The Spanish national team advanced to the World Cup semi-finals
The Spanish national team advanced to the World Cup semi-finals, defeating Belgium with a score of 2-1.
Consensus
- Spain won against Belgium with a score of 2:1 in the quarterfinal match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- The match took place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, USA.
- Spain will play France in the semifinal on July 14.
- Fabian Ruiz scored the first goal for Spain in the 30th minute.
- Charle De Ketelaere equalized for Belgium in the 41st minute.
- Mikel Merino scored the winning goal for Spain in the 88th minute.
- Belgium's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was substituted due to injury in the 71st minute.
Points of divergence
- This is the first time Spain has reached the semifinals of a World Cup since 2010, when they won gold medals in South Africa. — vesti
- Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simon ended a record unbeaten streak of 649 minutes at international tournaments, previously held by Italian Walter Zenga with 517 minutes in 1990. — vesti
- Kilian Mbappe stated he has no preference regarding the opponent for France's semifinal match against Spain. — vm
- The main referee of the match was Michael Oliver from England. — kommerant
Coverage (7 sources)
- Spain's national team defeated Belgium and advanced to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup — Вести
- Spain advances to World Cup semi-finals, defeating Belgium 2-1 — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Spain defeats Belgium and advances to face France in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals — Вечерняя Москва
- Spain beats Belgium and advances to the semi-finals at the 2026 World Cup — Коммерсантъ
- France's opponent in the World Cup semi-final has been revealed — Фонтанка
- Spain becomes the second semi-finalist of the 2026 World Cup — Varlamov News
- France becomes the first semi-finalist of the 2026 World Cup — Varlamov News
Key entities
- Spain
- Belgium
- France
- CM-2026
- Fabian Ruiz
- USA
- England
- Inglewood
- Charles de Kénelare
- Michael Oliver
- Los Angeles
- Morocco
- South Africa
- So-Fai