The on-going 2026 FIFA World Cup has been so interesting, the event which started with 48 countries from 6 football federations has seen lots of surprising moments as well as last minute heartbreaking moments.
The United States, Mexico and Canada are co-hosting this spectacular event featuring 12 groups of four teams. This is the first time the size of the participating teams has been expanded in the football mundial.
The Match Day Fixtures
Prior to the semi-finals matches between France and Spain, as well as England and Argentina, the French national team knocked out Morocco (the African Champions) at the quarter-final stage.
The Spanish national team also eliminated Belgium to seal a spot at the semis. England also played Norway where a goal in the extra time aided the three lions to edge out the Norwegians. The same can be said of the Argentine national team who also kicked out the Swiss in that crucial encounter game on Saturday night.
Now, which countries will qualify for the final stage of 2026 FIFA World Cup?
France will play Spain on Tuesday 14th July 2026 at 7:00pm GMT at Dallas Stadium (the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas). Wednesday, 15th July 2026 is set for England versus Argentina in Atlanta Stadium (the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia at 7:00pm GMT.
Key Players To Watch
As France takes on Spain, we are expecting to see superstars exhibit their full potentials. Kylian Mbappe has been in full form during this year’s mudial, and he will be looking forward to keeping his scoring streak against the Spanish national team in Texas.
Lamine Yamal will feature in his maiden World Cup semifinal and would be expected to play a key role in securing a final stage spot for the Spanish national team.
The hopes of clinching to the world cup title for England started with a specular performance by Harry Kane, can he again do that at this stage of the tournament to help the three lions go into the finals?
Defending the World Cup title for Argentina has been tied with goals from Lionel Messi, he now has eight goals in the tournament. can he help his national team again to go for another successive world cup final?.
