Dallas Stadium’s final World Cup match will not disappoint.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That’s because it is guaranteed to feature France, the 2018 World Cup champions, and their superstar striker, Kylian Mbappe. The second-youngest player to ever score in the tournament final will look to propel his team there for a third time in a row.<\/p>\n
Here’s everything to know about France before their World Cup semifinal match in North Texas.<\/p>\n
France vs. Spain\/Belgium<\/p>\n
When: Tuesday, July 14, 2\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Dallas Stadium, Arlington<\/p>\n
Broadcast: Fox (Ch. 4), Telemundo<\/p>\n
France 3, Senegal 1 – Group I<\/p>\n
France 3, Egypt 0 – Group I<\/p>\n
France 4, Norway 1 – Group I<\/p>\n
France 3, Sweden 0 – Round of 32<\/p>\n
France 1, Paraguay 0 – Round of 16<\/p>\n
France 2, Morocco 0 – Quarterfinals<\/p>\n
World Cup appearances: 17 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)<\/p>\n
Best finish: Champion (1998, 2018)<\/p>\n
Spain population: 66.7 million<\/p>\n
When it comes to France, the story\u00a0will always be: can it claim\u00a0another title? Head coach Didier Deschamps knows a thing or two about winning on the biggest stage, as he hoisted the World Cup trophy as a player in 1998 and as a manager in 2018. Les Blues are\u00a0the deepest team in this tournament, leaving players home that would start for other countries. Can France outclass two more opponents in 2026 to win its third World Cup?<\/p>\n
Mbappe is the headliner, and how could he not be with eight World Cup goals so far, tied with Messi for most in the tournament. The 27-year-old has also scored 20 goals in 20 World Cup matches, leaving him one behind the Argentine for most World Cup goals in history. Still, you can go down the list of superstars with this French team, from 2025 Ballon d’Or winner \u00a0Ousmane Dembele to world class defender William Saliba.<\/p>\n
The French are some of the most passionate soccer fans in the world and are sure to bring the energy for a semifinal tilt against one of Europe’s best teams. Decked out in their trademark blue, they were celebrating in the streets of Paris when their country knocked off Morocco. Expect more of the same as they descend on Arlington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Stadium’s final World Cup match will not disappoint.\u00a0 That’s because it is guaranteed to feature France, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5,32577],"class_list":["post-49400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-france","tag-france","tag-tp-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}