World Cup ｜ Quarter-final ｜ 2026-07-11 04:00 JST
2 – 1
30' Florentino 88' Mikel Merino
Match summary Spain took on Belgium in the World Cup Quarter-final on July 11. Spain edged a close game against Belgium, 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Spain scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Scorers: Spain – Florentino and Mikel Merino; Belgium – C. De Ketelaere. Assists: Belgium – T. Castagne.
Spain controlled the game with 68% possession and 17 shots (5 for their opponents). Spain scored 2 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Spain 2, Belgium 2.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 23 Simón 24 Cucu rel 14 Lapo rte 22 Pare des 12 Porro 8 Florent 16 Rodri 15 Rodrígu 10 Olmo 19 Yamal 21 Oyarzab
4-2-3-1 1 Courtoi 5 Cuyper 4 Mech ele 25 Ngoy 21 Cast agn 23 Raskin 20 Vanaken 11 Doku 7 Bruyne 10 Trossar 17 Ketelae
2.08 Expected goals (xG) 0.37
0.59 Goals prevented (xG) 0.59
View as table Spain Stat Belgium 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 68% Possession 32% 2.08 Expected goals (xG) 0.37 17 Shots 5 8 Shots on target 2 4 Shots off target 1 5 Blocked shots 2 10 Shots inside the box 4 7 Shots outside the box 1 5 Corner kicks 1 3 Offsides 1 13 Fouls 18 665 Passes 314 598 Accurate passes 244 90% Pass accuracy 78% 1 Goalkeeper saves 6 0.59 Goals prevented (xG) 0.59 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Michael Oliver, England
Player stats Spain Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Unai Simón 0 24(73%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 2(1) DF Pedro Porro 1 0 2(100%) 2 66(88%) 0 0 0 4 2 6.9 90 1 1 13(6) DF Pau Cubarsí Paredes 1 1 0 1 89(98%) 0 1 0 1 1 7.3 90 2 1 8(4) DF Aymeric Laporte 0 1 64(96%) 0 1 0 1 6.6 90 1 6(2) DF Marc Cucurella 1 1 0 1 1 43(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1 3(1) MF Rodri 0 1 1 98(94%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 90 2 3(2) MF Florentino 1 1 1 1 35(88%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 55 1 4(2) MF Lamine Yamal 4 2 0 4(50%) 1 39(83%) 0 0 0 2 4 7.3 90 16(9) MF Dani Olmo 2 1 0 2(67%) 41(98%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 86 1 6(5) MF Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 0 1 22(79%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 55 1 5(2) FW Mikel Oyarzabal 1 1 0 2 22(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 79 2 1 4(3) MF Pedri 0 37(86%) 0 0 0 1 7 35 1 5(2) FW Ferran Torres 0 8(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 35 3(1) FW N. Williams 0 6(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 11 MF Mikel Merino 1 1 1 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 12 1 4(2) GK David Raya 0 0 0 0 GK Joan García 0 0 0 0 DF Marc Pubill 0 0 0 0 DF Eric García 0 0 0 0 MF Marcos Llorente 0 0 0 0 DF Alejandro Grimaldo 0 0 0 0 MF Gavi 0 0 0 0 MF Martín Zubimendi 0 0 0 0 MF Yeremy Pino 0 0 0 0 FW Víctor Muñoz 0 0 0 0 FW Borja Iglesias 0 0 0 0
Belgium Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK T. Courtois 0 22(76%) 0 0 0 7.9 71 DF T. Castagne 0 2 18(69%) 1 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 3(3) DF N. Ngoy 0 2 2 38(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 2 4(2) DF B. Mechele 0 2 1 33(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 90 2 8(6) DF M. De Cuyper 1 0 1(100%) 16(76%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 61 1 4(1) MF H. Vanaken 0 1 12(75%) 0 0 0 6.3 60 1 2(1) MF Nicolas Raskin 0 1 31(79%) 0 0 0 5 2 6.7 90 2 10(3) MF L. Trossard 0 12(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 60 6(1) MF K. De Bruyne 1 1 0 1 19(79%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.6 86 5(3) MF J. Doku 0 4(44%) 1 15(79%) 0 0 0 3 5 6.7 90 1 2 21(10) FW C. De Ketelaere 1 1 1 10(50%) 0 0 0 7.5 90 8(5) MF A. Witsel 0 4(80%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.5 30 5(2) FW R. Lukaku 0 1(25%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 30 4(1) DF J. Seys 0 1 1 5(71%) 0 0 0 6.5 29 1(1) GK S. Lammens 0 7(54%) 0 0 0 6.2 19 FW A. Saelemaekers 0 1(100%) 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.7 12 1(1) GK M. Penders 0 0 0 0 DF A. Theate 0 0 0 0 DF T. Meunier 0 0 0 0 DF K. De Winter 0 0 0 0 FW Diego Moreira 0 0 0 0 FW D. Lukebakio 0 0 0 0 FW M. Fernandez-Pardo 0 0 0 0
Lineups Spain Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 Unai Simón Starter DF 12 Pedro Porro Starter DF 22 Pau Cubarsí Paredes Starter DF 14 Aymeric Laporte Starter DF 24 Marc Cucurella Starter MF 16 Rodri Starter MF 8 Florentino Starter MF 19 Lamine Yamal Starter MF 10 Dani Olmo Starter MF 15 Alejandro Baena Rodríguez Starter FW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal Bench FW 7 Ferran Torres Bench MF 20 Pedri Bench MF 6 Mikel Merino Bench FW 17 N. Williams
Show unused substitutes (11) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 David Raya Bench GK 13 Joan García Bench MF 5 Marcos Llorente Bench MF 18 Martín Zubimendi Bench MF 9 Gavi Bench DF 3 Alejandro Grimaldo Bench FW 26 Borja Iglesias Bench DF 4 Eric García Bench MF 11 Yeremy Pino Bench FW 25 Víctor Muñoz Bench DF 2 Marc Pubill
Belgium Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 T. Courtois Starter DF 21 T. Castagne Starter DF 25 N. Ngoy Starter DF 4 B. Mechele Starter DF 5 M. De Cuyper Starter MF 20 H. Vanaken Starter MF 23 N. Raskin Starter MF 10 L. Trossard Starter MF 7 K. De Bruyne Starter MF 11 J. Doku Starter FW 17 C. De Ketelaere Bench GK 12 S. Lammens Bench MF 6 A. Witsel Bench FW 9 R. Lukaku Bench FW 22 A. Saelemaekers Bench DF 18 J. Seys
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 M. Penders Bench DF 3 A. Theate Bench FW 26 M. Fernandez-Pardo Bench FW 19 Diego Moreira Bench DF 15 T. Meunier Bench FW 14 D. Lukebakio Bench DF 16 K. De Winter
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 30' Spain ⚽ Goal Florentino 1-0 1H 41' Belgium ⚽ Goal C. De Ketelaere 1-1 1H 43' Spain 🟨 Yellow card Pau Cubarsí Paredes 2H 10' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Alejandro Baena Rodríguez → IN Ferran Torres 2H 10' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Florentino → IN Pedri 2H 15' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Trossard → IN A. Witsel 2H 15' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Vanaken → IN R. Lukaku 2H 16' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT M. De Cuyper → IN J. Seys 2H 26' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Courtois → IN S. Lammens 2H 34' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Mikel Oyarzabal → IN N. Williams 2H 40' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card K. De Bruyne 2H 41' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Dani Olmo → IN Mikel Merino 2H 41' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT K. De Bruyne → IN A. Saelemaekers 2H 43' Spain ⚽ Goal Mikel Merino 2-1 2H 45+3' Spain 🟨 Yellow card Aymeric Laporte 2H 45+5' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card A. Witsel
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