ESP vs BEL LIVE – Follow live scores, goals and updates as Spain and Belgium face off in the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final at Los Angeles Stadium in California, USA.
Updated: Jul 11, 2026 00:22 IST
Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal are expected to be among the leaders in attack for Spain when the country takes on Belgium in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup. | Photo credit: Getty Images via AFP
Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal are expected to be among the leaders in attack for Spain when the country takes on Belgium in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup. | Photo credit: Getty Images via AFP
Wwelcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Spain and Belgium, being played in Inglewood, California.
Will Lamine Yamal and Co. reign supreme in this last eight clash, or will the likes of Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Jeremy Doku stun the European champions tonight? Follow this space for real-time updates from this high-profile clash.
Spain, the 2010 world champions, have not reached the semi-finals since – something they will want to change against Belgium, who are looking for their first title.
Competition overview:
Competition location: SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Stadium), Inglewood
Kick-off date and time: 12:00, July 10 (12:30 IST, July 11)
Referee: Michael Olivier
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Minutes until kick-off!
The players line up in the tunnel. The warm-ups are done, the flags are out. The two teams walk out to loud applause as Spain takes on Belgium in a clash of heavyweights.
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Form guide for Spain: WWWWD
Portugal 0-1 Spain
Spain 3-0 Austria
Uruguay 0-1 Spain
Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia
Spain 0-0 Cape Verde
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Belgium is completing the final touches
Belgium, which reached the semi-finals at the 2022 World Cup, wants to equal or even improve that record this time.
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Spain’s players absorb the atmosphere
Spanish players have arrived at the Los Angeles Stadium and after a short walk took to the field for their last-minute warm-up.
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Forms guide for Belgium: WWWDD
United States 1-4 Belgium
Belgium 3-2 (aet) Senegal
New Zealand 1-5 Belgium
Belgium 0-0 Iran
Belgium 1-1 Egypt
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Kevin de Bruyne back in the starting line-up
Belgium has brought back its strong men in midfield with Kevin de Bruyne and Jeremy Doku. Both were on the bench in their previous match, which saw the Red Devils take on the US in round 16, which saw US striker Folarin Balogun’s suspension lifted.
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One change for Spain!
Spain make just one change to the starting lineup, with Fabian Ruiz getting a starting call-up over Pedri. The Barcelona midfielder has had an unforgettable spell in this tournament so far, much poorer than the way he usually plays in the middle of the park.
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Confirmed line-ups: Belgium
Thibaut Courtois; Maxim De Cuyper, Timothy Castagne, Nayhan Ngoy, Brandon Mechele; Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Nicholas Raskin; Leandro Trossard, Charles de Ketelaere, Jeremy Doku
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Confirmed line-ups: Spain
Unai Simon; Marc Cucurella, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Pedro Porro; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Alex Baena; Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal
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How did Spain qualify for the quarter-finals?
Spain, the reigning European champions, topped the FIFA World Cup group after beating Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, then defeated Austria and Portugal to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time since 2010.
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Spain vs Belgium predicted lineups
Spain: Unai Simon, Cucurella, Laporte, Cubarsi, Porro, Rodri, Pedri, Baena, Olmo, Yamal, Oyarzabal
Belgium: Courtois, de Cuyper, Mechele, Ngoy, Castagne, Tielemans, Vanaken, Raskin, Trossard, De Ketelaere, Doku
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Match example
Spain will face Belgium in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match will be played on Friday, July 10 at Los Angeles Stadium.
Both sides topped their groups before making contrasting runs to the quarter-finals. Spain secured a convincing 3-0 win over Switzerland in the Round of 32, before securing a late 1-0 victory over Portugal in the previous round.
Belgium had to rely on a late comeback and an injury time penalty in the second half of extra time to get past Senegal in the Round of 32, before a 4-1 victory over hosts USA in the Round of 16.
The winner of this match will face France in the first semi-final.
Published on July 10, 2026

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