Spain vs Belgium: Thrilling World Cup Clash Ends 2-1

Spain ✓

2–1Match Finished

Belgium

Match Summary

Spain faced Belgium in a gripping World Cup clash at SoFi Stadium, where the home side emerged victorious with a final score of 2-1. The match featured moments of brilliance from both teams, but Spain's tactical edge ultimately secured their win. Fans witnessed a high-energy encounter filled with drama and exceptional skill, highlighting Spain's determination to advance in the tournament.

Match Events

30'F. Ruiz Spain
41'C. De Ketelaere (T. Castagne) Belgium
43'Pau Cubarsí Foul Spain
55'A. Baena (F. Torres) Spain
55'F. Ruiz (Pedri) Spain
60'L. Trossard (A. Witsel) Belgium
60'H. Vanaken (R. Lukaku) Belgium
61'M. De Cuyper (J. Seys) Belgium
71'T. Courtois (S. Lammens) Belgium
79'M. Oyarzabal (N. Williams) Spain
85'Kevin De Bruyne Foul Belgium
86'D. Olmo (M. Merino) Spain
86'K. De Bruyne (A. Saelemaekers) Belgium
88'M. Merino Spain
90+3'Aymeric Laporte Foul Spain
90+5'Axel Witsel Foul Belgium

Statistics

Spain		Belgium
8	Shots on Goal	2
4	Shots off Goal	1
17	Total Shots	5
5	Blocked Shots	2
10	Shots insidebox	4
7	Shots outsidebox	1
13	Fouls	18
5	Corner Kicks	1
3	Offsides	1
68%	Ball Possession	32%
2	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	6
665	Total passes	314
598	Passes accurate	244
90%	Passes %	78%
2.08	expected_goals	0.37
0.59	goals_prevented	0.59

Lineups

Spain 4-2-3-1

23U. Simon

24M. Cucurella

14A. Laporte

22P. Cubarsi

12P. Porro

8F. Ruiz

16Rodri

15A. Baena

10D. Olmo

19Lamine Yamal

21M. Oyarzabal

23 U. Simon G
12 P. Porro D
22 P. Cubarsi D
14 A. Laporte D
24 M. Cucurella D
16 Rodri M
8 F. Ruiz M
19 Lamine Yamal M
10 D. Olmo M
15 A. Baena M
21 M. Oyarzabal F

Substitutes

1 D. Raya G
13 J. Garcia G
5 M. Llorente M
7 F. Torres F
18 M. Zubimendi M
20 Pedri M
9 Gavi M
3 A. Grimaldo D
26 B. Iglesias F
6 M. Merino M
4 E. Garcia D
11 Y. Pino M
17 N. Williams F
25 V. Munoz F
2 M. Pubill D

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

Belgium 4-2-3-1

1T. Courtois

5M. De Cuyper

4B. Mechele

25N. Ngoy

21T. Castagne

23N. Raskin

11J. Doku

1 T. Courtois G
21 T. Castagne D
25 N. Ngoy D
4 B. Mechele D
5 M. De Cuyper D
20 H. Vanaken M
23 N. Raskin M
10 L. Trossard M
7 K. De Bruyne M
11 J. Doku M
17 C. De Ketelaere F

Substitutes

12 S. Lammens G
13 M. Penders G
6 A. Witsel M
9 R. Lukaku F
22 A. Saelemaekers F
3 A. Theate D
26 M. Fernandez-Pardo F
19 D. Moreira F
15 T. Meunier D
14 D. Lukebakio F
16 K. De Winter D
18 J. Seys D

Coach: Rudi Garcia

Injuries

Belgium

A. Onana Missing Fixture — Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Z. Debast Missing Fixture — Wound

Player Stats

Top Rated: Thibaut Courtois (highest match rating)

Spain

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Unai Simón	G	90'	—	0	6.5
Pedro Porro	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Pau Cubarsí	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Aymeric Laporte	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Marc Cucurella	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Rodri	M	90'	—	0	7.6
Fabián Ruiz	M	55'	1	0	7.3
Lamine Yamal	M	90'	—	0	7.3
Dani Olmo	M	86'	—	0	7.3
Alex Baena	M	55'	—	0	6.9
Mikel Oyarzabal	F	79'	—	0	6.9
Pedri sub	M	35'	—	0	7
Ferran Torres sub	F	35'	—	0	6.5
Nico Williams sub	F	11'	—	0	6.3
Mikel Merino sub	M	12'	1	0	7.2
David Raya sub	G	—	—	—	—
Joan García sub	G	—	—	—	—
Marc Pubill sub	D	—	—	—	—
Eric García sub	D	—	—	—	—
Marcos Llorente sub	M	—	—	—	—
Alejandro Grimaldo sub	D	—	—	—	—
Pablo Gavi sub	M	—	—	—	—
Martín Zubimendi sub	M	—	—	—	—
Yéremy Pino sub	M	—	—	—	—
Víctor Muñoz sub	F	—	—	—	—
Borja Iglesias sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Unai Simón	—	33/–/24%	—	1/2	—	1/–	0/0
Pedro Porro	–/1	75/1/66%	2	6/13	2/2	2/4	0/0
Pau Cubarsí	1/1	91/2/89%	1	4/8	—	1/1	1/0
Aymeric Laporte	—	67/–/64%	1	2/6	—	–/1	1/0
Marc Cucurella	1/1	47/1/43%	1	1/3	—	–/1	0/0
Rodri	—	104/2/98%	1	2/3	—	1/–	0/0
Fabián Ruiz	1/1	40/1/35%	1	2/4	—	1/–	0/0
Lamine Yamal	2/4	47/–/39%	1	9/16	4/8	4/2	0/0
Dani Olmo	1/2	42/1/41%	—	5/6	2/3	2/–	0/0
Alex Baena	—	28/1/22%	1	2/5	–/1	1/2	0/0
Mikel Oyarzabal	1/1	25/2/22%	2	3/4	—	1/1	0/0
Pedri	—	43/1/37%	—	2/5	—	1/–	0/0
Ferran Torres	—	12/–/8%	—	1/3	—	1/–	0/0
Nico Williams	—	7/–/6%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mikel Merino	1/1	4/1/4%	—	2/4	—	1/1	0/0
David Raya	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joan García	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marc Pubill	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Eric García	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marcos Llorente	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alejandro Grimaldo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Pablo Gavi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Martín Zubimendi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yéremy Pino	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Víctor Muñoz	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Borja Iglesias	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Belgium

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Thibaut Courtois ★ Top Rated	G	71'	—	0	7.9
Timothy Castagne	D	90'	—	1	6.6
Nathan Ngoy	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Brandon Mechele	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Maxim De Cuyper	D	61'	—	0	6.3
Hans Vanaken	M	60'	—	0	6.3
Nicolas Raskin	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Leandro Trossard	M	60'	—	0	6.3
Kevin De Bruyne	M	86'	—	0	6.6
Jérémy Doku	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Charles De Ketelaere	F	90'	1	0	7.5
Axel Witsel sub	M	30'	—	0	6.5
Romelu Lukaku sub	F	30'	—	0	6.2
Joaquin Seys sub	D	29'	—	0	6.5
Senne Lammens sub	G	19'	—	0	6.2
Alexis Saelemaekers sub	F	12'	—	0	6.7
Mike Penders sub	G	—	—	—	—
Arthur Theate sub	D	—	—	—	—
Thomas Meunier sub	D	—	—	—	—
Koni De Winter sub	D	—	—	—	—
Diego Moreira sub	F	—	—	—	—
Dodi Lukebakio sub	F	—	—	—	—
Matías Fernández-Pardo sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Thibaut Courtois	—	29/–/22%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Timothy Castagne	—	26/1/18%	2	3/3	—	1/–	0/0
Nathan Ngoy	—	40/–/38%	2	2/4	—	–/1	0/0
Brandon Mechele	—	36/–/33%	2	6/8	—	1/1	0/0
Maxim De Cuyper	–/1	21/–/16%	—	1/4	1/1	–/2	0/0
Hans Vanaken	—	16/–/12%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Nicolas Raskin	—	39/–/31%	1	3/10	—	2/5	0/0
Leandro Trossard	—	12/–/12%	—	1/6	—	1/1	0/0
Kevin De Bruyne	1/1	24/–/19%	1	3/5	—	1/2	1/0
Jérémy Doku	—	19/1/15%	1	10/21	4/9	5/3	0/0
Charles De Ketelaere	1/1	20/–/10%	—	5/8	—	—	0/0
Axel Witsel	—	5/–/4%	—	2/5	—	1/2	1/0
Romelu Lukaku	—	4/–/1%	—	1/4	—	–/1	0/0
Joaquin Seys	—	7/–/5%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Senne Lammens	—	13/–/7%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alexis Saelemaekers	—	3/–/1%	—	1/1	1/1	—	0/0
Mike Penders	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Arthur Theate	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Thomas Meunier	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Koni De Winter	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Diego Moreira	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Dodi Lukebakio	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matías Fernández-Pardo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup
Round: Quarter-finals
Venue: SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Referee: Michael Oliver, England