France v Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – live

<p>⚽ Kick-off time: 2pm local/3pm EST/8pm BST/5am AEST<br>⚽ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-complete-player-guide">Player guide</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/golden-boot-world-cup-2026-top-goalscorers-winner">Golden Boot</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/info/2022/nov/14/football-daily-email-sign-up">Football Daily</a> | <a href="mailto:scott.murray.casual@guardian.co.uk">Mail Scott</a></p><p><strong>In the beginning …</strong> here’s how it all looked at the outset of this epic odyssey. Not so much has changed, bar ever-increasing hope and expectation.</p><p><strong>France and Spain are about to compete the semi-final of a World Cup in which they’ve been by some margin the best two teams.</strong> It’s a showdown that can’t be oversold. So let’s not try. <strong>Kick-off in Dallas is 8pm BST/3pm EST/5am AEST.</strong> It’s on!</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jul/14/france-v-spain-world-cup-2026-semi-final-live">Continue reading...</a>