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Spain vs Belgium Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Quarter-finals
FT2–1
Friday 10 July 2026  ·  19:00 UTC  ·  SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Match Report

Match Events ?
30'Fabián Ruiz Spain
41'Charles De Ketelaere (Timothy Castagne)Belgium
43'🟨Pau Cubarsí Spain
85'🟨Kevin De Bruyne Belgium
88'Mikel Merino Spain
90'🟨Aymeric Laporte Spain
90'🟨Axel Witsel Belgium
Match Statistics ?
Spain
Belgium
68%
Possession
32%
8
Shots on Target
2
17
Total Shots
5
5
Corners
1
13
Fouls
18
2.08
xG
0.37
Player Ratings ?
Spain
7.6RodriM
7.3Pau CubarsíD
7.3Fabián RuizM
Belgium
7.9Thibaut CourtoisG
7.5Charles De KetelaereF
7.2Nathan NgoyD
Starting Lineups ?
Spain
23GUnai Simón
12DPedro Porro
22DPau Cubarsí
14DAymeric Laporte
24DMarc Cucurella
16MRodri
8MFabián Ruiz
19MLamine Yamal
10MDani Olmo
15MAlex Baena
21FMikel Oyarzabal
Belgium
1GThibaut Courtois
21DTimothy Castagne
25DNathan Ngoy
4DBrandon Mechele
5DMaxim De Cuyper
20MHans Vanaken
23MNicolas Raskin
10MLeandro Trossard
7MKevin De Bruyne
11MJérémy Doku
17FCharles De Ketelaere

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Spain 49%Draw 26%Belgium 25%
xG: 1.48Expected goalsxG: 0.97

Spain vs Belgium looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
60%
Spain to Win
Home: 60%  Draw: 25%  Away: 16%
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Spain stronger
Spain: 1743 (#1)  ·  Belgium: 1596 (#12)
H2H Record ?
8–2–0
Spain leads
Avg 2.9 goals/game · 10 meetings
Spain
Belgium
#1
Position ?
#1
7
Points ?
5
2W 1D 0L
Record ?
1W 2D 0L
5
Goals For ?
6
0
Goals Against ?
2
+5
Goal Diff
+4
#2
FIFA Rank ?
#9
21.2%
Win Prob ?
1.5%
W W W W W
Form ?
L W W W D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
1Spain
1Draw
0Belgium
22 Jun 1986FIFA World CupSpain1–1NBelgium
21 Jun 1990FIFA World CupBelgium1–2NSpain
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
8Spain
2Draw
0Belgium
1 Sep 2016FriendlyBelgium0–2Spain
5 Sep 2009WC QualSpain5–0Belgium
15 Oct 2008WC QualBelgium1–2Spain
8 Oct 2005WC QualBelgium0–2Spain
9 Oct 2004WC QualSpain2–0Belgium
29 Mar 1995Euro QualSpain1–1Belgium
17 Dec 1994Euro QualBelgium1–4Spain
21 Jun 1990World CupBelgium1–2NSpain
22 Jun 1986World CupSpain1–1NBelgium
19 Feb 1986FriendlySpain3–0Belgium
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
📈Spain in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.

Injuries & Absences

Spain — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Belgium — Injuries
J. Doku
J. Doku
Injury
N. Ngoy
N. Ngoy
Injury
A. Onana
A. Onana
Injury
Z. Debast
Z. Debast
Injury
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