1. F. Ruiz

   Goal · Normal Goal

   30
2. 41

   C. De Ketelaere

   Goal · T. Castagne

3. P. Cubarsi

   Booking · Yellow Card

   43

4. A. Baena

   Substitution · F. Torres

   55

5. F. Ruiz

   Substitution · Pedri

   55
6. 60

   L. Trossard

   Substitution · A. Witsel

7. 60

   H. Vanaken

   Substitution · R. Lukaku

8. 61

   M. De Cuyper

   Substitution · J. Seys

9. 71

   T. Courtois

   Substitution · S. Lammens

10. M. Oyarzabal

    Substitution · N. Williams

    79
11. 85

    K. De Bruyne

    Booking · Yellow Card

12. 86

    K. De Bruyne

    Substitution · A. Saelemaekers

13. D. Olmo

    Substitution · M. Merino

    86

14. M. Merino

    Goal · Normal Goal

    88

15. A. Laporte

    Booking · Yellow Card

    90+3
16. 90+5

    A. Witsel

    Booking · Yellow Card

★ The storyline

TalismanDeveloping

Spain march on

Spain are through. They saw off Belgium 2–1 in the quarter-finals, and a family that's followed them all summer dares to look a little further up the bracket. On to the semi-finals.

WildcardDeveloping

Belgium bow out

And there it ends. Belgium fall to Spain 2–1 in the quarter-finals, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.

ComebackDeveloping

Spain march on through the quarter-finals

The run is real. Spain are through the quarter-finals, and a family that has followed them all summer is starting to believe. One more, and then we talk seriously.

WildcardDeveloping

Belgium bow out

And there it ends. Belgium fall to Spain, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.

WildcardDeveloping

Spain's LA Test: Can They See Off Belgium's Unlikely Run?

Spain arrive at the World Cup quarter-finals with momentum from their win over Portugal, now eyeing a semi-final spot and a potential showdown with France. Standing between them and Los Angeles glory is a Belgian side that has scraped through a choppy tournament with unlikely grit — most recently dismantling the USA despite a fractious tie. Both teams carry different kinds of pressure: Spain as favourites seeking to deliver on their pedigree, Belgium as underdogs who have somehow found a way when it mattered most.

Kevin De Bruyne

Source: Yahoo Sports

Why it matters

Quarter-final — win or go home.

Who to watch

L★ Emerging star

Lamine Yamal

Spain

The teenage spark lighting up the attack and the one everyone will be watching.

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KTalisman

Kevin De Bruyne

Belgium

The creative heartbeat Belgium will lean on to make their attacking edge count.

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Belgium are through to the last 32

Belgium are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.

Developing

Spain are through to the last 32

Spain are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.

Developing

Spain are world champions

Read it again slowly: Spain have won the World Cup. They beat Argentina 1–0 in the final, and everything this family shouted at a screen all summer just turned into the story you'll be telling for the rest of your lives. Champions of the world.

Developing

Spain: the whole run, the whole way

From the group stage to the last kick of the summer — Spain went the whole way. A family that followed every minute of it now owns the best ending football can write. World champions.

Teams out: Spain 4-2-3-1 · Belgium 4-2-3-1. Full lineups on the pitch in the Lineups tab.