Spain Take Down Belgium, Previewing England vs. Norway (7/11)

Merino scores late winner after error from Man Utd goalkeeper Lammens Lammens was on as second-half substitute after Courtois went off injured De Ketelaere headed equaliser against run of play after Ruiz scored opener Spain will play France in semi-finals on Tuesday,

Spain left it late again to defeat Belgium and advance to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win after Senne Lammens' late mistake proved decisive.

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Substitute Mikel Merino fired another late winner as Spain snatched a place in the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Belgium. The Arsenal midfielder followed up his clincher against Portugal as he pounced on a mistake by replacement goalkeeper Senne Lammens after 88 minutes of a tight round-of-16 encounter in Los Angeles.

The Belgians face the daunting task of breaking through a Spanish defence that is yet to be breached in the tournament

Spain are onto the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal after defeating Belgium on Friday. The tense quarterfinal ended 2-1 at SoFi Stadium in California with goals by Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere and Spain's Fabian Ruiz and Mikel Merino.