LIVE Updated 2m agoTue 14 Jul 2026 19.10 CESTFirst published on Tue 14 Jul 2026 19.00 CESTFrance. Spain. The World Cup semi-final. It’s on! Photograph: Christopher Neundorf/EPAFrance. Spain. The World Cup semi-final. It’s on! Photograph: Christopher Neundorf/EPAKey events12m agoPreambleIn the beginning … here’s how it all looked at the outset of this epic odyssey. Not so much has changed, bar ever-increasing hope and expectation.PreambleFrance and Spain are about to compete the semi-final of a World Cup in which they’ve been by some margin the best two teams. It’s a showdown that can’t be oversold. So let’s not try. Kick-off in Dallas is 8pm BST/3pm EST/5am AEST. It’s on!Most viewedMost viewed