Spain will play Belgium in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals in Southern California on Friday. It will be the only game of the day before Saturday’s doubleheader concludes the round.
The winner will face France in the semi-finals. bluesThey had a convincing victory over Morocco in their opening quarter-final match on Wednesday.
Spain’s coach Luis de la Fuente told reporters: “Tomorrow’s game will be our toughest yet.” “Belgium are a very strong team. They have players who are used to winning. It will be a challenging game.”
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today’s world cup match
- 3:00 PM ET – Spain vs. Belgium (Quarterfinals) at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
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Belgium had further injury problems, with Thibaut Courtois being sent off in the 71st minute against Spain.
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Belgium captain Youri Tielemans injured during warm-up
Belgium suffered a huge blow on Friday ahead of the kick-off of their World Cup quarter-final match against Spain.
Youri Tielemans, Belgium’s captain and mainstay of the midfield, was injured during the warm-up and had to be replaced by Hans Vanaken.
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- GK: Unai Simon
- D.F.: Pedro Polo
- D.F.: Aymeric Laporte
- D.F.:Pau Kubalsi
- D.F.: Marc Cucurella
- M.F.:Fabian Ruiz
- M.F.:Rhodri
- M.F.:Alex Baena
- FW: Lamine Yamal
- FW: Dani Olmo
- FW: Mikel Oyarzabal
- GK: Thibaut Courtois
- D.F.:Brandon Mechelle
- D.F.: Maxim de Kuyper
- D.F.: Timothy Castagne
- D.F.: Nathan Goy
- M.F.:Kevin De Bruyne
- M.F.: Yuri Tielemans
- M.F.: Nicholas Ruskin
- FW: Leandro Trossard
- FW:Jeremy Doc
- FW: Charles de Quetelaer
There are 90 minutes left until kick-off. Read all the Spain vs Belgium news and updates here.
With just a few games remaining in the 2026 World Cup, ticket prices have fallen significantly over the past week.
One reason for this was that all three host nations were eliminated in the round of 16.
Find out more about World Cup ticket prices here.
Lamine Yamal ready for his ‘moment of brilliance’
Lamine Yamal has scored just one goal in this World Cup. Could things be about to change now that Spain need him most?
Read about how the 18-year-old waits for his ‘moment to shine’ here.
FIFA World Cup pairings, matches, and schedule
round 16
- July 4: France vs. Paraguay – Philadelphia
- July 4: Morocco vs. Canada – Houston
- July 5: Norway vs. Brazil – East Rutherford
- 5th July: England v Mexico – Mexico City
- July 6: Spain vs. Portugal – Arlington
- July 6: Belgium vs. USA – Seattle
- July 7: Argentina vs. Egypt – Atlanta
- July 7: Switzerland vs. Colombia – Vancouver
quarterfinals
- July 9: France vs. Morocco – Foxborough
- July 10: Spain vs. Belgium – Inglewood
- July 11: Norway vs. England – Miami
- July 11: Argentina vs. Switzerland – Kansas City
Semi-final
- July 14: France vs. Inglewood Winner – Arlington
- July 15: Winner of Miami/Kansas City – Atlanta
final
- July 19th at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
