​Kylian Mbappe vs. Lamine Yamal history: How Spain star built one-sided record in games against France forward originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.For the first time, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal will face off at the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday as Spain and France do battle in the 2026 semifinals.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe two stars have enjoyed a budding rivalry in the past few years, since Lamine came up through the Barcelona youth academy and Mbappe moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid.So far, it has been a bit of a one-sided rivalry, as Lamine’s Barcelona has dominated the head-to-head matchup, while Spain has won the two recent meetings between their national teams as well.The Sporting News looks at the overall history between the two generational talents over the past few years as they gear up for their first-ever World Cup matchup.2026 WORLD CUP HQ:Latest World Cup news | Full World Cup schedule | Buy World Cup ticketsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLamine Yamal has dominated the matchups between him and Kylian Mbappe, winning eight of their 10 previous meetings, while losing two and drawing none.The 19-year-old has not been as flashy a player as Mbappe, who has scored more goals in those games, but it’s been Barcelona and Spain who have, for the most part, come out on top in the end.MORE:Why does Lamine Yamal have his full name on his jersey?DateCompetitionMatchWinnerMbappeLamineApr. 10, 2024UEFA Champions League quarterfinal, 1st legPSG 2-3 BarcelonaLamine Yamal——Apr. 16, 2024UEFA Champions League quarterfinal, 2nd legBarcelona 1-4 PSGKylian Mbappe2 goals1 assistJul. 9, 2024Euro 2024 semifinalSpain 2-1 FranceLamine Yamal1 assist1 goalOct. 26, 20242024/25 La LigaReal Madrid 0-4 BarcelonaLamine Yamal—1 goalJan. 12, 20252025 Supercopa de Espana finalReal Madrid 2-5 BarcelonaLamine Yamal1 goal2 goalsApr. 26, 20252024/25 Copa del Rey finalBarcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (a.e.t.)Lamine Yamal1 goal2 assistsMay 11, 20252024/25 La LigaBarcelona 4-3 Real MadridLamine Yamal3 goals1 goalJun. 5, 20252025 UEFA Nations League semifinalSpain 5-4 FranceLamine Yamal1 goal2 goalsOct. 26, 20252025/26 La LigaReal Madrid 2-1 BarcelonaKylian Mbappe1 goal—Jan. 11, 20262026 Supercopa de Espana finalBarcelona 3-2 Real MadridLamine Yamal——Jul. 14, 20262026 FIFA World Cup semifinalFrance vs. SpainTOTALSLamine Yamal 8, Kylian Mbappe 29 goals, 1 assist7 goals, 3 assistsWhile Kylian Mbappe has struggled in games against Lamine Yamal, his World Cup career is glittering, having reached at least the semifinals in all three tournaments he has played in and reaching the final in two.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMbappe is the joint-top scorer at the 2026 World Cup, level with Lionel Messi atop the goal-scoring chart with eight goals. That has made him the second-highest all-time goal scorer in World Cup history already, still just 27 years old.His younger counterpart,