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Spain v Belgium: Quarter Final - FIFA World Cup 2026

'I wanted to stay on' - Courtois on his injury exit before Spain winner

Thibaut Courtois has expressed his immense devastation after a cruel quadriceps injury forced him out of Belgium's heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final exit against Spain. The Real Madrid goalkeeper left the pitch in tears before his replacement, Senne Lammens, committed a costly late error that allowed Mikel Merino to seal a 2-1 victory.

Merino 'tailor-made' for Spain as De la Fuente hails Belgium win

Luis de la Fuente has hailed Mikel Merino as a player "tailor-made" for Spain's tactical identity following their hard-fought victory over Belgium. The midfielder's impact proved decisive as La Roja secured their place in the World Cup semi-finals.

Spain's super-sub strikes again! Mikel Merino breaks Belgian hearts

Mikel Merino once again came off the bench to win a game for Spain as the European Champions beat Belgium 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the World Cup. La Roja unsurprisingly dominated possession from the first whistle in Los Angeles and, after plenty of patient probing, they took a deserved lead when Fabian Ruiz fired home from close range, after Thibaut Courtois had failed to parry a Dani Olmo shot to safety.

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Garcia admits Belgium have 'no plan' to stop Yamal

Belgium boss Rudi Garcia insists his side will not focus solely on stopping Lamine Yamal ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against Spain. Instead, he wants the Red Devils to disrupt Spain collectively and believes they have the quality to end the European champions' unbeaten defensive run.

Spain vs Belgium FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter-Final Preview

Comprehensive match preview of Spain vs Belgium at World Cup 2026. We talk tactics, team news and more ahead of this quarter-final clash in Inglewood.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
5	FC Astana	16	7	5	4	22	17	5	26	W D L W D
6	Aktobe	16	7	4	5	20	15	5	25	W L W W D
7	Ulytau	16	6	5	5	13	15	-2	23	L L D W D
8	Atyrau	16	3	9	4	12	13	-1	18	L L W D D
9	Zhetysu Taldykorgan	16	4	6	6	21	24	-3	18	L W D D L

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