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Spain have been comfortably the best team at Euro 2024 and after Mikel Merino's header sealed their 2-1 extra-time defeat of hosts Germany in the quarter-final, la Roja have now had to work hard for their brilliance, too. Luis de la Fuente's side are now on a seven-game winning run and have tasted victory in 15 of their 19 games since the start of 2019, the best record in Europe. But will their upcoming suspensions hit them where it hurts?
Despite all the talent at their disposal, France have hardly lit up the tournament – their four strikes have come from two penalties and two own goals – but the 2018 world champions and 2022 runners-up just know how to win. In the last eight, les Bleus ended Portugal's tournament from the penalty spot after a drab goalless draw in which Kylian Mbappé again seemed to struggle with his protective facemask. France won the Euro 84 against their semi-final opponents but lost the last time the teams met in a major tournament, Spain winning 2-0 in the Euro 2012 quarter-final.
Kick-off is at 8pm BST. Make sure you know how to watch Euro 2024 wherever you are.
Spain vs France kick-off and TV channel
Spain vs France kick-off is at 8pm BST on Tuesday, July 9 in the UK. The game is free to watch on BBC One/BBC iPlayer.
In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown on FOX in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
You can take a look at all the Euro 2024 kick-off times and the full Euro 2024 fixture schedule here.
How to watch Spain vs France for FREE in the UK
Use a VPN to watch FREE from anywhere
Spain vs France is free on BBC One/BBC iPlayer for viewers in the UK. Outside the UK? No problem. If you're travelling away from home and want to tune into BBC iPlayer as normal, you can use a VPN so that you don't get blocked by the broadcaster.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there but, for Euro 2024, FourFourTwo recommends:
NordVPN is basically a tap-in:
1. Install it: NordVPN
2. Fire it up and choose your service. So, if you want to watch a UK streaming service, choose the UK server.
3. Enjoy the game. Open up the iPlayer and watch the stream.
Spain vs France live stream: team news
Spain are without defender Robin Le Normand and Dani Carvajal through suspension for this game, the latter was already to miss the game but was sent off late on with one of the all-time great professional fouls. Nacho will replace Le Normand, as he did at half-time against Germany, while 38-year-old Jesus Navas should come in for Carvajal at right-back.
Alvaro Morata did not receive a yellow card, as originally reported and is free to play but boss De la Fuente must decide on who replaces the injured Pedri in midfield. Dani Olmo, who registered a goal and assist in the quarters, seems most likely. Three-assist Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams will again start on the wings.
For France, there are no suspension worries. That means Adrien Rabiot is again available after missing the quarter-final with Portugal for yellow card accumulation. It remains to be seen whether the Juventus midfield will return to the XI in place of Eduardo Camavinga, who started in his stead.
Elsewhere, all eyes will be on Kylian Mbappe, who again seemed to be troubled by his facemask against Portugal. The captain had to come off during extra time – meaning he couldn't take a penalty in the ensuing shootout – but should still start despite his broken nose causing discomfort.
Spain vs France line-ups
Spain (4-2-3-1):
Simon; Jesus Navas, Nacho, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Fabian; Olmo Yamal, Williams; Morata
France (4-3-3):
Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Muani, Mbappe
Referee
Slavko Vincic of Slovenia will be the referee for Spain vs France. You can find out more about the Euro 2024 referees here.
Stadium
Spain vs France will be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Take a look at all of the Euro 2024 stadiums and see how it ranks.
International Euro 2024 TV rights
What channel is Euro 2024 on?
UK
All of the games are free to view in the UK, either on the BBC or ITV.
USA
In the USA, you can watch Euro 2024 live streams on Fox – knockout games will be shown on the Fox or FS1 cable channels.
If you don't have cable, you can use services such as Sling and FuboTV to get the Fox channels.
- Sling Blue ($20.00 first month)
- FuboTV (7-day free trial)
Canada
Bell Media and TVA Sports has the rights to Euro 2024 in Canada.
- TVA Sports ($17.99/mon or $179.99/year)
Australia
Optus Sport will show all Euro 2024 games in Australia.
- Optus Sport ($24.99/$199.99)
New Zealand
In New Zealand, you can watch all Euro 2024 games for free on TVNZ and the TVNZ Plus streaming service.
