Spain attacks on the counter with a quick development along the left flank. Cucurella gets a low pass along the left flank but his cross is blocked. The linesman, however, raises the off-side flag.

Yamal is fouled along the right flank. Spain gets a free-kick, which is taken quickly. Belgium is playing in its white away kit, while Spain starts in its traditional home kit of red and blue.

Belgium gets the ball rolling from right to left, with Spain starting from the other end. It goes for an early attack, but the ball ends comfortably into the gloves of Unai Simon.

A minute of silence was observed before kick off in Spain vs Belgium for the wildfire in Almeria, which at least 12 several people and displaced hundreds more.

The national anthems are done. The fans, with both of them clad in red, cheer after the anthems and the players take their positions on the field as a packed Los Angeles Stadium awaits the thrilling quarterfinal to begin.

The players have lined up in the tunnel. The warm-ups are done, the flags are out. The two teams walk out to a raucous applause as Spain taken on Belgium in a clash of heavyweights.

Portugal 0-1 Spain

Spain 3-0 Austria

Uruguay 0-1 Spain

Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia

Spain 0-0 Cape Verde

Belgium, which reached the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup, is looking to emulate that record, or even improve on it this time around.

Spanish players have arrived at the Los Angeles Stadium, and after a brief stroll, have taken the field for their last-minute warm-ups.

United States 1-4 Belgium

Belgium 3-2 (a.e.t.) Senegal

New Zealand 1-5 Belgium

Belgium 0-0 Iran

Belgium 1-1 Egypt

Belgium has brought back its midfield strongmen in Kevin de Bruyne and Jeremy Doku. Both of them were benched in their previous clash, one which saw the Red Devils locks horns with the USA in round of 16, wherein American forward Folarin Balogun had his suspension revoked.

Spain makes only one change in its starting line-up, with Fabian Ruiz getting a starting call-up over Pedri. The Barcelona midfielder has had a forgettable spell in this tournament so far, way poorer than the way he usually plays in the middle of the park.

Thibaut Courtois; Maxim De Cuyper, Timothy Castagne, Nayhan Ngoy, Brandon Mechele; Kevin De Bruyne, Hans Vanaken, Nicolas Raskin; Leandro Trossard, Charles de Ketelaere, Jeremy Doku

Unai Simon; Marc Cucurella, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Pedro Porro; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Alex Baena; Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal

Spain, the reigning European champion, topped its FIFA World Cup group, having beaten Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, and then beat Austria and Portugal to qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010.

Spain: Unai Simon, Cucurella, Laporte, Cubarsi, Porro, Rodri, Pedri, Baena, Olmo, Yamal, Oyarzabal

Belgium: Courtois, de Cuyper, Mechele, Ngoy, Castagne, Tielemans, Vanaken, Raskin, Trossard, De Ketelaere, Doku

Spain is set to take on Belgium in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinals stage. The match is set to be held at the Los Angeles Stadium on Friday, July 10.

Both sides topped their groups, before a contrasting run to the quarterfinal fixture. Spain was able to secure a convincing 3-0 win over Switzerland in the Round of 32, before a late 1-0 win over Portugal in the previous round.

Belgium had to rely on a late comeback, and a stoppage time penalty in the second half of extra time to get past Senegal in the Round of 32, before a 4-1 victory over hosts USA in the Round of 16.

The winner of this fixture will face France in the first semifinal.