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.

Substitute Mikel Merino fired another late winner as Spain snatched a place in the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Belgium. The Arsenal midfielder followed up his clincher against Portugal as he pounced on a mistake by replacement goalkeeper Senne Lammens after 88 minutes of a tight round-of-16 encounter in Los Angeles.

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.

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.

Belgium triple sub. Axel Witsel, Joaquin Seyes and Romelo Lukaku replace Hans Vanaken, Leandro Trossard and Maxim De Cuyper. Spain vs Belgium second half underway. Sp