French sports daily L'Equipe and a leaked FFF document confirm that Zinedine Zidane will officially take over as France's head coach on September 1, 2026, succeeding Didier Deschamps after the 2026 FIFA World Cup
England claimed the bronze medal at Hard Rock Stadium on July 18 in a 10-goal thriller, with Bukayo Saka scoring; France exit the tournament in fourth place
Spain defeated France 2-0 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 14, with Mikel Oyarzabal converting a first-half penalty won by Lamine Yamal; Spain advance to face Argentina or England in the final at New York/New Jersey Stadium
Defending FIFA World Cup champions Argentina, with Lionel Messi, face Switzerland in the fourth and final quarterfinal of the 2026 tournament on July 11 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri; Switzerland last reached a World Cup quarterfinal in 1954, a drought of 72 years, and are described by US media as underdogs against the title holders
Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal in Atlanta on July 15, advancing to the final against Spain at New York/New Jersey Stadium; CNN confirmed the result, with Lionel Messi and Argentina ending England's World Cup campaign in a match US media had billed as a box-office showdown
France and England meet at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 18 for the third-place match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after France lost to Spain and England lost to Argentina in the semifinals
A 17-year-old girl fell from a truck and was pronounced dead in the northern French city of Lille in the early hours of July 10, as she celebrated France's 2-0 World Cup quarter-final win over Morocco; French police opened an investigation, and emergency services confirmed they had attempted resuscitation at the scene
France defeated Morocco 2-0 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal on July 9 in the United States, with Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele scoring to send France to a third consecutive World Cup semifinal; Morocco is eliminated as Africa's last team; NBC Sports described France as dominating from start to finish
Jude Bellingham scored twice in two minutes and Harry Kane converted a penalty as England eliminated the World Cup co-host in Mexico City; 10-man England held a 3-2 lead in the closing stage; they meet Norway on July 11 in Miami
Erling Haaland headed and drove in goals at minute 79 and 90 at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on July 5; Kasper Nyland saved a first-half Guimarães penalty; a Neymar consolation in added time was too late; Norway reach their first World Cup quarterfinal
Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and Soufiane Rahimi added a third as Morocco eliminated co-hosts Canada at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; the Atlas Lions face France in the quarter-finals on July 9
Kylian Mbappé converted a penalty in the 70th minute in Philadelphia as France edged a resilient Paraguay side; Les Bleus face Morocco on July 9 in a rematch of the 2022 semi-final
France and Spain confirmed their places in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal after both won their quarterfinals; France beat Morocco 2-0 and Spain beat Belgium 1-0, setting up a semifinal meeting at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday July 14 in the United States