World Cup Watch How Man City Blues fared in the semi‑finals

At Dallas Stadium, the roar of the crowd faded as the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi‑finals reached their climax on July 15. Spain and Argentina secured their places in the final, leaving the Man City Blues to watch from the sidelines – World Cup Watch How they fared. The tournament began with Manchester City supplying 18 players from 12 nations. Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov was eliminated in the group stage, while the remaining 17 club‑mates advanced to the Round of 32. The Round of 32 saw six City players depart: Nathan Ake and Tijjani Reijnders of the Netherlands, Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol of Croatia, Rayan Ait‑Nouri of Algeria and Antoine Semenyo of Ghana. Eleven City stars across seven nations progressed to the Round of 16, but the journeys of Ruben Dias and Matheus Nunes (Portugal) and Omar Marmoush (Egypt) ended there, leaving eight club‑mates to reach the quarter‑finals.

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In the quarter‑finals, Norway’s Erling Haaland and Belgium’s Jeremy Doku saw their World Cup runs end, while six Manchester City players representing three nations moved on to the semi‑finals. Spain’s 2‑0 victory over France in Dallas featured Rodri, the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, who played the full 90 minutes, recorded 82 touches, six defensive actions, four tackles, 12 ground duels and four aerial duels, and posted an 87% pass accuracy. Rayan Cherki entered in the 72nd minute, added a key pass, completed two dribbles and won two ground duels.

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England fell 1‑2 to Argentina in Atlanta. Manchester City’s Marc Guehi and Elliot Anderson started and completed the match; Guehi logged 62 touches, five defensive actions, four clearances, six recoveries and a 98% pass accuracy, while Anderson added 73 touches, eight defensive actions, three clearances, three recoveries and four tackles. Substitute Nico O’Reilly entered in the 82nd minute, contributing two defensive actions and one aerial duel. The third‑place playoff on July 18 in Miami will feature five City players – Cherki, O’Reilly, Guehi, Anderson and goalkeeper James Trafford – against England. Only Rodri remains to contest the final, where Spain will meet Argentina in New York.