Spain Take Down Belgium, Previewing England vs. Norway (7/11)

Merino scores late winner after error from Man Utd goalkeeper Lammens Lammens was on as second-half substitute after Courtois went off injured De Ketelaere headed equaliser against run of play after Ruiz scored opener Spain will play France in semi-finals on Tuesday,

Spain and Belgium are level in the first half of their 2026 World Cup quarter-final. Belgium suffered a major blow before kick-off when captain Youri Tielemans sustained an injury during the warm-up.

Spain left it late again to defeat Belgium and advance to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win after Senne Lammens' late mistake proved decisive.

Spain will meet France for the first semifinal set after La Roja scored a late winning goal in the second half to beat Belgium 2-1. • Highlights: In

Spain faces Belgium in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals on Friday in Southern California, the only match of the day before Saturday's doubleheader wraps up the round. The winner will face France in the semifinals after Les Bleus' convincing win over Morocco in the opening quarterfinal on Wednesday.

Spain turned to their super sub Mikel Merino once again as they triumphed over Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinals

Fabián Ruiz and Mikel Merino score for Spain, which takes advantage of an injury to Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Coutois in a 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal win.