Official staff. Repeated surprise of Spain and France by overwhelming force

Luis de la Fuente, coach of the Spanish national team, announced that the El Matador team will meet France in the semi-finals of the World Cup on Tuesday evening.

The Matadors’ starting line-up was led by Lamin Yamal, alongside Mikel Oyarzabal and Alex Baena in the forward line.

De La Fuente continued to rely on Fabian Ruiz for the second game in a row after he surprisingly started him against Belgium with Pedri on the bench.

The composition of the Spanish team was as follows.

Goalkeeper: Unai Simon

Defense: Marc Cucurella, Pedro Buro, Pau Cobarsi, Emeric LaPorte

Midfield: Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Dani Olmo

Attack: Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal

Meanwhile, the France squad announced by coach Didier Deschamps was devoid of surprises, continuing to rely on Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Mikel Olis.

The composition of the French team was as follows.

Goalkeeper: Mike Mainian

Defence: William Saliba, Lucas Dine, Jules Conde, Deyot Upamecano

Midfield: Rabiot, Choumini, Bradley Barkola, Mikel Oliseh, Ousmane Dembele

Attack. Kylian Mbappé

 

🚨 OFFICIAL |: Our eleven against France.

We want to be in the final! #VamosEspaña |: #CopaMundialFIFA pic.twitter.com/HG73ITkT4M

— Spain Men’s Soccer Team (@SEFutbol) July 14, 2026

 

Blues line-up in the semi-final against Spain 🇫🇷💪

🔜 21:00 on M6 and beIN SPORTS 1 📺 pic.twitter.com/FWR9JSOawQ

— Team de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 14, 2026

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