Official: Spain to face Belgium in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final
The fixture is now official: Spain, who beat Portugal, will face Belgium, who thrashed the United States, in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final on July 10.
Match Recap
Spain
Belgium- 90'Yellow card: Axel Witsel (Belgium)
- 90'Yellow card: Aymeric Laporte (Spain)
- 90'Final score: Spain 2 - 1 Belgium
- 88'⚽ Goal for Spain (M. Merino)
- 86'Substitution: ↑ A. Saelemaekers / ↓ K. De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 86'Substitution: ↑ M. Merino / ↓ D. Olmo (Spain)
- 85'Yellow card: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 79'Substitution: ↑ N. Williams / ↓ M. Oyarzabal (Spain)
- 71'Substitution: ↑ S. Lammens / ↓ T. Courtois (Belgium)
- 61'Substitution: ↑ J. Seys / ↓ M. De Cuyper (Belgium)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ R. Lukaku / ↓ H. Vanaken (Belgium)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ A. Witsel / ↓ L. Trossard (Belgium)
- 55'Substitution: ↑ Pedri / ↓ F. Ruiz (Spain)
- 55'Substitution: ↑ F. Torres / ↓ A. Baena (Spain)
- 45'Half-time
- 43'Yellow card: Pau Cubarsí (Spain)
- 41'⚽ Goal for Belgium (C. De Ketelaere)
- 30'⚽ Goal for Spain (F. Ruiz)
- 0'Kick-off
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The fixture is now official: Spain will face Belgium in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final on July 10 at 19:00 GMT, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
La Roja advanced by beating Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal 1-0, with Mikel Merino scoring in extra time.
The Red Devils thrashed the United States 4-1, powered by a Charles De Ketelaere brace and goals from Vanaken and Lukaku.
The winner will face Norway or England in the semi-final.
Spain vs Belgium shapes up as one of the most anticipated clashes of the round, pitting Spain's golden generation led by Lamine Yamal against a red-hot Belgian attack.
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