Belgium

Rudi Garcia faces Belgian backlash for taking Courtois off in World Cup loss to Spain

· The Guardian

Replacement keeper Lammens made crucial error Garcia: ‘Only players who are 100% fit can play’ Rudi Garcia came under fire for replacing his injured first-choice goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, in Belgium’s World Cup…

Spain full of belief as De la Fuente flags ‘high expectations’ for World Cup date with France

· The Guardian

Spanish coach says ‘France has exceptional potential, but so do we’ His side are through to semi-final after 2-1 win over Belgium Luis de la Fuente believes his Spain have what it takes to eliminate tournament…

Belgium’s old guard fought valiantly but World Cup exit is end of their golden generation | Jeff Rueter

· The Guardian

Defeat by Spain will surely prove World Cup swansong for multiple members of Belgium’s best batch of talent to date Nothing gold can stay, indeed, but Belgium’s greatest generation did themselves proud in a North…

Spain 2-1 Belgium: World Cup 2026 quarter-final – as it happened

· The Guardian

Mikel Merino was the hero again for Spain as he booked a semi-final date with France with a late winner against Belgium “I did my year abroad in Belgium and Germany in 2015/16, and my university in Germany had a big…

Merino puts Spain into World Cup semi-finals as Belgium rue costly Courtois injury

· The Guardian

Mikel Merino’s amazing moment arrived once more, an entire country circling the corner flag with him as football, which somehow always finds a way, provided another absurdly tall tale. The man who came on to score the…

Belgium take strength from ‘millions and millions’ of new fans before Spain clash

· The Guardian

Garcia says team can benefit from Balogun red card saga ‘Everyone is talking about us going home but we can do it’ Rudi Garcia has claimed that Belgium have got “millions and millions” of new supporters after Donald…

Fifa suspended two US staff members for World Cup match against Belgium

· The Guardian

Team manager and security member missed match Incident may have been related to Balogun controversy Two US Soccer staff members were suspended by Fifa for their team’s World ⁠Cup defeat to Belgium on Monday. Team…

Belgium unites to enjoy national team’s World Cup success over USA and Trump

· The Guardian

Fans across Belgium watched 4-1 win in early hours Victory ‘a real slap in the face for Trump and Infantino’ Belgium fans reacted with jubilation after the national team trounced the USA in a World Cup game that was…

‘Overturn this’: victorious Belgium throw barb after Balogun red-card controversy

· The Guardian

Red Devils beat USA to advance to World Cup last-eight Team had been angered by suspension of red card For Belgium, Monday’s 4-1 victory over the United States was doubly sweet. They advanced to the World Cup…

USA 1-4 Belgium: World Cup 2026 last 16 – as it happened

· The Guardian

The tournament co-hosts crashed out with a disappointing display as Belgium proved too strong an opponent Through four games, Belgium have retained 57% of possession with a 65% field tilt – a possession metric weighing…

Ragged USA crash out of World Cup with last-16 defeat to Belgium

· The Guardian

The United States’ quest to get Folarin Balogun’s red card overturned may have opened a Pandora’s box – one specifically designed to contain the national team’s worst nightmares. With a country on the verge of falling…