World Cup Standings 2026 2024-07-03 World Cup Standings 2026 - Last update images today World Cup Standings 2026 Brewers Come Into Matchup With The Dodgers On Losing Streak Marc Cucurella has said Spain have benefitted from being seen as outsiders before Euro 2024 kicked off as they prepare to face France in the semifinal in Munich on Tuesday. Spain were not considered among the outright favourites at the start of the tournament, but they are now heavily fancied to go all the way in Germany after winning five games in a row and eliminating the hosts in Stuttgart on Friday. "Within football, there has long been respect for Spain, how we play and the players we have, but maybe coming in [to Euro 2024] as outsiders helped us," Cucurella said in a news conference on Sunday. "We started with the confidence of having nothing to lose. Now that confidence has grown and we are in the key moment of the tournament. "I knew we had a great team, which has been proven. We have fought so hard to be here and now we need one last big effort. Two more steps." After beating Croatia, Italy, Albania and Georgia, three-time European champions Spain faced their toughest test yet against Germany, eventually winning 2-1 after extra time. Germany, though, were angered by referee Antony Taylor's decision not to give a penalty before Mikel Merino's 119th minute winner when a Jamal Musiala shot struck Cucurulla's hand, which was by his side. It led Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann to call for AI to be used to help make decisions related to possible handballs in the area. "It hit my hand but I saw the referee quickly said 'no, no,'" Cucurella said of the moment. "That made me calm. If the experts have since said it's not handball, too, then it's not handball and that's that. "I understand there's a doubt, we are tired of seeing handballs, some yes, some no. But if Germany won, we would not be talking about it. "We could have complained about [Toni] Kroos not getting booked earlier [for a challenge on Pedri] and then maybe he's sent off later. In the end, we scored one more goal than them and went through." Cucurella has been one of the revelations of the tournament for Spain. Few expected him to make the squad months ago and it was not certain he would start ahead of Alejandro Grimaldo in the opener against Croatia. "Possibly, yes," the Chelsea defender responded when asked if he felt his reputation has been boosted in his homeland on the back of his performances. "When you go abroad it's difficult, people lose track [of you] a little. It's normal, people watch Spanish football and the teams they have supported since they were young. "The praise is all welcome. It does not matter if it's arriving too soon or too late, it's better if people are saying good things about you. "There is a lot hard work in silence behind it which is now bearing fruit. I am happy to be here with the national team and now all that's left is to take the final steps [to win the tournament]." France stand between Spain and a possible final against either England or the Netherlands in Berlin on July 14. Spain will be without the suspended Dani Carvajal and Robin Le Normand against France, while Pedri has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a knee injury. "We will have to be very focused against France, above all when attacking because we will have to be careful when we lose the ball," Cucurella said. "They have quick players in attack and can exploit that. We will have to be focused for the 90 minutes or however long the game lasts. If we can win the ball back quickly, I think we have a good chance." National Teams Image 1 Wk 2026 Speelschema Groot Asian Qualifiers Draw WorldCup 2026 Preview Sect En ICC CWC SUPER LEAGUE PT 15th MARCH D 0eua2XUAEGhGV.webp 17 JUN MOTW WorldCup2026 Golaza 2022 06 17 A Fox Poster IAmKevinHarvick Horizontal WithTuneIn ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table After Match 12 India Vs Pakistan 1280x1280 .webp ?media Id=3808102999242518 Maxresdefault Icc World Cup 2023 Schedule World Cup Points Table Ffdb81ec 1104 41d7 Ac36 03c92396503b 1920x1080 Screenshot 2023 10 14 213033 1697299248174 FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers Standings Pengu World Cup Qualifying Standings 7 Gp.ashx?h=1080&la=en US&w=1920&rev=76e790b8aac740c28b5d39a2cc2ccebf&hash=7B8BA9ED89DE33BBC3D11742D1FED80C 67baa7072ceba938dfd706f583b082b9 28.3 WCSL Table E1616951736230 EliminatoriasEuropa LNl3vv6ZW L8GwhMqnu2JAPcz5eTpWOgS83XRAltRc4 ?auto=webp&s=7479179e38c2f622c27ccc91699abd411c91999d Screenshot 320