Spain0 - 1France

Good evening and welcome to Sports Mole's live commentary of Tuesday's mouthwatering Euro 2024 semi-final showdown between Spain and France at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Two of the strongest teams in this summer's tournament go head-to-head for the right to face either the Netherlands or England in the Euro 2024 final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday.

In the quarter-finals, Luis de la Fuente's side left it late to edge past host nation Germany by a 2-1 scoreline after extra time, while Didier Deschamps's men triumphed on penalties against Portugal to make the last four following a 0-0 draw in 120 minutes.

Make sure you do not miss a moment of the action courtesy of our minute-by-minute updates below.

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8.09pm

GOAL! SPAIN 0-1 FRANCE (KOLO MUANI)

8.06pm

Kylian Mbappe - without his mask tonight after breaking his nose at the start of the tournament - had the ball poked away from his feet on the edge of the penalty area by Jesus Navas.

8.04pm

CHANCE! Yamal and Ruiz are involved again for Spain, with the former this time setting up the latter from right to left. However, Ruiz can only head his effort at the far post over the crossbar.

8.04pm

CHANCE! Yamal and Ruiz are involved again for Spain, with the former this time setting up the latter from right to left. However, Ruiz can only head his effort at the far post over the crossbar.

8.02pm

Bright start from Spain... Fabian Ruiz moves into the left channel and curls a cross towards the back post, but Lamine Yamal slips and the ball bounces out of play.

8.00pm

KICKOFF: And we're off! France get us started.

Hopefully a memorable contest will be in store!

7.58pm

Both sides look ready and raring to go as the national anthems blare out at the Allianz Arena... kick off just moments away!

7.56pm

Spain vs. France will become just the third fixture in history to be played at each stage of the European Championship and World Cup, along with Italy vs. Spain and England vs. Germany.

France won three of their first four meetings with Spain at major tournaments (2-0 in Euro 1984 final, 2-1 in Euro 2000 quarter-final and 3-1 in last 16 of 2006 World Cup), while La Roja came out on top in the most recent encounter between the two nations - a 2-0 quarter-final win at Euro 2012. The other game was a group-stage draw at Euro 1996.

7.54pm

While Spain have scored a joint tournament-high 11 goals at Euro 2024 - level with Germany - France have only found the net three times across their five matches and, remarkably, have yet to score from open play.

Deschamps and co have been thankful for two own goals, while the only Les Bleus player to celebrate scoring a goal is Kylian Mbappe, who converted from the penalty spot in a 1-1 group-stage draw with Poland.

7.52pm

France, meanwhile, have only lost two of their last 19 international matches since the start of 2023 - both of which came in friendlies against Germany.

Les Bleus have been criticised by some for their 'boring football' at Euro 2024, but Deschamps came out fighting at his pre-match press conference, stating that "If you're getting bored, watch another game. You don't have to watch - it's fine."

Deschamps added: "It's very difficult for everyone, with fewer goals. It hasn't been the same as in the past, but we share the desire to make French men and women happy through the results we have been getting, especially in a period that has been hard for our country."

7.50pm

Since the start of 2023, Spain have the best win percentage of any European nation as they have won 15 of their last 19 matches (79%) under the tutelage of Luis de la Fuente.

La Roja have won seven games in a row and last won more consecutively between June 2009 and June 2010 (12).

You can understand why De la Fuente has labelled his side as "the best in the world" ahead of tonight's kickoff!

7.48pm

Seeking to win an unprecedented fourth European Championship title, Spain are looking to reach their fifth Euros final tonight; only Germany (six) have reached the showpiece event on more occasions.

As for France - two-time winners of the European Championship - they will endeavour to reach the final for the fourth time in their history, but only the second after Euro 2000 in the Netherlands not to be played on home soil.

7.46pm

Spain could etch their name into continental folklore tonight...

La Roja are the only nation who have won all five matches at Euro 2024 and they could become the first team in European Championship history to win six games in a row at the same tournament if they beat France tonight.

7.44pm

All single yellow cards have now been wiped for the semi-final stage, meaning Spanish and French players will only be suspended for the Euro 2024 final if they receive a red card in tonight's game, or if they are sanctioned by UEFA for any antics.

7.42pm

Rabiot served a one-match suspension in the quarter-finals, but he makes a swift return to France's first XI, joining N'Golo Kante and Aurelien Tchouameni in midfield.

Dembele, meanwhile, is rewarded for his impressive display off the substitutes' bench against Portugal with a start in attack alongside Randal Kolo Muani and captain Kylian Mbappe.

Griezmann, who has struggled in front of goal at Euro 2024, is therefore dropped to the bench.

7.40pm

France boss Deschamps makes two changes to his starting lineup, with Adrien Rabiot and Ousmane Dembele returning at the expense of Eduardo Camavinga and Antoine Griezmann.

7.38pm

Spain remarkably have both the oldest and youngest outfield players to ever feature in a semi-final of a European Championship or World Cup in their starting lineup.

At the ripe old age of 38 years and 231 days, Sevilla's Jesus Navas is handed a start at right-back, while Barcelona's Lamine Yamal - just 16 years and 362 days old - retains his spot on the right side of attack.

7.36pm

Spain have made three enforced changes to their starting lineup, with Nacho Fernandez, Jesus Navas and Dani Olmo all handed starts at the expense of Robin Le Normand, Dani Carvajal and Pedri.

While Le Normand and Carvajal are both serving suspensions, Pedri is ruled out through injury after suffering a medial collateral ligament knee sprain in the early stages of Friday's quarter-final.

7.34pm

FRANCE XI: Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Kolo Muani, Mbappe

Subs: Samba, Pavard, Mendy, Camavinga, Giroud, Thuram, Zaire Emery, Fofana, Coman, Clauss, Areola, Konate, Barcola, Griezmann

7.32pm

SPAIN XI: Simon; Jesus Navas, Nacho, Laporte, Cucurella; Olmo, Rodri, Ruiz; Yamal, Morata, Williams

Subs: Raya, Vivian, Merino, Joselu, Torres, Grimaldo, Remiro, Baena, Zubimendi, Oyarzabal, Lopez, Perez

7.30pm

Good evening! Thank you for joining Sports Mole for the first Euro 2024 semi-final between two European heavyweights in the form of Spain and France.

Luis de la Fuente's men have arguably been the best team of the tournament thus far and secured a statement victory over Germany in the quarter-finals to progress to the last four.

Meanwhile, Didier Deschamps's men have yet to reach the heights expected at Euro 2024, but they have battled their way to the semi-finals and came out on top against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal via a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals.

With just 30 minutes to go until kickoff, time for a look at the team news...