Spain beat Belgium late to set to World Cup semifinal vs. France
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"Spain beat Belgium late to set to World Cup semifinal vs. France" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
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Coverage (6)
- Spain's Yamal: France should fear us in semifinal www.espn.com · just now
- Spain pounce on Lammens error to make semifinal with France. Is it the real final? Was Courtois exit key? The New York Times · 3h ago
- Spain leave it late to book semifinal date with France Al Jazeera · 3h ago
- Spain reaches World Cup semifinals as Mikel Merino delivers late winner vs. Belgium Yahoo Sports · 3h ago
- Merino sends Spain to the semis, but La Roja need more from wasteful attack ESPN · 3h ago broke it first
- Spain beat Belgium late to set to World Cup semifinal vs. France ESPN · 3h ago broke it first
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