​France, the No. 1 team in the world and now the favorite to win the 2026 World Cup, takes on Spain, the No. 3 team in the world, in the semifinals in Dallas.France has been dominant this tournament and has not allowed a goal in three knockout games. Spain has recovered from a slow start to the tournament and survived a tough quarterfinal against Belgium to reach the semifinals.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMore: How much are FIFA World Cup tickets? Semifinals seats in Texas remainFrance’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates after the match.France is a solid favorite in this match, and to win the tournament this coming weekend.More: World Cup semifinals. Who made final 4 teams, schedule, oddsDate: Tuesday, July 14Time: 1 p.m. MT/2 p.m. CTLocation: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TexasTV – English: FOXTV – Spanish: TelemundoAT&T Stadium (Dallas Stadium) in Arlington.The game starts at 1 p.m. MT/2 p.m. CT.France is at +130 to win in regulation on the moneyline for the 2026 World Cup match, per BetMGM.Spain is at +225 to win in regulation time. The match is at +210 to end in a draw after regulation time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJason Ence writes: “France’s pace makes them lethal on the counter-attack and they’ll be set up perfectly to hurt Spain’s high line, especially the plodding Aymeric Laporte. If Spain pushes Pedro Porro and Marc Cucurella up, then Michael Olise will be able to find Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele in space. Multiple French forwards can create a goal from a single chance. They also have more impactful substitutions in attack who can change a game and create those moments. I’m backing France to get the job done in regulation to +115.”The site predicts a tie after regulation time between France and Spain. It gives France a 40.7% chance to win. It gives Spain a 32.3% shot to win. It gives the match a 27% shot to be a draw after regulation time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe score predictions for the match? France 3, Spain 2; France 3, Spain 1; France 1, Spain 0; France 2, Spain 0; France 2, Spain 1.Byron David writes: “France appear to be in better form at the moment. Les Bleus have won two of the last five meetings, so this semi-final is unlikely to be straightforward. Considering how both teams are playing currently, we’re leaning towards France securing their third consecutive World Cup final ticket.”Callum Brierley writes: “Given the defensive records of both sides and the tendency for France to grind out wins in knockout football, a narrow France victory has real appeal. Three of Spain’s five wins came 1-0 or 2-1, while France’s quarter-final was a controlled 2-0. A 1-0 result would not surprise anyone watching this World Cup 2026 bracket unfold.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPaul Carr writes: “Neither team has faced an attack as strong as the opposing one in this match. Spain won 5-4 when these teams met in last June’s Nations League semifinals, and while I don’t expect a game th