France vs Spain FIFA World Cup Semi-Final 2026: Kick-off Time and Starting XI

France and Spain are set to clash in a thrilling World Cup semi-final at the Dallas Stadium. The match is scheduled to begin at 12 AM PKT, July 15.

France head into the World Cup semi-final in excellent form after winning every match in the tournament so far. They booked their place in the last four with a comfortable win over Morocco in the quarter-finals, once again showing their quality.

Spain have also been in great form. They are unbeaten in their last 16 matches and reached the semi-finals after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Belgium.

This promises to be one of the biggest matches of the tournament. Spain have the better record in recent meetings, winning each of the last five games against France. Keeping that in view, another close contest is expected, with a place in the World Cup final at stake.

For the upcoming encounter, both teams have revealed their starting XI. Let’s take a look at them below.

France Starting XI

Mike Maignan (GK); Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Aurélien Tchouaméni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola; Kylian Mbappe (C)

Spain Starting XI

Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri (c), Fabian Ruiz; Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena; Mikel Oyarzabal.