​Despite an expanded field, the top four teams in the FIFA rankings still managed to overcome an additional round in the knockout stage.Gearing up for the final stage of the tournament all four teams are guaranteed two more games, but there is only one match that matters, and only two of the four teams can make it. As the tournament now only features 1/12th of the original 48, here is a look at both matches, set for Tuesday and Wednesday:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRanked No. 2, Spain’s match with No. 3 France is sure to be a good one. Both teams hold the highest odds, according to Sports Illustrated, to emerge victorious when it is all said and done.Spain’s Lamine Yamal, center, runs through a tunnel created by teammates during a training session ahead of his team’s semifinal soccer match against France, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Dallas. | Julio CortezFrance’s Kylian Mbappé has turned heads throughout the tournament, scoring eight goals so far, and has his country poised to advance to take the tournament after falling just short in 2022. France’s odds are the highest sitting at +150.However, Spain’s Ballon d’Or winner, Rodri, and other playmakers such as Pedri and 19-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal may have something to say about France’s odds. For Spain, which holds the second-highest odds at +320, it would only be the second time the team reaches the World Cup final, after winning it in 2010 against Netherlands.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“It’s not an exaggeration to describe this match as a final before the final,” Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said at a postmatch press conference. But he expressed confidence in his team’s ability against France.France’s Manu Kone participates in a training session ahead of the team’s semifinal soccer match against Spain, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) | Julio Cortez“We’re one of the teams capable of reaching the final.”Spain opened the tournament a little shaky when it drew with Cape Verde, but the team has passed some difficult tests against rival Portugal and Belgium. A win against France and potentially a World Cup victory would surely be redemption.“The match will be more open than ever,” De La Fuente said. “We will have to raise our level of play, and we’re going to give everything.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFrance lost to Spain in the 2024 Euro but France center-back Ibrahima Konaté said they do not fear Spain.“You cannot fear ​anyone,” he said. “Spain is an exceptional ​team, with a lot of individual quality, so we won’t be focusing on just one player ​even though Lamine is a great player.”Spain and France match up in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday at 1 p.m. on Fox.The No. 1 against the No. 4 ranked team is Wednesday’s matchup as Argentina takes on England. The two countries have not met in the World Cup since 2002 but the two hold one of the most well-known World Cup moments.In 1986, Diego