The four strongest national teams on the planet will meet in grand semi-final battles to determine the participants of the decisive match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Only an elite quartet, having passed through a series of tense matches, has reached the main games of the tournament.
How the final four was formed
The road to the semi-finals was thorny and full of surprises. The French national team confidently stopped the main sensation of recent tournaments — Morocco, winning 2-0 and confirming their status as favorites. Spain snatched a ticket to the next round in a tense and uncompromising struggle, beating Belgium 2-1.
The matches involving Norway and Argentina required extraordinary efforts from the teams. Erling Haaland and his team could not cope with the disciplined English machine, losing 1-2 in extra time. The reigning world champions, led by Lionel Messi, made fans worry, but ultimately squeezed out the stubborn Swiss in overtime (3-1).
Clash of styles in the semi-finals
Now fans are in for a week of maximum tension. In one of the pairs, spectators will see a purely European classic: the pragmatic and physically powerful football of "Les Bleus" (France) against the total technical ball control of the Spaniards.
The second pair promises to be a real football war of styles. The Argentines are striving to defend their title, while the ambitious English are aiming for a historic breakthrough and to lift the World Cup for the first time in history.
Venues and broadcasts
The results of the semi-finals will decide the fate of the "bronze" of the world championship. The match for third place will be hosted in Miami. And the main football event of the four-year cycle will take place at the arena in East Rutherford (a suburb of New York), where the World Cup winner will be determined.
Live broadcasts of the matches in Ukraine will be available on the Megogo media service with MEGOPACK and "Sport" subscriptions, as well as in the MEGOPACK N+S and MEGOPACK Y packages.
