Lamine Yamal, the Barcelona and Spain star, continued his dominance in direct confrontations with Kylian Mbappé, the Real Madrid and France star.

Spain qualified for the final of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday evening, with a valuable 2-0 victory over France.

Kylian Mbappé failed to find the net today, while Yamal contributed to his team's victory by winning a penalty, from which La Roja scored the first goal.

In 11 direct encounters between them, Yamal has prevailed in 9 matches, while the balance tilted in Mbappé's favor only twice.

The Dallas match was the third encounter between them wearing the shirts of their national teams, and in this context, the Spanish player holds a perfect record: 3 consecutive wins.

The first was for Yamal with Spain in the semi-final of the last European Championship, when he scored a wonderful goal to equalize at the Allianz Arena in Munich, before Dani Olmo sealed it minutes later.

As for the second win, it was a year ago in the semi-final of the UEFA Nations League, when Spain won with an exciting scoreline (5-4), with Yamal scoring two goals, while Mbappé scored one for France.

The third win came for the young Barcelona star in the semi-final of the 2026 World Cup, bringing Spain a huge step closer to the dream of winning the World Cup for the second time in its history.