The first semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 was played between Spain and France at the stadium in Dallas. In this match, the dominance of the Spanish team was seen during both the halves, due to which even French star player Kylian Mbappe could not succeed in showing his magic. The Spanish team secured a ticket to the finals with a one-sided victory of 2-0. This is the second time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that the Spanish team has been successful in reaching the finals. Earlier, in the 2010 World Cup, when they made it to the title match, they were successful in winning the trophy. Now this time in the final match, they will face the winning team of the second semi-final match between defending champions Argentina and England.
Oyarzabal scored the first goal, Poro sealed the victory
If we talk about the semi-final match between Spain and France, then one mistake of France in the first half itself cost them due to which Spain got the chance to score the first goal. During the 22nd minute of the game in the first half, when Spain’s Lamin Yamal reached the ball inside the box, he was fouled by French defender Lucas Digne, due to which Spain got a penalty. Mikel Oyarzabal, who came for the penalty from Spain, gave his team a 1-0 lead by sending the ball inside the goal post without making any mistake. At the end of the first half the score line remained 1-0. In the second half, in the 58th minute of the game, Pedro Porro along with Dani Olmo showed brilliant coordination and took the ball to the goal post of France and with the goal he gave his team a 2-0 lead and with this their victory was also decided.
All eyes on the second semi-final
Now everyone’s eyes are on the second semi-final to be played between defending champions Argentina and England, in which this match will be played in the Atlanta stadium at 12:30 am Indian time on July 16. The French team will now play the third place match on July 19 against the team that faced defeat in the second semi-final. The final match will be played on July 20 at New Jersey Stadium in New York.
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