Top Four Ranked Teams Reach World Cup Semifinals for First Time

Argentina leads the four semifinalists with 17 goals scored while Spain has allowed just one.

The four highest-ranked teams in world football have advanced to the 2026 World Cup semifinals, the first time this has occurred in the tournament's history. France will face Spain on Tuesday and Argentina will meet England on Wednesday, setting up two matches between sides that FIFA deliberately placed in separate sections of the draw.

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