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The first semi-final match of EURO 2024 will take place between France and Spain at 2:00 a.m. on July 10 (Vietnam time). This is a match that is considered to be evenly matched between two teams with a long tradition in this tournament.
Although Spain no longer has a big mark like in 2008-2012, they still mainly play with a controlling style of play, relying on technical players. Besides that, they have the ability to quickly change state when having 2 fast players on the 2 wings.
Meanwhile, the French players in this year's tournament have shown a pragmatic style of play, prioritizing solidity on the home field. Coach Didier Deschamps often uses a defensive midfield, including top interceptors like Aurelien Tchouameni or N'Golo Kante, helping the team only concede 1 goal, which was also a penalty.
With many devoted football fans, Spain will certainly be favored with what coach De La Fuente and his team have shown since the beginning of the tournament. However, beautiful football does not always win, so it will be difficult to judge that Spain has the upper hand before the upcoming important match.
In this match, there were serious losses of force, especially in defense. Accordingly, Dani Carvajal was suspended due to the red card he received at the end of the match against the German team. In addition, Robin Le Normand was also unable to play due to receiving 2 yellow cards since the beginning of the season. In addition, midfielder Pedri suffered a knee ligament injury and said goodbye to EURO 2024. Thus, the Spanish players will be without 3 regular starters in the semi-final match against France. This will cause coach Luis de la Fuente a headache as this coach has rarely rotated the squad since the beginning of the tournament.
On the opposite side, France have all their best players. The only problem for coach Deschamps is the case of Mbappe when this star has not been able to adapt to wearing a mask to play. However, even when the Real Madrid new player is not completely healthy, Les Bleus still know how to take advantage with the remaining faces.
Expected lineup Spain vs France
Spain (4-3-3):Simon, Cucurella, Laporte, Nacho, Navas, Rodri, Fabian, Williams, Olmo, Yamal, Morata
France (4-3-1-2):Maignan, Hernandez, Upamecano, Saliba, Kounde, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Kante, Griezmann, Mbappe, Kolo Muani