Dallas, Penultimate Stop

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. local time—seven hours behind mainland Spain—and following a flight from Los Angeles on the West Coast, the full Spain squad landed in Dallas to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals.

The Spanish delegation will remain in Dallas, the third-most populous city in Texas, until Tuesday, 14 July, when the first place in the World Cup final will be decided at the impressive Dallas Stadium. Spain were in the city just a week ago to prepare for and play their Round of 16 match against Portugal.

The team's base camp will once again be the same downtown hotel, while training sessions ahead of the semi-final will take place at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington. The first session is scheduled for Sunday at 11:00 a.m. local time, with the opening fifteen minutes open to the media.

Around one hundred supporters welcomed the team on their arrival at the team hotel.

As for the match itself, Spain and France—the tournament's best defensive side and highest-scoring team, respectively—will meet for the 38th time, and only the second in a FIFA World Cup. The head-to-head record favours Spain, with 18 victories to France's 13, while seven matches have ended in draws.