Maximum gold content? All four World Cup semifinalists are former champions! A 36-year-old spectacle reappears, only the third time in history.

On July 12 Beijing time, the World Cup semifinal lineup was finalized. The top four in the FIFA rankings—France, Argentina, Spain, and England—met in the semifinals as expected. Every one of these teams is a former champion, making it the third occurrence of such a scenario in World Cup history.

In this edition of the World Cup, the top four seeds in the FIFA rankings—Argentina, France, Spain, and England—all topped their groups in the group stage and successfully landed in four different quarter-final brackets in the knockout rounds.

Ultimately, although each of these four teams faced challenges along the way, they all made it to the semifinals as scheduled.

As a result, no new champion will emerge from this World Cup, as all four teams are former winners. Among them, Argentina has won three titles, France two, and Spain and England one each.

According to statistics, this is the third time in World Cup history that all four semifinalists are previous champions. The only previous occurrences were in 1970 (Germany, Italy, Uruguay, Brazil) and 1990 (England, Germany, Italy, Argentina)—meaning this spectacle has not been seen in 36 years.

The biggest advantage of having all four major contenders meet in the semifinals is that the matches are packed with excitement. Although the last World Cup final was a thrilling showdown between Argentina and France, the surprise runs of Croatia and Morocco into the semifinals had somewhat dimmed the star power.

It can be said that with these four teams assembled, the final four matches of this World Cup are set to be absolutely thrilling.