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  • World Cup: Spain Beat France 2-0 to Reach Final

     

    Spain booked their place in the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating France 2-0 in the first semi-final at Dallas Stadium on Tuesday.

    Luis de la Fuente’s side controlled much of the contest and took the lead in the first half after Lucas Digne brought down Lamine Yamal inside the penalty area. Mikel Oyarzabal converted the resulting spot-kick, sending goalkeeper Mike Maignan the wrong way to give La Roja the advantage.

    France’s problems deepened before the break when defender William Saliba was forced off with an injury and replaced by Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix in the 30th minute.

    Spain doubled their lead in the second half as Pedro Porro combined with Dani Olmo before finishing calmly past Maignan to put the match beyond France.

    Yamal appeared to have added a third goal, but the effort was ruled out after a VAR review found him to be offside.

    The victory sends Spain into Sunday’s World Cup final, where they will face the winners of the second semi-final between England and Argentina.

  • Waiting game continues for Mbappe

    During PSG’s 3-2 Champions League win over Bayern Munich, Jamie Carragher made the surprising claim on commentary that Kylian Mbappe had “never done it at the highest level”.

     

    In all seriousness, there is a growing sense in some quarters that the young Frenchman has outgrown his native top flight.

     

    Losing both Mbappe and Neymar in one summer would be catastrophic for Mauricio Pochettino, but it’s long been touted as a potential reality, with just one destination in mind for the Brazilian: his old haunt of Barcelona.

     

    Mbappe’s future is a little more uncertain, but two reports emerged which might shed some light on his intentions.

     

    According to The Telegraph, there’s now “genuine concern” that he’ll move on and it’s now only “50/50” that he’ll stay at Parc des Princes.

     

    He continues to resist signing a contract extension, despite sporting director Leonardo’s best efforts dating back more than a year.

     

    The report adds that some within the club think Mbappe has become “distracted” and while PSG don’t want to sell, it is possible they could accept a fee deterred over a number of years rather than a one-off transfer payment from one of Europe’s top clubs.

     

    It’s also emerged from Spain, specifically from Cadena Ser that Mbappe himself has decided on his next move, officially telling PSG he wants to leave.

     

    The 22-year-old has decided he wants to join Real Madrid – but here’s where the plot thickens.

     

    It’s stated Los Blancos also want to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund this summer – and this doesn’t sound like an ‘either, or’.

     

    “Mbappe isn’t the only marquee signing Madrid are eyeing ahead of the summer transfer window,” AS state. “Like Mbappe, the 20-year-old… has identified the Spanish capital as his destination of choice.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Source: www.thenationonlineng.net