Sports News of Thursday, 2 July 2026

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2026 World Cup: Lamine Yamal names four teams to reach semi-finals

Spain forward Lamine Yamal Spain forward Lamine Yamal

Spain winger, Lamine Yamal, has picked the four teams he expects to reach the last four of the 2026 World Cup.

According to the Yamal, they are: France, Spain, Portugal and Argentina.

Of that quartet, France are already through to the last 16 of the competition, where they will play Paraguay.

Portugal will face Croatia in the Round of 32, while Argentina take on Cape Verde and Spain come up against Austria.

But Yamal believes that they will all navigate the knockouts and go all the way to the semi-finals.

“In my head, the semifinals should be: France vs Spain and Portugal vs Argentina,” Yamal said.