The star-studded World Cup semifinals kick off with France vs. Spain

The World Cup semifinals are set to feature top-ranked teams France, Spain, Argentina, and England in high-stakes matchups. The games, held in the United States, highlight the competitive intensity between the world's leading football nations.
It's been a thrilling World Cup — and it's now down to a pair of stellar semifinal matchups, led by these stars (L to R): Spain's Lamine Yamal taking on France's Kylian Mbappé, and England's Jude Bellingham against Argentina's Lionel Messi. / Getty Images Late last year, when the FIFA World Cup draw was set, the world's four top-ranked teams were placed in opposite corners of a new, expanded knockout bracket.
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