The semifinal matchups of the 2026 World Cup are known:
France – Spain
England – Argentina.
Medianews.az reports that France won against Senegal (3:1), Iraq (3:0), and Norway (4:1) in the group stage, defeated Switzerland (3:0) in the round of 16, Paraguay (1:0) in the round of 16, and Morocco (2:0) in the quarterfinals.
Spain drew with Cape Verde (0:0), beat Saudi Arabia (4:0) and Uruguay (1:0) in the group stage, defeated Austria (3:0) in the round of 16, Portugal (1:0) in the round of 16, and eliminated Belgium (2:1) in the quarterfinals.
England won against Croatia (4:2) and Panama (2:0), drew with Ghana (0:0) in the group stage, defeated Democratic Republic of Congo (2:1) in the round of 16, Mexico (3:2) in the round of 16, and eliminated Norway (2:1) in the quarterfinals.
Argentina won against Algeria (3:0), Austria (2:0), and Jordan (3:1) in the group stage, defeated Cape Verde (3:2) in the round of 16, Egypt (3:2) in the round of 16, and Switzerland (3:1) in the quarterfinals.
The tournament, hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico starting June 11, has its semifinals scheduled for July 14-15, and the third-place match and final scheduled for July 19.
Out of the 100 games played so far, 292 goals have been scored, 14 of which are own goals.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Kylian Mbappe (France) have scored 8 goals each, Erling Haaland (Norway) 7, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham (England) 6, Usman Dembele 5 goals.
4 players have scored 4 goals, 15 players 3 goals, 29 players 2 goals, and 119 players 1 goal each.
Between 1930 and 2022, Brazil has been champion 5 times, Italy and Germany 4 times, Argentina 3 times, Uruguay and France 2 times, England and Spain once each.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az