Spain is preparing for the battle at the emergency finals 2026.
Lamin Yamal made a strong statement before the match, indicating that France itself must be afraid of Spain. Both teams are preparing for the battle of football important players at the World Championships, which will take place this Tuesday in Arlington, Texas..
The way to this point is unforgivable for both teams. On Friday at the SoFi Stadium in Englewood (California), Spain beat Belgium 2:1 - the victory in the 88th round was brought by a precise strike from Mikel Merino. A day earlier, France beat Morocco (2:0), securing their ticket to the next round.
This will be the third meeting between these teams in the last three years. Psychological advantage in the battles of the Pirenians: Spain outdid the French in the finals of the 2024 European Championship and 2025 UEFA Nations League.
" We've been beaten out before. My two girls outdid them. Honestly speaking, I respect that we are the two best teams in this world championship, so let’s see how everything turns out, but we are not afraid,” Yamal told reporters after defeating the Belgians.
For Spain, this means another World Cup final since its triumph in 2010. France will not reach the finals of the tournament for the third time in a row (after victory in 2018 and loss to Qatar 2022).
The head coach of the Spanish national team, Luis de la Fuente, also remains optimistic:.
" We are well aware of the potential of our rival, but we clearly understand that they will overcome France. We have yakism. Since it will be extremely powerful and energetic, we will need to show the best version to ourselves."
Spain has traditionally been considered one of the favorites of the All-American World Cup, but their way to the top four will be far from ideal: a zero draw with Cape Verde at the start is not accepted,.
An easy victory over Austria, but in the matches against Portugal and Belgium the Spaniards had a slight victory. In both matches, the team was hit by the greatest blows of the retired London Arsenal manager Mikel Merino on the remaining slopes.
Lamin Yamal himself, who is sane due to a hamstring injury, means that the over-the-top style of superniks often invites Spain to demonstrate their best football.
“You may be wondering that we are not playing very brightly, except that the skin command is closing against us. . We can easily overcome it when it’s ripened, and that’s what’s most important. “We’ve been at this tournament for a long time and we want to stay here until the final,” explained the Barcelona winger, who will receive 19 victories on Monday.
Yamal has one goal scored in six matches in the tournament. How can the young star improve her statistics in the important duel against the French, we will find out in the second round.