France vs Spain Prediction: Preview, Tips, Odds & Team News

France and Spain kick-off the World Cup 2026 semi-finals on Tuesday night when they go head-to-head at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington (8pm UK time).

Read on for our France vs Spain predictions, tips, odds, and the latest team news ahead of kick-off.

France vs Spain Preview

• Date: Tuesday 14th July 2026
• Time: 8pm (BST)
• Stadium: AT&T Stadium
• Location: Arlington, USA

Old European foes France and Spain lock horns in what promises to be an epic semi-final clash in Arlington.

France remain the favourites to win the World Cup following a run of six wins from six matches at the tournament to date, which includes knockout stage victories over Sweden, Paraguay, and Morocco.

Spain are also unbeaten, registering five straight wins following their surprise opening draw against Cape Verde. The Spanish have only conceded one goal across those six games, setting up a fascinating battle against France and their assortment of attacking options.

No player has scored more goals this tournament than Kylian Mbappe, who is tied with Lionel Messi on eight goals in the Golden Boot race. The French skipper heads into Tuesday's game as the 4/1 favourite to open the scoring, ahead of Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal (15/2), who has four goals to date.

France are the 6/4 favourites to win the match, Spain are a touch longer at 9/4, with a draw available at the same price (all in 90 minutes).

France vs Spain Odds

France vs Spain Offers

France vs Spain Team News

Aurelien Tchouameni is expected to be available for France after he missed the last two games through injury. Didier Deschamps could therefore have a decision to make whether to bring the midfielder back into the starting line-up or instead keep faith with Manu Kone.

Meanwhile, Deschamps has been swapping Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola on the wing all tournament, with Doue starting the most recent game against Morocco.

As for Spain, Nico Williams is still pushing for his first start of the tournament, while Pedro could come back in for Fabian Ruiz. Mikel Merino has come off the bench to score a late winner in each of Spain's last two wins over Portugal and Belgium, and is likely to be saved as an impact substitute once again.

France vs Spain Starting Lineups

The France vs Spain lineups will appear in the graphic below approximately one hour before kick-off.