France vs Spain H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

On July 14, France National Football Team are hosting Spain National Football Team in the 1/2 Final of the World Cup, with the match kicking off at 19:00 UTC. We're in the second half, and Spain are leading 0-2.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored the first goal of the game from the penalty spot on the 22nd minute of the match, giving Spain the lead. Pedro Porro then scored, bringing the score to 0-2.

The countdown begins for a clash that promises intensity as France and Spain prepare to meet again, a year after the UEFA Nations League A Playoffs encounter that concluded in a 5-4 victory for Spain. In impressive form, France National Football Team recently defeated Morocco, Paraguay, Sweden, Norway, Iraq, Senegal and Northern Ireland, as they seek to carry their form forward with a win against Spain. Lately, they’ve shown resilience at the back, recording three straight clean sheets.

Following a five-game winning streak against Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, Spain head into this match looking to build on their success in the same manner, stretching their unbeaten streak to sixteen matches.

In this World Cup showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for France National Football Team and Spain throughout the campaign. France’s offensive unit, guided by Didier Deschamps, has leaned on Kylian Mbappe, their main scorer, and Ousmane Dembele, as they continue to drive the team’s attacking efforts forward. Mbappe has emerged as France’s leading scorer in World Cup this season, netting eight goals, with Olise leading their creative tally in the league with five assists. Supporting them are Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue and Adrien Rabiot, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to France’s attack.

Meanwhile, Spain’s top finisher Mikel Oyarzabal and Alex Baena have played important roles in ensuring their attack, with Luis De La Fuente at the helm, remains effective. Spain’s top scorer in World Cup, Oyarzabal, has four goals this season, while Cucurella has been their leading creator in the competition with two assists. Mikel Merino, Lamine Yamal and Pedro Porro have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Spain’s attack.

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Head-to-head

Over five meetings since September 2014, the teams have each had their moments. France have two wins to their name while Spain have three. The most recent match between them was on June 5, 2025, in the Playoffs of the UEFA Nations League A, where Spain secured a 5-4 victory. In total, France have managed eight goals in these five meetings, compared to Spain's ten. As things stand, Spain have a superior head-to-head record against France in their recent encounters.

France's recent form includes seven consecutive wins, with victories against Morocco, Paraguay, Sweden, Norway, Iraq, Senegal and Northern Ireland in their last seven matches, while Spain are on a five-game winning streak, having won Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia in their last five matches. Overall, France have won sixteen of their last twenty matches, losing three and drawing one, while over their most recent twenty games, Spain have claimed fourteen victories, suffered one defeat, and drawn five times.

AI Prediction

Our AI model provides a pre-game prediction for the France–Spain match, and as the game progresses, it refines those predictions continuously based on live developments. According to pre-match data, the model suggested that France’s victory had the highest chance, at 38%, while a draw was at 29% and Spain’s victory was at 33%. At the moment — in the 65th minute, with the score at 0-2 — AI now projects that Spain has a 79% chance of winning.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for France - Spain in real time.

France kicked off the game with Mike Maignan, Lucas Digne, William Saliba who got substituted by Maxence Lacroix on the 30th minute, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, Adrien Rabiot who got substituted by Manu Kone on the 46th minute, Aurelien Tchouameni, Bradley Barcola who got substituted by Desire Doue on the 57th minute, Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe as starters, with Brice Samba, Robin Risser, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konate, Malo Gusto, Maxence Lacroix, Manu Kone, Desire Doue, Warren Zaire-Emery, Maghnes Akliouche, NGolo Kante, Rayan Cherki, Marcus Thuram and Jean-Philippe Mateta on the bench.

Spain's starting eleven are Unai Simon, Marc Cucurella, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Pedro Porro, Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Alex Baena, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal, with David Raya, Joan Garcia, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marc Pubill, Eric Garcia, Marcos Llorente, Nico Williams, Pedri, Victor Munoz, Mikel Merino, Gavi, Martin Zubimendi, Yeremy Pino, Ferran Torres and Borja Iglesias on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Stats

Explore stats from France vs Spain on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 0.03 - 1.69
• Ball Possession: 46 - 54
• Big Scoring Chances: 0 - 3
• Total Attempts: 3 - 8
• Shots On Target: 0 - 2
• Blocked Shots: 1 - 3
• Shots in the Box: 0 - 3
• Shots from Outside the Box: 2 - 5
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 6 - 6
• Corners: 5 - 1
• Saves: 0 - 0
• Free Kicks: 6 - 6
• Offsides: 3 - 4
• Passes into Final Third: 67 - 66
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 49 - 51
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 12 - 9
• Tackles: 9 - 15
• Completed Tackles: 4 - 7
• Total Crosses: 13 - 7
• Successful Crosses: 2 - 1
• Interceptions: 6 - 6
• Clearances: 9 - 13

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Adrien Rabiot and Marc Cucurella were the ones to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between France and Spain in real time. You can watch the goals by Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of France - Spain are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.