The 2026 World Cup Semifinals are finally here, and the first of the two exciting matchups is none other than Didier Deschamps & Kylian Mbappé’s France squad getting set to face off vs. Luis de la Fuente, Lamine Yamal & Spain. Join Hannah Cash, JayDee Dyer, Tony Meola & Benny Feilhaber as they preview the matchup, discussing which of these two sides is more likely move on the the World Cup Final to face off vs. the winner of England vs. Argentina.
0:00 Spain being OVERLOOKED?
2:22 Mike Maignan vs. Unai Simón
3:29 Lucas Digne vs. Marc Cucurella
4:00 Dayot Upamecano vs. Aymeric Laporte
4:55 William Saliba vs. Pau Cubarsí
6:10 Jules Koundé vs. Pedro Porro
7:07 Aurélien Tchouaméni vs. Rodri
8:25 Adrien Rabiot vs. Pedri
9:12 Michael Olise vs. Dani Olmo
9:40 Ousmane Dembélé vs. Lamine Yamal
10:12 Désiré Doué vs. Nico Williams
10:49 Kylian Mbappé vs. Mikel Oyarzabal
11:06 Spain vs. France COMBINED Starting XI
13:45 Lamine Yamal stats vs. France
14:16 Is this Yamal’s BREAKOUT game?
17:22 Yamal vs. Digne BREAKDOWN
18:51 Dembélé vs. Cucurella BREAKDOWN
22:23 Rodri vs. Michael Olise BREAKDOWN
25:20 Didier Deschamps vs. Luis de la Fuente
27:07 Watch More!
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Spain is gonna give us a suprise tonight.
So, after the game (0-2), are you thinking the same as before? Spain is a team, France are individualities. Nuno breaks in front of Yamal, Saliba breaks in front of yamal. So, some good is he doing, for sure. Spain is the most strong team in the tournament. Dembelé, Mbappe, olise, where they in the match? I don't see them.
Did you saw olise in semi final 😂😂😂
SPAIN 🇪🇸 2–0 FRANCE 🇫🇷, LA ROJA KILLED THE BEAST. 🇪🇸🔥, Spain did exactly that—they eliminated one of the tournament favorites. Spain were disciplined defensively, clinical in attack, and never allowed France to build any real momentum. A 2–0 victory over France in a World Cup semifinal is a statement performance.
Spain are now through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, while France will play in the third-place match
Every giant eventually falls.
Tonight, the dream ended.
The road to another World Cup final stopped against a brilliant Spain.
The pain is real, The silence is heavy But champions are not defined by one defeat.
Who is here after Spain's win an domination
I TOLD YOU I TOLD YOU SPAIN WOULD WIN. Them boys have been real battle tested . France had not . Let’s go +210 let’s go pay day !! . I told you check my comment I said Spain has been battle tested way more
Ezzz win bro. Mbappe🚮🚮. This is what happens when you don’t play against Irak, and when u glaze too much and playing too much fifa lol. Tap in merchants and selfishness never gets you anywhere
Viva 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
France kick rocks. Whimp y😮
How
I think these guys abuses English language. Sometimes it feels like everyone who speaks it feels is ignorant. Saliba and Cubarsi 😂😂 well Lamine over a guy of 5 goals and 3 assists 👏
Spain going to cook french team tonight
Pedri is not in form this world cup. I would put Fabian Ruiz over Pedri in this lineup. That midfield is stronger than France's if Rodri has the same game he had against Portugal then its over for France.
Yamal over dembele ??? Really???.. Dembele has 5 goals and 2 assists. What does Yamal have just 1 goal???. I just don’t know why the pundits are hyping up the Spanish so much.. I don’t see it.
I just can’t listen to Americans talk about football and I’m American but my point is they know nothing about football. Choosing Cubarsi over Saliba is just mind blowing…. Saliba has been one of the best Defenders for the past 2 seasons, him and Cubarsi are not in the same class.
No way my man pulled Bobby Valentino that quickly! Crazy work
Lamine hasn't done anything, and you choose him over a man who has scored 4 to 5 goal, okay he lost me with his pick…
if i had to choose a RW today to advance me to the world cup final , I think i'll take the balon d'or winner with 5 goals, not a 19y/o with 1 goal all tournament😂
Who are these clowns? Cubarsi over Saliba, Pedri (not even a consolidated starter) over Rabiot, Yamal over Dembele? The Barcelona glazing is insane.
Not fair to compare the two. One is almost a decade older. Yamal has far surpassed Mbappé at his age. HE has won 2 league titles and runner up for Ballon d'Or at 18. Mbappé is a more polished player NOW but Yamal a greater talent and will far more trophies and awards by 28 than Mbappé does now.
Logic: I pick Cubarsi because he is a teenager. 😂
I'm disappointed that JayDee Dyer is wearing an NBA top. What you trying to say, bruh? Everyone watching this video is interested in the World Cup semi-finals, not NBA. Up until now, looked dapper, slick and cool, yo. I don't understand, is he a part of an NBA show on CBS and is trying to promote himself for the up coming NBA season?
Why is this Brit wearing some NBA a shirt? Weird.
Great to see Tony Meola here.
Can we talk about why Spain has not started David Raya?
The guy in the blue shirt knows nothing about Football- has he even watched an Arsenal game this season?
Go France 🇫🇷 !
Hoping Spain takes it ….guessing 2-1 or 3-2 extra time. Penalties would be very interesting though
Sorry cubarsi is no where near saliba what a joke
Eevery team that plays against lamine must park the bus or they will lose. France will park the bus or lose the game.
Saliba over Cubarsi, Dembele over Yamal, nobody benches an active BalonDor Winner who has also scored 5 goals 2 assist in WC.
lucas digne is the weakest …but is he weaker than the leftbacks yamal has played against this entire tournament ….think logically
" Giving Cucurella an edge over Dembele " .. wait what ?? Ahahahah
mbappe was nearly 20 years old when he won the wc ,these pundits are getting paid for free
Football is about team not individual performance if you check all their takes is about individual performances not about team work and about Lamine he’s always been marked by many players on the field than any player in this tournament you guys don’t have the eyes to watch how important role Lamine has played in the game lol 😂
Allez les Bleus !!!!
yamal over dembele is utterly diabolical
How do some of you watch your football come on guys you don’t know how Spanish football works then no wonder all the media house have picked the French players over the Spanish team this World Cup is not about individualism is about team lol 😂