Spain confront Belgium in World Cup quarter-finals, winner to face France
- On Friday, July 10, Spain faces Belgium in a World Cup quarterfinal at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with the winner advancing to challenge France.
- Seeking their first World Cup semifinal appearance in 16 years, Spain enters unbeaten across five matches, having allowed just 1.5 expected goals this summer.
- Spain coach Luis de la Fuente relies on Mikel Oyarzabal, who has scored four times, and standout attacker Lamine Yamal, though de la Fuente noted the attacking version of Yamal is "not to the level that we're used to."
- The victor advances to a semifinal match against France on Tuesday, July 14, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the final of nine World Cup matches hosted there.
- France secured their semifinal berth by defeating Morocco 2-0, while Spain aims to replicate the possession-based success from their 2010 World Cup triumph in South Africa.
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Spain will face Belgium in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup at SoFi Stadium on Saturday morning, July 11, 2026, at 02.00 WIB.
Spain and Belgium will face off in the quarter-finals of the World Cup today in Inglewood near Los Angeles. The match will start at 9 p.m. and will be broadcast on TV Slovenia 2 and our website.
FIFA World Cup 2026: Whoever controls midfield might win, says Robin Singh on Spain-Belgium quarter-final clash - The Tribune
Former Indian footballer Robin Singh believes the midfield battle will be the key factor in deciding the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final between Spain and Belgium. He highlighted the clash between Spain's possession-based approach and Belgium's fast counter-attacking style, saying the team that controls the midfield could have the advantage, according to a Zee5 press release.
They face each other in Los Angeles, after a dubitative start for both teams.Rodri and Tielemans arrive as the great figures of their teams in the face of the match.Both teams faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, with Belgian triumph.
The beginning of a great story or the grand ending of another will be on the edge of the razor today, at 4:00 pm, at the SoFI Stadium in Los Angeles, when the Spain of the young Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Pau Cubarsi will try to prove their worth in the biggest spotlight of world football, and end once again the chances of experienced Belgium, to win the World Cup, with the figurines stamped Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois. The …
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