This is not the first high-profile meeting between these two teams, as Spain defeated France, 2-1, in the 2024 Euros. La Roja also holds a 5-4 victory over France in the UEFA finals in 2025. Spain has won seven of the last 10 games in the series more than enough to argue that they hold the edge in the rivalry heading into Tuesday's game.

The champion has been pushed to the edge of elimination during the World Cup knockout rounds.

Patient passing and technical proficiency are not the only reasons for European champions' remarkable record this summer

Mexico has not conceded a goal all tournament, and the clean sheets have put El Tri in a club almost no one has joined.

Daniel Muñoz helped Colombia break through Congo's stingy defense and advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.

If Spain are to get their hands on the World Cup trophy again, they may have their defence, rather than their attack, to thank.

The U.S. men's national team begins World Cup play hoping its defense can find its footing in time for it's opening game against Paraguay on June 12.

The race to lift the FIFA men's World Cup 2026 trophy is down to four teams. France enters the semifinals as the betting favorite after advancing without conceding a goal in the knockout rounds, while Spain,