World Cup Daily: Matches and storylines for July 10
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.
Vive la France!
France, behind goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, weathered a lopsided (shots-wise) but uneasy and scoreless first half to get past Morocco 2-0. France now moves to a semifinal against the winner of Friday's Belgium-Spain match in the Southland. That match is in Arlington; some tickets are available but approaching mortgage territory and more for a single ticket.
Spain has not conceded a goal in this tournament, but after a slow start in the group stages, and throughout 85 minutes of its Round of 32 match, Belgium has exploded for a combined seven goals against Senegal and the U.S. in 125 minutes. Don't be surprised if we get a Battle of the Flanders instead of a Battle of the Pyrenees in the semifinal.
Round of 32
Sunday, June 28
Canada 1, South Africa 0
Monday, June 29
Brazil 2, Japan 1
Paraguay 1(4), Germany 1(3)
Morocco 1(3), Netherlands 1(2)
Tuesday, June 30
Norway 2, Côte d'Ivoire1
France 3, Sweden 0
Mexico 2, Ecuador 0
Wednesday, July 1
England 2, DR Congo 1
Belgium 3, Senegal 2
United States2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
Thursday, July 2
Spain 3, Austria 0
Portugal 2, Croatia 1
Switzerland 2, Algeria 0
Friday, July 3
Argentina 3, Cabo Verde 2
Colombia 1, Ghana 0
Egypt 1(4), Australia 1(2)
Round of 16
Saturday, July 4
Morocco 3, Canada 0
France 1, Paraguay 0
Sunday, July 5
Norway 2, Brazil 1
England 3, Mexico 2
Monday, July 6
Spain 1, Portugal 0
Belgium 4, United States 1
Tuesday, July 7
Argentina vs. Egypt, 11 am, Atlanta
Switzerland vs. Colombia, 3 pm, Vancouver
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 9
France 2, Morocco 0
Friday, July 10
Spain vs. Belgium, 2 pm, Inglewood, Calif.
Saturday, July 11
Norway vs. England, 4 pm, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Argentina vs. Switzerland, 8 pm, Kansas City
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 14
France vs. Spain-Belgium winner, 2 pm, Jerryworld
Wednesday, July 15
England-Norway winner vs. Argentina-Switzerland winner, 2 pm, Atlanta
Where to watch
Mort Subite (308 Congress) is a Belgian bar in downtown Austin with a Spanish-Belgian food truck.
What to read
Red Devils head coach Rudi Garcia believes that Belgium has "millions and millions" of new fans for reasons.
Verde All Day is a reader-supported online publication covering Austin FC. Additional support is provided by Austin Telco Federal Credit Union. For more coverage, check out Emergency Podcast! (an Austin FC Podcast) wherever you get your podcasts.
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Vive la France!
France, behind goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, weathered a lopsided (shots-wise) but uneasy and scoreless first half to get past Morocco 2-0. France now moves to a semifinal against the winner of Friday's Belgium-Spain match in the Southland. That match is in Arlington; some tickets are available but approaching mortgage territory and more for a single ticket.
Spain has not conceded a goal in this tournament, but after a slow start in the group stages, and throughout 85 minutes of its Round of 32 match, Belgium has exploded for a combined seven goals against Senegal and the U.S. in 125 minutes. Don't be surprised if we get a Battle of the Flanders instead of a Battle of the Pyrenees in the semifinal.
Round of 32
Sunday, June 28
Monday, June 29
Tuesday, June 30
Wednesday, July 1
Thursday, July 2
Friday, July 3
Round of 16
Saturday, July 4
Sunday, July 5
Monday, July 6
Tuesday, July 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 9
Friday, July 10
Saturday, July 11
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 15
Where to watch
Mort Subite (308 Congress) is a Belgian bar in downtown Austin with a Spanish-Belgian food truck.
What to read
Red Devils head coach Rudi Garcia believes that Belgium has "millions and millions" of new fans for reasons.
Verde All Day is a reader-supported online publication covering Austin FC. Additional support is provided by Austin Telco Federal Credit Union. For more coverage, check out Emergency Podcast! (an Austin FC Podcast) wherever you get your podcasts.
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