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Spain vs Belgium: match report

Spain hosted Belgium at SoFi Stadium on Friday 10 July 2026, in the World Cup. Michael Oliver is the referee.

Result and scorers

Spain 2-1 Belgium. Goals: Fabián Ruiz 30' for Spain; Charles De Ketelaere 41' for Belgium; Mikel Merino 88' for Spain. Attendance: 70,492.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 30' Goal: Fabián Ruiz (Spain) 1-0
  • 41' Goal: Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) 1-1
  • 43' Yellow card: Pau Cubarsí (Spain)
  • 85' Yellow card: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
  • 88' Goal: Mikel Merino (Spain) 2-1
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Aymeric Laporte (Spain)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Axel Witsel (Belgium)
Match stats (contains the result)
67.9%Possession32.1%
17Shots5
8Shots on target2
5Corners1
13Fouls18
3Offsides1
1Saves6
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Spain 4-2-3-1

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

  1. 23 Unai Simón GK
  2. 12 Pedro Porro DEF
  3. 22 Pau Cubarsí DEF
  4. 14 Aymeric Laporte DEF
  5. 24 Marc Cucurella DEF
  6. 16 Rodri MID
  7. 8 Fabián Ruiz MID
  8. 19 Lamine Yamal FWD
  9. 10 Dani Olmo MID
  10. 15 Álex Baena MID
  11. 21 Mikel Oyarzabal FWD

Bench

  • 20 Pedri MID
  • 7 Ferran Torres FWD
  • 17 Nico Williams FWD
  • 6 Mikel Merino MID
  • 1 David Raya GK
  • 13 Joan García GK
  • 4 Eric García DEF
  • 2 Marc Pubill DEF
  • 5 Marcos Llorente DEF
  • 3 Alejandro Grimaldo MID
  • 9 Gavi MID
  • 18 Martín Zubimendi MID
  • 11 Yéremi Pino MID
  • 26 Borja Iglesias FWD
  • 25 Víctor Muñoz FWD

Belgium 4-2-3-1

Coach: Rudi Garcia

  1. 1 Thibaut Courtois GK
  2. 21 Timothy Castagne DEF
  3. 25 Nathan Ngoy DEF
  4. 4 Brandon Mechele DEF
  5. 5 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
  6. 20 Hans Vanaken MID
  7. 23 Nicolas Raskin MID
  8. 10 Leandro Trossard FWD
  9. 7 Kevin De Bruyne MID
  10. 11 Jérémy Doku FWD
  11. 17 Charles De Ketelaere MID

Bench

  • 18 Joaquin Seys DEF
  • 6 Axel Witsel MID
  • 9 Romelu Lukaku FWD
  • 12 Senne Lammens GK
  • 22 Alexis Saelemaekers MID
  • 13 Mike Penders GK
  • 3 Arthur Theate DEF
  • 16 Koni De Winter DEF
  • 15 Thomas Meunier DEF
  • 19 Diego Moreira MID
  • 14 Dodi Lukébakio FWD
  • 26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo FWD
Previous meetings
  • Thursday 1 September 2016: Belgium 0-2 Spain
  • Saturday 5 September 2009: Spain 5-0 Belgium
  • Wednesday 15 October 2008: Belgium 1-2 Spain
  • Saturday 8 October 2005: Belgium 0-2 Spain
  • Saturday 9 October 2004: Spain 2-0 Belgium