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France did win the 2021 Nations League final, though. SportsLine's team of experts have revealed their World Cup parlay and soccer predictions for France vs. The 2026 Football World Cup is in its final stretch.
Tomorrow, England will take on Argentina for a place in the finals. And this evening, France will play Spain in their semifinals match. French coach Didier Deschamps predicted a “spectacular” match, while Spanish star Lamine Yamal shared a warning to Les Bleus.
Our sports reporter Selina Sykes is covering the tournament. ‘What I want as a present is a win,’ says Spain’s young starLuis de la Fuente hopes best is still to come at World CupLamine Yamal’s 19th birthday started with a kickabout with his mates and took in a show. He played the lead role himself, taking centre stage before a packed house in the World Cup semi-final pre-match press conference.
Walking in, he peeled back his tracksuit top like Superman to reveal the gift that he got: a huge white gold and diamond chain BA Baracas would have been proud of.“Actually, no, I bought this for myself so it doesn’t count as a gift,” he said, flashing a smile at the room of journalists who he thanked for accepting the invitation to be there on his big day. A glint in his eye, he said he hadn’t had many presents yet, but he knew what he wanted: “A trip to New York.” Continue reading... As we look ahead to the World Cup semi-final, BBC Sport pick their last-four combined XI.
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