France brag Didier Deschamps is predicting a "spectacular" semi-final erstwhile his breathtaking broadside instrumentality connected Spain successful a heavyweight World Cup showdown successful Dallas connected Tuesday.
Spain bushed France successful the semi-finals of Euro 2024 connected their mode to being crowned European champions earlier defeating Les Bleus successful a nine-goal last-four thriller successful the Nations League past year.
"The past is successful the past," said Deschamps, who is stepping down astatine the extremity of the tourney aft 14 years successful charge.
"They [Spain] did triumph successful the past but I americium looking guardant to tomorrow.
"We are present astatine different level. We privation to beryllium successful the final."
Two-time satellite champions France volition go lone the 3rd state to scope 3 consecutive World Cup finals if they triumph successful Texas (kick-off 20:00 BST).
West Germany successful 1982, 1986 and 1990, and Brazil successful 1994, 1998 and 2002 are the lone countries to negociate the feat truthful far.
Deschamps, who captained France to the satellite rubric successful 1998, managed them to World Cup glory successful 2018 earlier they were beaten connected penalties by Argentina successful the 2022 last successful Qatar.
He said Spain volition commencement the semi-final arsenic favourites.
"They person lone conceded lone 1 extremity successful six games," added Deschamps.
"We cognize this could beryllium a astir spectacular game. [Spain boss] Luis [de la Fuente] and myself we cognize however to support and with the prime of 2 teams offensively, we tin deliberation it's going to beryllium a spectacular game."
Later, De la Fuente played down Deschamps' assertion that Spain are favourites.
"It doesn't mean anything," helium said. "We are 2 large nationalist teams facing 1 another.
"Whether we are favourites oregon not doesn't mean further unit for us. We person that unit anyhow due to the fact that we privation to bash good for our country."
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