Dallas (USA) (EFE).- Spain’s dream of returning to the World Cup final, 16 years after its only victory and led by a rising Lamine Yamal, depends on eliminating the French national team in Dallas on Tuesday, a two-time world champion and the team that has shown the best form in the tournament, with Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé in top form.
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France has allowed zero shots on target to its last two opponents, Paraguay and Morocco, in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, respectively.
1 goal conceded by Unai Simón in the 2026 World Cup, the goalkeeper with the fewest goals against in this edition of the tournament. He has kept a clean sheet in five of the six matches in the United States, Mexico, and Canada 2026.
2 precedents of Luis de la Fuente against France, with two victories that secured access to the final in both the 2024 European Championship and the 2025 Nations League, when Spain won 2-1 and 5-4, respectively, both in Germany.
Lamine’s goals in duels against France
3 goals by Lamine Yamal in two matches against France.
4 clean sheets for Mike Maignan, who has conceded 2 goals in the World Cup, both in the group stage, in the 3-1 win against Senegal and the 1-4 loss against Norway.
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5 consecutive wins for Spain, which has won everything, without extra time or penalties, since the initial goalless draw against Cape Verde on June 15th.
6 wins in 6 matches for France
6 wins in 6 matches for France, which prevailed successively 3-1 against Senegal, 3-0 against Iraq, 1-4 against Norway, 3-0 against Sweden, 1-0 against Paraguay, and 2-0 against Morocco.
24 goal contributions from Mbappé, 16 as a scorer and 8 as an assist provider, in his last 16 matches with the French national team.
25 goals for Spain with decisive intervention by Mikel Oyarzabal, 16 as a finisher and 9 as an assistant, in the last 17 matches of the team led by Luis de la Fuente.
39 assists and 27 goals in this campaign for Michael Olise between his club, Bayern Munich, and the French national team.
110 shots from both Spain and France in this World Cup, of which 40 and 47 were on target, respectively.
