WORLD CUP DAILY, July 10: France heads to the semi-finals<\/p>\n
Published 7:00 am Friday, July 10, 2026<\/p>\n
Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.<\/p>\n
France is heading to the semi-finals after defeating Morocco 2-0 on Thursday (July 9).<\/p>\n
Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 gave France the lead in the 69th minute. He has had 8 goals and three assists at the 2026 World Cup. Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 doubled France\u2019s lead 2-0, which they held onto until the final whistle.<\/p>\n
Today Spain will play Belgium at noon in Los Angeles. This is the third time Spain faces a European opponent in the knockout stage.<\/p>\n
They will play the winner of today\u2019s Spain vs. Belgium match in Dallas on Tuesday (July 14).<\/p>\n
DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n
\u201cSpain\u2019s Unai Sim\u00f3n has now gone 609 minutes without conceding a goal in the competition \u2013 a FIFA World Cup record. Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku\u2019s 93 international goals have been scored against 39 different countries, 29 of them European. However, he has never scored against Spain,\u201d according to FIFA.<\/p>\n
QUARTER-FINALS<\/p>\n
Friday, July 10:<\/p>\n
Spain vs. Belgium at 12 p.m. in Los Angeles<\/p>\n
Saturday, July 11<\/p>\n
Norway vs. England at 5 p.m. in Miami<\/p>\n
Argentina vs. Switzerland at 8 p.m. in Kansas City<\/p>\n
SEMI-FINALS<\/p>\n
Tuesday, July 14<\/p>\n
France vs. winner of Spain vs. Belgium match in Dallas at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, July 15<\/p>\n
Winner of NOR vs ENG match vs Winner of ARG vs SUI in Atlanta at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
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