Spain vs Belgium is poised to be a thrilling battle in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup when these two European heavyweights face off against each other at the Los Angeles Stadium on Friday evening.
The Spain vs Belgium clash will see some of the most prominent European footballers go to war as they aspire to take a step closer to World Cup glory.
The undefeated Spain side are soaring high on confidence after eliminating Portugal from the tournament, but they face a rejuvenated Belgium who look to maintain their surging form in this upcoming clash.
Match Details
Los Angeles Stadium
Los Angeles, USA
Friday, 10 July
19:00 GMT
Confident Spain Look To Keep Gritty 2026 World Cup Run Going Against Dangerous Belgium
The Spain vs Belgium game is going to be an action-packed thriller because of the sheer quality at the disposal of both teams heading into this clash.
Spain have arguably been the grittiest team at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, being the only team yet to concede a single goal as they’ve kept five straight clean sheets in the tournament to set a new impressive record.
Luis de La Fuente will hope his players can maintain that impenetrable aura about them to frustrate the Belgian players, as well as being innovative and patient with their attacking moves to outwit their opponents and sail their way to another important win.
Belgium, however, have picked up form in recent matches as they’ve scored seven goals in their last two games and are coming fresh off eliminating co-hosts USA.
Rudi Garcia will look to ensure his players can maintain their positive momentum levels to take the fight to Spain, as they’ll need to be really innovative and clinical in the attack to break down this Spanish side and be able to get a famous win.
There have been 22 Spain vs Belgium matches so far, out of which 12 have been won by the Spanish side, who look to keep up that form with a compelling win in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Can Unpredictable Mikel Oyarzabal Regain His Fire To Torment Belgium?
Mikel Oyarzabal has been Spain’s top scorer at the 2026 FIFA World Cup by scoring four goals in their five matches so far, but he’s lacked consistency with his goal-scoring contributions for La Roja.
That is because those goals have only come in two matches, with Oyarzabal being very frustrating to watch in the other three matches – especially in the narrow win over Portugal.
The Real Sociedad forward needs to focus on being a bigger threat inside the box for Spain, tracking his teammates’ movement and positioning himself much better to get on the end of chances and finish them off clinically.
He’ll need to be at his prolific best, be it whether creating or scoring goals, to inspire them to a big win against Belgium and prove he can be the ideal number nine on the biggest occasions for La Roja.
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Wily Leandro Trossard Determined To Prove Big-Game Quality Against Spain
Leandro Trossard, who is coming fresh off winning the 2025/26 Premier League title with Arsenal, is having a prolific World Cup campaign with Belgium.
He has delivered four goal contributions (two goals, two assists) in their last three matches and seems to be flying high on confidence right now.
Despite the off-the-pitch drama around him with Arsenal reportedly agreeing to sell him to Besiktas in the summer, Trossard will be fully focused on being a thorn for Spain.
He’ll look to be smart with his movement and link-up play to disrupt their defensive shape, but will especially need to be decisive with his creative final third passes and shooting to be able to unlock the Spanish defensive structure and guide his side to a big win.
Spain vs Belgium Injuries
Spain Injuries: None
Belgium Injuries: Amadou Onana
Spain vs Belgium Predicted Lineups
Here are our Spain vs Belgium predicted lineups.
Spain Predicted XI: Unai Simon (GK), Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Rodri, Pedri, Mikel Merino, Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal
Belgium Predicted XI: Thibaut Courtois (GK), Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cruyper, Nicolas Raskin, Hans Vanaken, Jeremy Doku, Youri Tielemans, Leandro Trossard, Charles De Ketelaere
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