FIFA World Cup

Belgium

Ugh, no.
Belgium lost to Spain
Belgium 1 – 2 Spain
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Match Details

SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California) · 70,492 fans · FOX, Tele, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12T
ESP 11 2
BEL 10 1

Match Leaders

Belgium
  • CD Charles De Ketelaere — 1Goals
  • CD Charles De Ketelaere — 2Total Shots
  • TC Thibaut Courtois — 4Saves
  • NN Nathan Ngoy — 15Defensive Interventions
  • NN Nathan Ngoy — 38Accurate Passes
Spain
  • FR Fabián Ruiz — 1Goals
  • LY Lamine Yamal — 6Total Shots
  • US Unai Simón — 1Saves
  • PC Pau Cubarsí — 8Defensive Interventions
  • R Rodri — 98Accurate Passes

Key Events

90'+5'Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3'Aymeric Laporte (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Goal! Spain 2, Belgium 1. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
86'Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.
86'Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
85'Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
71'Substitution, Belgium. Senne Lammens replaces Thibaut Courtois because of an injury.
61'Substitution, Belgium. Joaquin Seys replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
60'Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Hans Vanaken.
60'Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Leandro Trossard.
55'Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.
55'Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Álex Baena.
43'Pau Cubarsí (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41'Goal! Spain 1, Belgium 1. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
30'Goal! Spain 1, Belgium 0. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.

Team Stats

BelgiumSpain
General
32.1 Possession % 67.9
5 Shots 17
2 On Target 8
1 Offsides 3
1 Corners 5
18 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
243 Passes Completed 598
2 Crosses Won 2
6 Tackles Won 6
9 Interceptions 5
34 Clearances 15
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 1

Recent Form

Spain D W W W W
Belgium D D W W W

Starting Lineups

Spain

  1. US #23 Unai SimónG
  2. AL #14 Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. PC #22 Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. MC #24 Marc CucurellaLB
  5. PP #12 Pedro PorroRB
  6. DO #10 Dani OlmoAM
  7. FR #8 Fabián RuizLM
  8. R #16 RodriRM
  9. MO #21 Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. ÁB #15 Álex BaenaAM-L
  11. LY #19 Lamine YamalAM-R

Belgium

  1. TC #1 Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. BM #4 Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. NN #25 Nathan NgoyCD-R
  4. MD #5 Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. TC #21 Timothy CastagneRB
  6. KD #7 Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. NR #23 Nicolas RaskinLM
  8. HV #20 Hans VanakenRM
  9. CD #17 Charles De KetelaereF
  10. JD #11 Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. LT #10 Leandro TrossardAM-R

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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