France 0-2 Spain Recap: World Cup 2026 Semifinal Result

Spain beat France 2-0 in Match 101, the first World Cup 2026 semifinal.

Spain advance to the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium.

France move to the July 18 third-place match in Miami Gardens.

France 0-2 Spain is now the confirmed Match 101 result.

The match was played on Tuesday, July 14 at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, with kickoff at 19:00 UTC.

For readers catching up after full time, the useful next checks are the final guide, the third-place match guide and England vs Argentina semifinal.

Use your official World Cup broadcaster or streaming service for replays, extended highlights and post-match analysis.

If you are checking from a different time zone, search for the final score and replay listing rather than a live kickoff window.

The next live match to plan around is England vs Argentina in Match 102.

France vs Spain decided the first finalist of World Cup 2026. Spain took that place with a 2-0 win.

Spain go to Match 104, the final in East Rutherford. France stay in the tournament only for the third-place match.

The result gives Spain the longer final-week runway before they learn whether Argentina are next.

France's knockout path had prepared them for more than one kind of match. Sweden were beaten 3-0 in Match 77, Paraguay forced a narrower 1-0 in Match 89, and Morocco were handled 2-0 in Match 97.

Match 101 is where that route stopped. Spain's 2-0 win means France now move from title chase to third-place preparation.

The useful reader check is no longer whether France can reach the final. It is how they respond emotionally and physically before Match 103.

France still have one official match left, but the tournament story has changed from legacy run to final ranking.

Spain's path has not been soft or one-dimensional. They beat Austria 3-0 in Match 84, Portugal 1-0 in Match 93, Belgium 2-1 in Match 98 and France 2-0 in Match 101.

That sequence is why Spain now look like a finalist with several ways to win, not just a possession team waiting for the perfect game state.

The France result gives Spain the first final slot and the longer recovery window before July 19.

The remaining question is the opponent: Argentina.

The match turned on Spain getting the scoreline into their preferred territory. Once France had to chase, Spain could manage the game with the control that has defined their knockout run.

The clean sheet matters almost as much as the two goals. It gives Spain a final-week story built around control rather than survival.

For France, the lack of a response is the part that carries into the third-place match. They now have to reset quickly rather than keep building toward the trophy.

The result also removes extra-time fatigue from Spain's final preparation.

France vs Spain kicked off on Tuesday, July 14 at 2:00 PM local time in Arlington. That was 19:00 UTC, 8:00 PM in the UK and 9:00 PM in France and Spain.

Dallas Stadium is the tournament name for AT&T Stadium. The retractable-roof setting matters because it should reduce some of the weather volatility that has surrounded other knockout venues.

For replays and highlights, use your official broadcaster or streaming service. The live planning focus now moves to England vs Argentina.

The final score is confirmed, but this page does not rebuild full starting XIs from secondary graphics after the live window.

For archived player-by-player lineups, use FIFA's match centre or your official broadcaster's match report.

The practical site update is the tournament path: Spain to the final, France to the third-place match.

If lineup details become important before Match 103 or Match 104, use the team pages and final-week guides rather than treating old pre-match graphics as current.

The useful injury check now points forward. Spain need to protect their final-week rhythm, while France need to decide how much to rotate in the third-place match.

Suspension and workload notes matter more once England vs Argentina is complete, because the final and third-place pairings will be fixed.

If there is a late injury update after Match 101, it belongs in the final guide or third-place guide rather than this completed result page.

France vs Spain has a European heavyweight feel, but this semifinal should not be read only through old meetings. The 2026 version is shaped by Spain's possession control against a French team that can turn one loose pass into a final-quality chance.

For readers searching the historical angle, the useful comparison is style rather than nostalgia. Spain usually want the match to become repeatable: pass, move, recover, restart. France are more comfortable with moments that break the pattern.

That is why the first goal matters so much. If Spain score first, the match can shrink into a control exercise. If France score first, Spain may have to chase through the same spaces France want to attack.

Spain advance to Match 104, the World Cup 2026 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19.

The final opponent will come from Match 102 in Atlanta. That side of the bracket is England vs Argentina after both teams came through extra time in the quarterfinals.

France go to Match 103, the third-place match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. That is still a major tournament game, but it is not the prize France came for.

For Spain, the 2-0 win turns a controlled knockout campaign into a direct shot at the trophy.

Start with France 2-0 Morocco, because it explains France's most recent shape under pressure. The scoreline is clean, but the telling detail is how France kept Morocco from turning the match into a late scramble.

Then read Spain 2-1 Belgium and France 0-2 Spain together. That gives you Spain's route from quarterfinal control into a confirmed final place.

After that, check the final guide, the third-place guide and England vs Argentina page. Those are now the pages that decide the next step.