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Spain vs Belgium — Highlights & Goals

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Highlights

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Clips

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Match report

Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory on Friday.

Spain and Belgium met on Friday, July 10, 2026 (FIFA World Cup), and the match finished 2-1.

On the scoresheet: Fabián Ruiz (30'), Charles De Ketelaere (41'), Mikel Merino (88').

Possession finished 68% for Spain and 32% for Belgium. In all, 4 yellow cards and 0 red cards were shown.

Form & head-to-head

Timeline

16
  1. 30′Fabián Ruiz
  2. 41′Charles De Ketelaere
  3. 43'Pau Cubarsí
  4. 55'Ferran Torres↓ Álex Baena
  5. 55'Pedri↓ Fabián Ruiz
  6. 60'Axel Witsel↓ Leandro Trossard
  7. 60'Romelu Lukaku↓ Hans Vanaken
  8. 61'Joaquin Seys↓ Maxim De Cuyper
  9. 71'Senne Lammens↓ Thibaut Courtois because of an injury
  10. 79'Nico Williams↓ Mikel Oyarzabal
  11. 85'Kevin De Bruyne
  12. 86'Alexis Saelemaekers↓ Kevin De Bruyne
  13. 86'Mikel Merino↓ Dani Olmo
  14. 88′Mikel Merino
  15. 90'+3'Aymeric Laporte
  16. 90'+5'Axel Witsel

Stats

SpainvsBelgium
67.9%Possession32.1%
17Shots5
8On Target2
5Blocked Shots2
5Corners1
3Offsides1
13Fouls18
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Saves6
598Accurate Passes243
6Tackles6
5Interceptions9
15Clearances34

Win probability

Pre-match odds

Spain 59%Draw 24%Belgium 17%

Lineups

SpainStarting XI
  • 1Unai SimónSpain
  • 2Aymeric LaporteSpain
  • 3Pau CubarsíSpain
  • 4Marc CucurellaSpain
  • 5Pedro PorroSpain
  • 6Dani OlmoSpain
  • 7Fabián RuizSpain
  • 8RodriSpain
  • 9Mikel OyarzabalSpain
  • 10Álex BaenaSpain
  • 11Lamine YamalSpain
Substitutes
  • Nico Williams
  • Yéremy Pino
  • Alejandro Grimaldo
  • Víctor Muñoz
  • Mikel Merino
  • Joan García
  • Eric García
BelgiumStarting XI
  • 1Thibaut CourtoisBelgium
  • 2Brandon MecheleBelgium
  • 3Nathan NgoyBelgium
  • 4Maxim De CuyperBelgium
  • 5Timothy CastagneBelgium
  • 6Kevin De BruyneBelgium
  • 7Nicolas RaskinBelgium
  • 8Hans VanakenBelgium
  • 9Charles De KetelaereBelgium
  • 10Jérémy DokuBelgium
  • 11Leandro TrossardBelgium
Substitutes
  • Alexis Saelemaekers
  • Koni De Winter
  • Joaquin Seys
  • Diego Moreira
  • Senne Lammens
  • Dodi Lukébakio
  • Arthur Theate