France defender William Saliba departed in the first half of Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal against Spain at Arlington, Texas, with an undisclosed injury.

Saliba sat down near midfield in the 28th minute while taking possession of the ball and was unable to continue. The Arsenal player has struggled with back issues for the past three years.

Saliba was replaced by Maxence Lacroix in the 30th minute.

The injury came shortly after Spain took a 1-0 lead on a goal from the penalty spot by Mikel Oyarzabal. The penalty was awarded when France defender Lucas Digne committed a foul on Spain forward Lamine Yamal.

Spain added a goal in the 58th minute, scored by Pedro Porro.

The winner of Tuesday’s semifinal advanced to Sunday’s World Cup Final at East Rutherford, N.J., against the winner of Wednesday’s semifinal match between Argentina and England.

–Field Level Media

While the Claret Jug that is handed to the winner of The Open Championship remains one of the most respected trophies in golf, the payouts for the tournament are lacking among sport’s four majors.

The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, will hand out $17.75 million in prize money on Sunday.

The Masters and U.S. Open each handed out $22.5 million in prize money this year, while the PGA Championship had a $20.5 million purse. Of those three events, the U.S. Open had the biggest increase from 2025, adding $1 million.

The Open Championship increased its purse this year by $750,000, but that number is behind all three of the other majors.

Prize money for PGA Tour and DP World Tour events has increased steadily since the advent of LIV Golf in 2022.

LIV is paying out $32.3 million at each of its tournaments this year but recently lost its prime source of funding when Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it would no longer bankroll the tour.

The winner of The Open Championship, which tees off Thursday, will receive $3.2 million. That sum is up $100,000 from last year.

Rory McIlroy earned $4.5 million for winning The Masters in April, while Aaron Rai took home $3.69 million for winning the PGA Championship in May and Wyndham Clark earned $4.5 million for winning the U.S. Open in June.

–Field Level Media

Spain is headed back to the World Cup final for the second time after denying France a third straight appearance following a 2-0 victory in a semifinal in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday.

Pedro Porro followed Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty in the 22nd minute by doubling the count in the 58th minute.

Spain, the 2010 champion, will play in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday against the winner of the reigning champion Argentina-England match in Atlanta on Wednesday.

France plays in the third-place match in Miami on Saturday.

Spain has a 37-match unbeaten streak (30 wins, seven draws) to tie Italy’s European record.

The best chance for France came in the 82nd minute when Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon raced midway between the penalty area and the center circle to challenge Desire Doue for the ball.

Doue got to it but Simon ran back and cut the angle to make a save inside the box as two Spain defenders guarded the goal line. Simon (three saves) is the first men’s keeper to have six shutouts in a single World Cup.

Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty in the 22nd minute put Spain ahead.

France trailed for the first time in the tournament when Oyarzabal scored his fifth goal of the World Cup with a shot to the upper right corner.

Lamine Yamal, a day after his 19th birthday, drew a foul by Lucas Digne on the right side of the box.

A long cross by Marc Cucurella was popped in the air by Digne. As he attempted a volley, Yamal snuck in behind him and as the ball hit his left shoulder, Dinge kicked him in the left thigh, prompting Yamal to fall.

More misfortune befell France at the half-hour mark when veteran defender William Saliba left with an injury and was replaced by Max Lacroix, whose only action in the tournament was 90 minutes in the group finale vs. Norway.

Nearing 40 minutes in, Yamal set up an onrushing Fabian Ruiz but defender Dayot Upamecano was able to get a foot on the attempt to deflect the ball for a corner kick.

France was seeking to become the third nation to qualify for three straight finals, joining West Germany (1982, 1986 and 1990) and Brazil (1994, 1998 and 2002).

The French won the World Cup in 2018 and were runner-up to Argentina in 2022.

–Field Level Media