France-Spain and Argentina-England will clash in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals. All 4 teams are former champions. In these matches, old enmity and clash of stars like Messi, Mbappe, Kane will be seen.
Atlanta: The stage is set for the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup and it will see a tough fight between the old enemies. In the first semi-final, France will face Spain, while in the second semi-final, the teams of Argentina and England will face each other. The special thing is that only the top-4 teams of the world ranking have reached the semi-finals and all four of them are also former champions. In such a situation, interest has increased regarding who will get the trophy.
france vs spain
France and Spain are set to face each other in the semi-finals of another major tournament in two years. Spain won the title by defeating France 2-1 in the semi-finals of the 2024 European Championship. After this, Spain also won 5-4 in the semi-finals of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League. Now the French team is desperate to avenge this defeat.
Argentina vs England
The match between these two countries can be called 100% a battle of arch enemies. In 1982, there was the Falklands War between Argentina and England. Immediately after this came Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal in the quarter-finals of the 1986 Football World Cup. In the same match, Maradona scored ‘the best goal of the century’ and knocked England out of the World Cup.
There was tension between the two teams in the 1998 World Cup also. England’s David Beckham received a red card for kicking Argentina’s Diego Simeone and England lost on penalties. However, in the 2002 World Cup, England defeated Argentina in the group stage with the help of Beckham’s goal.
clash between star players
The semi-finals will also see a competition between the world’s best players. There will be a clash between Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal in the match between France and Spain. Mbappe is in great form with 8 goals. Whereas Yamal may have scored one goal, but he has played an important role in most of the team’s goals. On the other hand, the match between Argentina and England is also in the news because of the war between Lionel Messi and Harry Kane. It remains to be seen who wins among these two goal machines.
Round Machines Race!
Four of the top-5 players who have scored the most goals in this World Cup are playing in the semi-finals. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are on top with 8 goals each. At the same time, England’s Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham have scored 6-6 goals.