Tuesday , 25 August 2026

Spain vs Belgium, Worldcup 2026 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Spain
2 – 1
Full Time
Belgium
Fri 10 Jul 2026 · 19:00 UTC SoFi Stadium 70,492 HT 45' · FT 45'
Fabian Ruiz 30' 1–0
1–1 41' Charles De Ketelaere
Mikel Merino 88' 2–1
Pau Cubarsi 43' Y
Y 85' Kevin De Bruyne
Aymeric Laporte 90' Y
Y 90' Axel Witsel

Overview

Match Preview

Spain vs Belgium — Worldcup at SoFi Stadium.

  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
21 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
1
Spain 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-10 Spain 2–1 Belgium 2018-02-03 Spain 3–1 Belgium 2017-10-17 Belgium 1–1 Spain 2017-02-03 Belgium 0–2 Spain 2016-09-09 Spain 0–1 Belgium

Recent Form

Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Belgium H 2–1 W
06 Jul Portugal A 1–0 W
02 Jul Austria H 3–0 W
27 Jun Uruguay A 1–0 W
21 Jun Saudi Arabia H 4–0 W
15 Jun Cape Verde Islands H 0–0 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Spain A 1–2 L
07 Jul United States A 4–1 W
01 Jul Senegal H 3–2 W
27 Jun New Zealand A 5–1 W
21 Jun Iran H 0–0 D
15 Jun Egypt H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Spain Belgium
#29 Position #25
7 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
5 Scored 6
0 Conceded 2
+5 GD +4
2.33 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Spain are 29th (7 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A
Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at SoFi Stadium as Spain face off against Belgium in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Leandro Trossard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Spain in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Belgium's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 15' Belgium come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexis Saelemaekers suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Pedro Porro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 38 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Fabian Ruiz makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Spain are in front.
  • 35' Maxim De Cuyper, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Axel Witsel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Belgium so far.
  • 41' Charles De Ketelaere doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a card for Pau Cubarsi.
  • 48' Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' Spain looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mikel Merino scoring 1 goals.
  • 55' The crowd applauds Fabian Ruiz as he leaves the pitch. Pedri steps in for Spain.
  • 60' Another substitution for Belgium to replace Leandro Trossard by Axel Witsel on 60 minute.
  • 65' Spain have won 64 goals from 126 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Spain are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Belgium's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Senne Lammens. He replaces Thibaut Courtois on 71 minute.
  • 76' Belgium fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Nico Williams. He replaces Mikel Oyarzabal on 79 minute.
  • 84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Kevin De Bruyne picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Alexis Saelemaekers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin De Bruyne at the 86 minute mark.
  • 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mikel Merino makes it 2-1.
  • 90' Aymeric Laporte picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Spain 2-1 Belgium.

Lineups

Spain Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis de la Fuente

Belgium Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Spain53% Draw28% Belgium19%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Spain or Draw
82%
Draw or Belgium
47%
Spain or Belgium
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Spain33% Draw53% Belgium14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.1%
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Spain

Handicap Spain covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 26% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Spain keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.