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Quarter-finals

Spain vs Belgium

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00 CET/CEST. 2 - 1.

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Spain flag

Spain

2 - 1 Finished
Belgium flag

Belgium

Match

Details

Date
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00 CET/CEST
Venue
Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood
Stage
Quarter-finals
Status
Finished
Winner
Spain
Goals
30' ESP Fabian Ruiz41' BEL Charles De Ketelaere88' ESP Mikel Merino
Cards
4 cards (ESP 2Y/0R, BEL 2Y/0R)
Substitutions
9 substitutions (ESP 4, BEL 5)
Fouls
31 fouls (ESP 13, BEL 18)
Group-stage context

Qualifying Group Tables

Home qualifying group

Group H Table

Group details
Spain flagSpain #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1Spain flagSpainAdvanced from groupSpain finished 1st in Group H with 7 points and +5 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.7+5210
2Cape Verde flagCape VerdeAdvanced from groupCape Verde finished 2nd in Group H with 3 points and 0 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Argentina, 3 - 2 (aet).30030
3Uruguay flagUruguay3rd #12Group-stage exitUruguay finished 3rd in Group H with 2 points and -1 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.2-1021
4Saudi Arabia flagSaudi ArabiaGroup-stage exitSaudi Arabia finished 4th in Group H with 2 points and -4 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.2-4021
Away qualifying group

Group G Table

Group details
Belgium flagBelgium #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1Belgium flagBelgiumAdvanced from groupBelgium finished 1st in Group G with 5 points and +4 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out QFOut QFEliminated in the Quarter-finals against Spain, 2 - 1.5+4120
2Egypt flagEgyptAdvanced from groupEgypt finished 2nd in Group G with 5 points and +2 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R16Out R16Eliminated in the 1/8 finals against Argentina, 3 - 2.5+2120
3Iran flagIran3rd #9Group-stage exitIran finished 3rd in Group G with 3 points and 0 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.30030
4New Zealand flagNew ZealandGroup-stage exitNew Zealand finished 4th in Group G with 1 points and -6 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.1-6012
Flow

Match Momentum

WC 2026Match Momentum
Spain flagSpain2 - 1BelgiumBelgium flag
SpainBelgiumGoalYellowRedSub
Pre - Key moment - Youri Tielemans10' - Key moment - Rodri15' - Key moment - Charles De Ketelaere21' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal30' - Key moment - Dani Olmo30' - Goal - Fabian Ruiz - Spain 1-0 Belgium35' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal40' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal41' - Goal - Charles De Ketelaere - Spain 1-1 Belgium43' - Yellow card - Pau Cubarsi45+2' - Key moment - Fabian Ruiz48' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal50' - Key moment - Jeremy DokuHT - Key moment - Half time52' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal55' - Key moment - Maxim De Cuyper55' - Substitution - Ferran Torres - for Alex Baena55' - Substitution - Pedri - for Fabian Ruiz60' - Substitution - Romelu Lukaku - for Hans Vanaken60' - Substitution - Axel Witsel - for Leandro Trossard61' - Substitution - Joaquin Seys - for Maxim De Cuyper61' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal62' - Key moment - Kevin De Bruyne62' - Key moment - Mikel Oyarzabal66' - Injury - Thibaut Courtois71' - Substitution - Senne Lammens - for Thibaut Courtois74' - Key moment - Lamine Yamal79' - Substitution - Nico Williams - for Mikel Oyarzabal84' - Key moment - Kevin De Bruyne85' - Yellow card - Kevin De Bruyne86' - Substitution - Alexis Saelemaekers - for Kevin De Bruyne86' - Substitution - Mikel Merino - for Dani Olmo88' - Key moment - Pau Cubarsi88' - Goal - Mikel Merino - Spain 2-1 Belgium90+2' - Key moment - Alexis Saelemaekers90+3' - Yellow card - Aymeric Laporte90+5' - Yellow card - Axel Witsel90+7' - Key moment - Marc CucurellaFT - Key moment - Full time
0'15'30'HT60'75'FT

Flashscore-style editorial momentum curve based on ESPN play-by-play, Guardian live reporting and FOX/FIFA match centres: Spain controlled possession and chance volume, Belgium still had clear counter-phases around De Ketelaere's equaliser, the 50-62 minute spell, Courtois' injury disruption and stoppage-time pressure.

Events

Match Events

Pre
Key moment: Youri Tielemans

Belgium - Belgium lose captain Youri Tielemans to a warm-up injury; Hans Vanaken starts in midfield.

10'
Key moment: Rodri

Spain - Shot from the centre of the box is blocked after a Fabian Ruiz cross.

15'
Key moment: Charles De Ketelaere

Belgium - Left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked after Jeremy Doku opens Spain up.

21'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Low left-footed shot from distance flashes just wide.

30'
Key moment: Dani Olmo

Spain - Courtois saves Olmo's first-time shot after Pedro Porro combines with Yamal.

30'
Goal: Fabian Ruiz

Spain - Spain 1-0 Belgium - Reacts to Courtois' save and scrambles Spain into the lead.

35'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Free kick is saved by Courtois after Yamal wins the foul on the edge of the box.

40'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Shot from the right side of the box hits the side netting.

41'
Goal: Charles De Ketelaere

Belgium - Assist: Timothy Castagne - Spain 1-1 Belgium - Header from Castagne's cross ends Spain's tournament shutout streak.

43'
Yellow card: Pau Cubarsi

Spain - Booked after holding Kevin De Bruyne.

45+2'
Key moment: Fabian Ruiz

Spain - Shot is blocked from Spain's second corner in first-half stoppage time.

48'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Courtois spreads himself to stop Yamal after a Cubarsi pass; the flag then goes up.

50'
Key moment: Jeremy Doku

Belgium - Wins Belgium's only corner after driving at Aymeric Laporte.

HT
Key moment: Half time

Belgium - Belgium reach half-time level after weathering sustained Spain pressure.

52'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Shot is blocked after he repeatedly cuts inside from the right.

55'
Key moment: Maxim De Cuyper

Belgium - Left-footed shot from the left side of the box goes close.

55'
Substitution: Ferran Torres

Spain - For: Alex Baena

55'
Substitution: Pedri

Spain - For: Fabian Ruiz

60'
Substitution: Romelu Lukaku

Belgium - For: Hans Vanaken

60'
Substitution: Axel Witsel

Belgium - For: Leandro Trossard

61'
Substitution: Joaquin Seys

Belgium - For: Maxim De Cuyper

61'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Low shot from outside the box is saved by Courtois.

62'
Key moment: Kevin De Bruyne

Belgium - Shot from the centre of the box is saved by Unai Simon.

62'
Key moment: Mikel Oyarzabal

Spain - Close-range effort is saved by Courtois after Spain immediately respond.

66'
Injury: Thibaut Courtois

Belgium - Belgium goalkeeper goes down with a thigh injury after another save.

71'
Substitution: Senne Lammens

Belgium - For: Thibaut Courtois

74'
Key moment: Lamine Yamal

Spain - Blocked shot from the right side of the box as Spain push again.

79'
Substitution: Nico Williams

Spain - For: Mikel Oyarzabal

84'
Key moment: Kevin De Bruyne

Belgium - Ambitious long-range shot is blocked during Belgium's late holding spell.

85'
Yellow card: Kevin De Bruyne

Belgium - Booked for pulling down Ferran Torres.

86'
Substitution: Alexis Saelemaekers

Belgium - For: Kevin De Bruyne

86'
Substitution: Mikel Merino

Spain - For: Dani Olmo

88'
Key moment: Pau Cubarsi

Spain - Assist: Pedri - Long-range shot is spilled by Lammens in the build-up to the winner.

88'
Goal: Mikel Merino

Spain - Spain 2-1 Belgium - Reacts first to Lammens' spill and finishes from close range.

FT
Foul: Team fouls

Spain - Official team total: 13 fouls committed.

FT
Foul: Team fouls

Belgium - Official team total: 18 fouls committed.

90+2'
Key moment: Alexis Saelemaekers

Belgium - Dribbles around Unai Simon and crosses before Cubarsi hooks clear.

90+3'
Yellow card: Aymeric Laporte

Spain - Booked for a late foul on Jeremy Doku.

90+5'
Yellow card: Axel Witsel

Belgium - Booked for a studs-up foul on Rodri.

90+7'
Key moment: Marc Cucurella

Spain - Shot from outside the box is saved by Lammens as Spain manage the final minute.

FT
Key moment: Full time

Spain - Spain beat Belgium 2-1 and advance to face France in the semi-finals.

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