World Cup 2026: ‘violent disorder’ in London after France’s win over Morocco, Spain v Belgium buildup – live

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Who can stop France? There’s a fairly obvious answer to that – Spain. Ahead of the quarter-final against Belgium later today, here’s Sid Lowe on that superb Spanish defence which hasn’t conceded a goal yet in this World Cup. Whether it could repel the French in a potential semi-final remains to be seen. And, of course, Belgium will be doing their best to stop what has looked an inevitable semi-final for quite a while.

Here’s Raphaël Jucobin on the stylistic difference between France’s 2022 and 2026 teams.