8 mins

GOAL! The French are ahead!

Dembele sweeps a pass wide to Mbappe. He takes a couple of paces into the box and curls a cross to the back post, and Randal Kolo Muani is there to nod it past Unai Simon into the corner!

5 mins

CLOSE! Spain should be ahead.

Williams swings in a cross that makes it way to Yamal on the other side. He takes a touch and delivers a cross of his own to the back post – Fabian Ruiz is there to meet it, and he’s unmarked, but he heads over!

4 mins

Yamal brings down Hernandez as France looked to attack, but it’s too far to put it into the box. Williams looks to counter, but Kante is there to slide in and intercept.

Spain have it back quickly, knocking around confidently between defence and midfield.

2 mins

Early signs of pressure from Yamal and Ruiz as the former tries to find some space on the edge of the box before Ruiz does manage to, and he clips a cross that outruns his teammates.

Mbappe has removed his face mask for the Euro 2024 semi-final!

KICK-OFF! France get the first semi-final of Euro 2024 underway.

This is the 37th meeting between the two – who’ll come out on top?

The anthems are done in a febrile atmosphere in Munich. Plenty of whistling from both sides.

Mbappe and Morata exchange the pennants and the coin toss is conducted by Slavko Vincic.

We’re moments away in Bavaria!

Just five minutes until kick-off now.

The teams are in the tunnel now, and the national anthems are moments away.

As we approach kick-off, here’s a reminder of how both sides reached the final four.

France

France 1-0 Austria – Unsure how Austria would go, France played it safe as Ralf Rangnick’s men proved they were here to compete. Max Wober’s unfortunate own goal secured three crucial points for Didier Deschamps men.

France 0-0 Netherlands – In what could possibly end up being a preview of the Euro 2024 final, a Kylian Mbappe-less France played out a stalemate with the Dutch.

France 1-1 Poland – Needing to avoid defeat to guarantee qualification for the knockout rounds Mbappe opened the scoring from the penalty spot but a Robert Lewandowski penalty brought Poland an equaliser. It’s the only goal France have conceded thus far.

Last-16

France 1-0 Belgium – After finished behind Austria in Group D, France now had to face Belgium. This time it was a Jan Vertonghen own goal which sent them through.

Quarter-final

France 0-0 Portugal (5-3 on penalties) – Billed as Mbappe vs Ronaldo this knockout round tie didn’t live up to the hype. A goalless draw after 120 minutes took the match to a shootout where the French scored a perfect five and advanced.

Spain

Spain 3-0 Croatia – Alvaro Morata, Fabian Ruiz and Dani Carvajal all scored in a straightforward win.

Spain 1-0 Italy – A Riccardo Calafiori own goal settled the tie, though the scoreline was flattering for Italy.

Spain 1-0 Albania – Ferran Torres’ 13th minute strike ensured Spain kept their 100% win rate in tact.

Last-16

Spain 4-1 Georgia – Despite a Robin Le Normand own goal sending Spain behind they equalised through Rodri before goals from Ruiz, Nico Williams and Dani Olmo helped them to a comfortable win.

Quarter-final

Spain 2-1 Germany – Substitute Olmo opened the scoring in the 51st minute before a very late equaliser from Florian Wirtz. Fellow Spanish sub Mikel Merino then decided the match late in extra-time.