World Cup Daily: Storylines for July 14
France vs. Spain: It promises to be epic, and heartbreaking for whoever loses. But at least one eminently likable star will find his way to Sunday's final as a result.
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France vs. Spain: It promises to be epic, and heartbreaking for whoever loses. But at least one eminently likable star will find his way to Sunday's final as a result.
It took both England and Argentina 120 minutes to do it, but they're back into the semifinals of the World Cup. One of those teams will proceed to the final against the France-Spain winner.
With France and Spain set to play each other, we're looking at one half of the final four settled. On Saturday, it's four teams enter, two teams leave in an intriguing doubleheader.
France advanced in 2026 World Cup action on Thursday. On Friday, it learns who it will face in Arlington as Spain faces off against Belgium.
On Thursday, France meets Morocco in the first of four quarterfinal matches. This one is a quarterfinal that could (and maybe should) be a final.
Thirteen of the 29 MLS All-Stars for 2026 had a role in the World Cup, including a few surprise names. No Austin FC players made the roster this season after three players made the 2025 team.
With the U.S. now out of the World Cup, attention turns to Argentina vs. Egypt and Switzerland vs. Colombia. We're just hours away from knowing the last of the final eight teams.
Monday's about as packed with narrative as you can get in this World Cup: Spain and Portugal tangle to advance UEFA's fortunes, and then the U.S. takes on Belgium.
After a July 4 in which France and Morocco triumphed, the World Cup sets up for another quarterfinal matchup on Sunday, as Brazil takes on Norway and Mexico hosts England.
French-Canadians are especially feeling it today, as both Canada and France quest for the quarterfinals. Morocco and Paraguay also have ambitions to get into the elite eight.
The final Round of 32 matches take place Friday, highlighted by fans of underdogs around the world seeing what Cabo Verde can do against Argentina.
Spain and Portugal will attempt to qualify for what would be an epic Round of 16 match, while Algeria looks to ward off Wednesday's trend of African teams narrowly losing to European teams.