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The Guardian FootballFrance unleashed: reinvention could earn Deschamps all-time great status | Nick Ames
Head coach has found a way to get the best out of his glittering attack and has a second World Cup in sight It was a night when, as Didier Deschamps put it, the light went out by half-time. A remodelled France side had been comfortably beaten by Italy in their Nations League opener and a Parisian crowd made their feelings perfectly clear upon the conclusion. Three days later Les Bleus ’ roadshow moved to Lyon for a meeting with Belgium, where the head coach’s name was booed before kick-off. Deschamps attributed that to provincial enmities but there was the clear sense of a once glorious tenure outlasting its welcome. Almost two years on, Deschamps stands on the verge of genuine greatness. How can the assessment be any other way when, should the next six days go to plan, he would be only the second manager to win the World Cup twice? The power is firmly back on for France and will surge to new levels if they underline his renaissance against Spain. Continue reading...
ESPNBest bets for the 2026 World Cup semifinal round: ...
Looking to place some World Cup bets? Take a look at what our experts are considering ahead of the semifinal round.
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026: England’s James ready for semi-final, Bilic returns as Croatia coach – live
Latest news as final week of World Cup gets under way Power rankings | Sign up to Football Daily | Email us I mean, just look at him. In which regard, here are some words on the great man. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballFootball Daily | A 64-team World Cup? More is more when it comes to Fifa-land
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! So, here we are. After a century of matches, and for the first time in history, the World Cup has entered its sixth week. But is it about to get longer? Gianni Infantino didn’t even get through the first of an agonising two-day rest period before dropping the hint that Fifa would be “examining and discussing” the potential for the 2030 tournament to be a 64-team affair. Some may say – not Football Daily, of course – that this was a handy way to move the news cycle on after Balogun-gate, Cable-gate and the ever-growing industry of suspicion that is VAR-gate. But let’s take it at face value: Fifa appears to be giving this some thought and, after years spent expanding virtually every tournament in their jurisdiction, it has previous. While largely agreeing with Rich Zahradnik’s complaint about your faux Private Eye approach, may I be the 1,057th person to point out that Dundee United’s victory at Stirling Albion (yesterday’s Beyond the GWC, full email edition) doesn’t mean that they progress to round two yet as they still have three games to play in their group” – Stuart Ainsworth (and 1,056 others). In yesterday’s Memory Lane (full email edition) featuring the England 1982 World Cup Panini spread, you finished with ‘want, want, want’ and I can free you from desire. I have the full ‘82 album, complete with the scribbles of a newly-obsessed eight-year-old football fan and the dog ears of an adult who still treasures memories of the tournament. My parents supported its completion as a distraction from our migration from Switzerland to Australia and created a moment in time for me that means all my passwords still start with Zico and my favourite coffee table book remains Baumann’s ‘Fussball Weltmeisterschaft 1982 Spanien’. I’m happy to loan you both the album and book for as long as it takes to satisfy your needs. Yours in love of el jogo bonito” – Phil Hess [thanks Phil, we probably couldn’t afford the return postage, but appreciate the kind offer – Football Daily Ed]. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions . Continue reading...
BBC SportMost clinical? Least creative? Best in the air? Comparing the last four
BBC Sport compares statistics for France, Spain, Argentina and England in the World Cup so far as the semi-finalists prepare to meet.
The Guardian FootballRodri: ‘France are one of the best teams here, in great form, but so are Spain. We can beat them’
The Spain captain on his team’s chances in the World Cup semi-final, analysing every game so far and how to get the best out of Lamine Yamal “I’m not that bad,” Rodrigo Hernández says. It is the morning after the 2026 World Cup’s 100th game and in a conference room at the Cotton Bowl where old posters line the walls and Spain are about to start their penultimate training session before the 101st match, their captain is doing the calculations. Even with the six in which he has played and all the travel, from Atlanta to Guadalajara and Dallas to Los Angeles and back, 9,000 miles so far, he reckons he has watched the “immense majority”. More than anyone else here, anyway. “Some as a fan, teams we can’t face; others I analyse. But it’s not like I’m there with pen and paper,” he says. Then he cracks up and concedes: “But, yeah, I probably am the worst.” They wouldn’t have it another way; he couldn’t have it any other way. This is who Rodri is: Ballon d’Or winner and business graduate from Castellón University . The kid who was on camp in the Connecticut woods, aged 14, when Spain last won the World Cup and the captain who aspires to lift the trophy again, back in the US 16 years on. The midfielder who sometimes seems like a de facto coach, analysing everything. The adult in the room, a leader aware of his responsibility. When Rodri talks, they listen. Sometimes they have to. And, oh, Rodri talks , a calm authority about him. Continue reading...
BBC SportChris Sutton's World Cup semi-final predictions
BBC Sport's football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the semi-final ties at the 2026 World Cup.
ESPNA-List: FIFA's top-4 make WC semis for first time
Argentina, Spain, France and England went into the tournament as the top four in FIFA's rankings and are two wins away from being crowned champions again.
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026 power rankings: who leads the pack as semi-finals loom?
We assess the teams who played in the last eight as the business end of the tournament approaches Didier Deschamps has seen it all before and certainly does not fear even the lowest of blocks. It is clear everyone is afraid of Les Bleus, which is understandable, and they are using it to their advantage. It is admirable how teams keep France quiet for lengthy periods but the game is too long to completely silence Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. Against Morocco an hour of patience was required but these forwards are used to it and Mbappé produced the magic that has powered this run, following it up with an assist. In a tournament defined by individuals, France have the best of a talented bunch. Continue reading...
BBC SportLamine Yamal? Mbappe? Kane? Pick your World Cup semi-final XI
As we look ahead to the World Cup semi-final, BBC Sport pick their last-four combined XI. Do you agree?
BBC SportBig stars and old rivals - what to expect in semi-finals
France face Spain and England take on Argentina in heavyweight World Cup semi-final meetings - here's what to expect from the last four.
ESPNMerino sends Spain to the semis, but La Roja need ...
You'd think a team boasting Lamine Yamal would score goals for fun, but to beat Belgium, Spain needed midfielder Mikel Merino to net the winner.
The Guardian FootballSpain’s Mikel Merino enjoys happy knack of scoring late winners
Midfielder has risen from the bench to come up with the decisive goal in past two games – Spain’s first World Cup knockout victories since they won the tournament in 2010 “I look behind me and I see Mikel Merino and I think: ‘I’m calm as can be,’” Luis de la Fuente said when at last the heart rates had returned to normal. Everyone else’s heart rates, anyway. In those moments when time is running out and the tension is running high, there’s something about Spain’s coach. And there’s certainly something about the midfielder. On the afternoon before Spain faced Belgium in their quarter-final , De la Fuente had an attack of the giggles as he recalled how when he was a kid only three television events gathered his family around the screen: the national team, Eurovision and the gloriously silly, inexplicably bizarre gameshow Un, dos, tres (whose UK version was 3-2-1). Continue reading...
ESPNSpain's Yamal: France should fear us in semifinal
Lamine Yamal says France should fear Spain as the two nations gear up for a heavyweight World Cup semifinal in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday.
ESPNSpain strike late to book WC semifinal with France...
In an outcome that felt inevitable for most of the game, Spain beat Belgium 2-1 with a late goal from a familiar face Friday.
ESPNSources: Barça near deal for Dortmund's Adeyemi
Barcelona are closing in on the signing of Karim Adeyemi after a breakthrough in negotiations with Borussia Dortmund, sources confirmed to ESPN.
BBC SportMerino the unlikely hero again - as Spain wait for Lamine Yamal show
Mikel Merino came off the bench to send Spain into the World Cup semi-finals - but Lamine Yamal is still waiting for his moment to truly shine.
BBC SportLammens' error spells end for Belgium's golden generation
Belgium's World Cup campaign ends after Senne Lammens' error against Spain - could it all be over for their golden generation too?