{"id":17271,"date":"2026-07-11T19:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T14:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17271"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T14:02:49","slug":"spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain vs Belgium Result | FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 at the Los Angeles Stadium. They are in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026, where France await them in Dallas on July 15. It again took a late Mikel Merino rebound in the 88th minute to settle it \u2014 but in truth, this was a quarter-final Spain deserved to win. Their football, across long stretches, was among the best seen at this tournament.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/#The_Football_That_Made_It_Look_Easy\" title=\"The Football That Made It Look Easy\u00a0\">The Football That Made It Look Easy\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/#30th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Ruiz_Pounces_for_the_Opener\" title=\"30th Minute \u2014 Ruiz Pounces for the Opener\">30th Minute \u2014 Ruiz Pounces for the Opener<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/#41st_Minute_%E2%80%94_De_Ketelaere_Ends_Spains_Historic_Streak\" title=\"41st Minute \u2014 De Ketelaere Ends Spain&#8217;s Historic Streak\">41st Minute \u2014 De Ketelaere Ends Spain&#8217;s Historic Streak<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/#47th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Courtois_Defies_Yamal\" title=\"47th Minute \u2014 Courtois Defies Yamal\">47th Minute \u2014 Courtois Defies Yamal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/#71st_Minute_%E2%80%94_Courtois_Departs\" title=\"71st Minute \u2014 Courtois Departs\">71st Minute \u2014 Courtois Departs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/#88th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Merino_Wins_It\" title=\"88th Minute \u2014 Merino Wins It\">88th Minute \u2014 Merino Wins It<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/spain-vs-belgium-result-fifa-world-cup-2026\/#Full_Time\" title=\"Full Time\">Full Time<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Missed the match? Watch the full replay on ZEE 5. Every <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026<\/i><\/a><i> match is available on ZEE 5.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Football_That_Made_It_Look_Easy\"><\/span><b>The Football That Made It Look Easy\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The scoreline tells one story. The football told another. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/spain\/spain-squad\">Spain <\/a>did not simply beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/belgium\/belgium-squad\">Belgium <\/a>\u2014 they moved through them, around them, and in between them in ways that looked at times almost casual. Pedro Porro, Lamine Yamal, and Dani Olmo combined in sequences of quick one-touch passing and sudden dribbles that drew Belgium&#8217;s defensive lines out of shape repeatedly. Their movement was continuous, their decision-making sharp, and their execution under pressure \u2014 against a Belgium side that defended with a heavy, organised block \u2014 was outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>None of it was effortless. Off the ball, Spain&#8217;s attackers were making runs into channels that Belgium were actively closing. Their defenders \u2014 Porro, Cubars\u00ed, Cucurella \u2014 were not simply defending. They were initiating attacks, driving forward at the right moments, and providing the extra man in midfield that Spain&#8217;s system demands. Belgium did not make it easy. Spain made it look that way anyway.<\/p>\n<p>On Belgium&#8217;s side, Jeremy Doku was the one constant attacking threat \u2014 driving from the left flank repeatedly, attempting to take on Spain&#8217;s midfield with pace and directness on multiple occasions. He caused problems every time he ran.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"30th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Ruiz_Pounces_for_the_Opener\"><\/span><b>30th Minute \u2014 Ruiz Pounces for the Opener<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spain took the lead the way Spain do \u2014 through combination, through pressure, through someone arriving late from an unexpected position. Dani Olmo drove a powerful strike at Thibaut Courtois, who repelled it well \u2014 but Fabian Ruiz, surprise starter for Luis de la Fuente, was first to the rebound and slotted it calmly into the back of the net. 1-0. Los Angeles Stadium erupted in the red and gold of Spain&#8217;s supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"41st_Minute_%E2%80%94_De_Ketelaere_Ends_Spains_Historic_Streak\"><\/span><b>41st Minute \u2014 De Ketelaere Ends Spain&#8217;s Historic Streak<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Belgium&#8217;s equaliser, when it came, was a goal of real quality. Kevin De Bruyne threaded an intuitive pass to release Timothy Castagne down the right. Castagne&#8217;s delivery was pinpoint \u2014 a cross into the near post area that De Ketelaere met on the run, creeping onside to head it past an unmoved Unai Sim\u00f3n. 649 minutes. That is how long Spain had gone without conceding a goal in this FIFA World Cup 2026. One moment of De Bruyne quality and Castagne precision ended it. At half-time: 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"47th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Courtois_Defies_Yamal\"><\/span><b>47th Minute \u2014 Courtois Defies Yamal<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two minutes after the restart came the finest individual moment of the match. Pau Cubarsi launched a brilliant line-breaking pass that released Lamine Yamal completely clean into the Belgian box. One-on-one, Yamal cut inside and fired a low side-footed shot towards the bottom-left corner. Courtois, imposing in goal, used his massive frame to cut down the angle and got his left leg to the ball in a spectacular reaction save. The stadium groaned. It was the save of the match, and possibly one of the saves of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"71st_Minute_%E2%80%94_Courtois_Departs\"><\/span><b>71st Minute \u2014 Courtois Departs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The match&#8217;s decisive swing came not from a goal but from an injury. Thibaut Courtois \u2014 who had been Belgium&#8217;s last line of defence and perhaps their best player in the first half \u2014 was forced off in the 71st minute. Backup goalkeeper Senne Lammens came on. Belgium had lost their most important player.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"88th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Merino_Wins_It\"><\/span><b>88th Minute \u2014 Merino Wins It<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The winning goal came from the kind of sequence Spain had been threatening to produce all evening. Pau Cubarsi charged forward from deep and unleashed a blistering long-range drive. Lammens, under genuine pressure, failed to hold it \u2014 the ball spilled loose into the box. Mikel Merino had been on the pitch for exactly two minutes. He reacted before any Belgian defender could react, lashing the loose ball into the roof of the net. 2-1. Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Merino&#8217;s tournament is becoming a story unto itself \u2014 the goal against Portugal in the Round of 16, and now this. Coming off the bench and delivering in the highest-pressure moments is a very specific kind of quality. Spain have found someone who did it twice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_Time\"><\/span><b>Full Time<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spain 2-1 Belgium. Spain advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026, where France await them in Dallas on July 15 at 12:30 AM IST. This was a performance that deserved the result. Spain&#8217;s football was beautiful in phases and relentless throughout. Belgium gave them a genuine contest. Courtois&#8217;s injury, Merino&#8217;s impact off the bench, Cubarsi&#8217;s composure at both ends \u2014 the detail of this quarter-final will be picked over for days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/esp-vs-bel-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z51002740?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">Spain vs Belgium Match Highlight<\/a> Free Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The headline is simple: Spain vs France. Semi-final. Dallas. July 15.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Spain vs France \u2014 FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final. July 15, 12:30 AM IST, live on ZEE 5. 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