New Delhi, July 11 -- Spain right-winger Lamine Yamal has given a timely warning to France ahead of the two teams' showdown in the semi-finals of FIFA World Cup 2026 next week.

Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 in the quarter-finals in Los Angeles on Friday to set-up a blockbuster semi-final clash against France in Dallas on Tuesday.

As far as recent faceoffs between these two teams go, the two teams have locked horns in the semi-finals of the 2024 European Championships, as well as in the last-four stage of the 2025 UEFA Nations League.

Spain were the winners on both of those occasions. "If France should fear anyone, it's us," Lamine Yamal told reporters after Spain's win over Belgium.

"We have knocked them out [before]. We have beat them t...