Monday , 12 October 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
17 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Spain launch into their encounter with Belgium.
  • 5' Belgium are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Spain international Unai Simon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Rudi Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at SoFi Stadium. Spain seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 126 games and scored 64 goals.
  • 30' GOAL! Fabian Ruiz fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 35' Pau Cubarsi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spain tonight.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' GOAL! Charles De Ketelaere fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 43' That is a card for Spain. Pau Cubarsi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 48' Spain looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mikel Merino scoring 1 goals.
  • 53' Aymeric Laporte needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Fabian Ruiz makes way for Pedri at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Spain.
  • 60' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Axel Witsel is hanging Leandro Trossard on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' Spain are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Belgium's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' Belgium make a change. Thibaut Courtois trudges off to be replaced by Senne Lammens on 71 minutes.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Spain is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 79' A change in the Spain ranks — Mikel Oyarzabal exits the field as Nico Williams enters on 79.
  • 84' Rodri has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' Kevin De Bruyne catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
  • 86' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexis Saelemaekers is hanging Kevin De Bruyne on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' Magnificent from Mikel Merino! That is 39 goals in 353 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Aymeric Laporte picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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.