World Cup 2026 · Complete — Champions: 🇪🇸 Spain · this edition is now a permanent retrospective

Quarter-final

Spain v Belgium

SoFi Stadium · Los Angeles

Full time
2 – 1
HT 11

Match Report

AI-generated

Spain won 2-1 at SoFi Stadium. Underlying numbers: ESP 2.08 xG, BEL 0.37 xG — the better side won. ESP held 68% possession with a field tilt of 50%.

Styles

Tactical identities

ESP Dominant high pressvsBEL High press

Spain's dominant high press against Belgium's high press — a contrast in approach. Shapes: 4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1.

World Cup history

How this tie sits in the tournament's past

Met once before at the World Cup

  • 1986Quarter-final🇪🇸 Spain 11 Belgium 🇧🇪 (45 pens)Belgium

🇪🇸 Spain

  • Best finish: Champions (2010) · 1× champions
  • quarters reached: 6 · 16 tournaments
  • Shootouts: 14 W–L
  • Legends: David Villa 9, Raúl 5, Fernando Hierro 5

🇧🇪 Belgium

  • Best finish: 3rd place (2018)
  • quarters reached: 3 · 14 tournaments
  • Shootouts: 10 W–L
  • Legends: Marc Wilmots 5, Romelu Lukaku Menama 4, Jan Ceulemans 4

Match Stats

ESP vs BEL

68%Possession32%
17Shots5
8On target2
2.1xG0.4
0Big chances0
5Corners1
50%Field tilt50%
90%Pass acc.78%
0PPDA0
13Fouls18

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