Spain 2-1 Belgium · World Cup 2026
Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Spain and Belgium met in the World Cup 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, 10 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Spain: F. Ruiz 30'; M. Merino 88'. Belgium: C. De Ketelaere 41'.
How the match went
Spain saw more of the ball, 68% of it. Spain had 17 shots with 8 on target, Belgium 5 with 2 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 5 to Spain and 1 to Belgium. Spain conceded 13 fouls, Belgium 18. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Spain, 2 for Belgium).
Line-ups
Spain started in a 4-2-3-1: Unai Simón, Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsí, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Rodri, Fabián Ruiz, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal.
Belgium started in a 4-2-3-1: Thibaut Courtois, Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Hans Vanaken, Nicolas Raskin, Leandro Trossard, Kevin De Bruyne, Jérémy Doku, Charles De Ketelaere.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.