vs. Spain (3:00 PM EDT)
Latest results:
- Norway 1-2 England a.e.t
- Argentina 3-1 Switzerland a.e.t
Predictions
France 2-1 Spain a.e.t.
It’s been a good ride for Spain but the fun ends now. Luis de la Fuente’s side play great ball and they will test France in a cautious battle between two titans. But Didier Deschamps has far too much starpower at his disposal to be denied. This feels like the day Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise scores an absolute worldie in extra time to really announce himself on the world stage — as if his tournament has not been extremely impressive already.
Reading and listening
OutSports: Spain’s only out player in men’s pro soccer is happily married and feels ‘completely free’- The Athletic: How France are playing four proper attackers and not conceding chances at this World Cup
- Defector: France Feels Inevitable
Odds and Ends
VAR! Huh? What is it good for.
The commentary…the anguish…
How to Watch
TV/streaming: Fox One (USA), Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country
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