Spain vs France

UEFA Nations League - Semi-finals 5 Jun 2025, 19:00
Spain
Spain
5–4
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
France
France
🏟 MHPArena (Stuttgart) 👤 Michael Oliver Round Semi-finals

Match report

Spain edged past France 5-4 in the UEFA Nations League - Semi-finals on 5 June 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 7 more goals in the second half.

France had 24 shots to Spain's 16.

The match was played at MHPArena (Stuttgart), with Michael Oliver in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 16 - 24 On target 8 - 9 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 17 - 14 Yellow cards 6
10
Player of the match
Lamine Yamal
Spain · 2 goals
9 Nico Williams 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Kylian Mbappé 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Rayan Cherki 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Unai Simón 6 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–13 7–11
Shots On Goal 4–5 4–4
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 3–2 1–4
Attacks 37–64 2–0
Match statistics
4 Corners 6
15 Throw In 14
14 Free Kick 18
11 Goal Kick 4
1 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
39 Attacks 64
21 Dangerous Attacks 28
8 On Target 9
8 Off Target 15
16 Shots Total 24
8 Shots On Goal 9
0 Shots Off Goal 8
8 Shots Blocked 7
15 Shots Inside Box 17
1 Shots Outside Box 7
17 Fouls 14
4 Corners 6
2 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
2 Yellow Cards 3
6 Saves 3
393 Passes Total 501
324 Passes Accurate 451
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Spain · 4-3-3
23 U. Simón
2 P. Porro 3 R. Normand 12 D. Huijsen 24 M. Cucurella
20 Pedri 18 M. Zubimendi 6 M. Merino
19 L. Yamal 21 M. Oyarzabal 11 N. Williams
France · 4-2-3-1
16 M. Maignan
19 P. Kalulu 15 I. Konaté 5 C. Lenglet 22 T. Hernández
13 M. Koné 14 A. Rabiot
7 O. Dembélé 11 M. Olise 24 D. Doué
10 K. Mbappé
Spain
Coach
Luis de la Fuente
Substitutes
  • 8 Fabián Ruiz
  • 10 Dani Olmo
  • 5 Daniel Vivian
  • 26 Samuel Aghehowa
  • 9 Gavi
  • 1 David Raya
  • 13 Álex Remiro
  • 4 Pau Cubarsí
  • 14 Óscar Mingueza
  • 15 Yéremy Pino
  • 16 Alejandro Baena
  • 17 Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 22 Isco
  • 25 Fermín López
  • 7 Álvaro Morata
France
Coach
D. Deschamps
Substitutes
  • 17 Malo Gusto
  • 25 Rayan Cherki
  • 20 Bradley Barcola
  • 21 Lucas Hernández
  • 12 Randal Kolo Muani
  • 1 Brice Samba
  • 23 Lucas Chevalier
  • 2 Benjamin Pavard
  • 3 Lucas Digne
  • 4 Loïc Badé
  • 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
  • 6 Mattéo Guendouzi
  • 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
  • 9 Marcus Thuram
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ R. Cherki ↓ M. Olise Spain
  • 63' ↑ M. Gusto ↓ P. Kalulu Spain
  • 63' ↑ B. Barcola ↓ D. Doué Spain
  • 64' ↑ Dani Olmo ↓ Nico Williams France
  • 64' ↑ Fabián Ruiz ↓ Pedri France
  • 72' ↑ L. Hernández ↓ C. Lenglet Spain
  • 76' ↑ R. Kolo Muani ↓ O. Dembélé Spain
  • 77' ↑ Samu Aghehowa ↓ Mikel Oyarzabal France
  • 77' ↑ Dani Vivian ↓ Robin Le Normand France
  • 90' ↑ Gavi ↓ Mikel Merino France
Cards
  • 33' L. Yamal Spain
  • 51' A. Rabiot France
  • 82' T. Hernandez France
  • 90+4' R. Kolo Muani France
  • 90+6' Gavi Spain
  • 90+7' M. Kone France
Head-to-head
Spain 2 0 draws 1 France
2025-06-05 Spain vs France 5 - 4
2024-07-09 Spain vs France 2 - 1
2021-10-10 Spain vs France 1 - 2
Recent form
Spain D D D W W
France D W W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Spain vs France?
Spain won 5-4 against France on 5 June 2025.
Who won Spain vs France?
Spain won the match 5-4.
Where was Spain vs France played?
The match was played at MHPArena (Stuttgart).
Who had more possession in Spain vs France?
France had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.