Spain and Belgium have confirmed their starting teams for their quarter-final at the World Cup 2026 in Los Angeles on Friday. The reigning European champions and 2010 World Cup winners are yet to concede and beat Portugal in the last 16 courtesy of Mikel Merinos 91st-minute winner.Charles De Ketelaere scored twice as Belgium, who finished third in 2018, knocked out co-hosts the USA 4-1The winners will meet France in the semi-finals in Dallas on Tuesday (20:00 BST). Table of ContentsWorld Cup 2026: Spain confirmed team vs BelgiumWorld Cup 2026: Belgium full line up vs SpainWhere to watch Spain vs Belgium: TV channel, live online streamsWorld Cup 2026: Spain vs Belgium statsWorld Cup 2026: Spain confirmed team vs BelgiumSpain make a change in midfield, where Fabian Ruiz replaces Pedri.Nico Williams is on the bench following an adductor injury that has kept him out for two matches, as is fellow winger Yeremy Pino despite a fractured collarbone.Spain starting XI: Unai Simon, Pedro Porro, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Marc Cucurella, Fabian Ruiz, Alex Baena, Rodri, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Mikel OyarzabalSpain substitutes: David Raya, Joan Garcia, Marc Pubill, Alex Grimaldo, Eric Garcia, Marcos Llorente, Mikel Merino, Gavi, Martn Zubimendi, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Yeremy Pino, Nico Williams, Vctor Munoz, Borja IglesiasWorld Cup 2026: Belgium full line up vs SpainKevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku come in as Belgium make two changes.Midfielder Amadou Onana suffered a serious knee injury against the USA and Dodi Lukebakio moves to the bench.Defender Zeno Debast has a leg injury.Belgium starting XI: Thibaut Courtois, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy, Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Nicolas Raskin, Leandro Trossard, Jeremy Doku, Charles De Ketelaere,Belgium substitutes: Senne Lammens, Mike Penders, Arthur Theate, Thomas Meunier, Koni De Winter, Joaquin Seys, Axel Witsel, Diego Moreira, Hans Vanaken, Alexis Saelemaekers, Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukebakio, Matias Fernandez-PardoWhere to watch Spain vs Belgium: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Friday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live TV coverage is on BBC One.Streaming on a vast range of devices is available through the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport website.World Cup 2026: Spain vs Belgium statsThese teams last men when David Silva goals gave Spain a 2-0 friendly victory over Belgium in Brussels in September 2016Spain are unbeaten in the last 11 meetings since a 2-1 defeat at EURO 1980 (W9 D2) and have won the five most recent by an aggregate of 13-1This will be the third World Cup edition of this fixture and the second at the quarter-final stage. Belgium progressed from the last eight on penalties in 1986 after a 1-1 draw, with Spain winning 2-1 in the 1990 group stageLa Roja kept a World Cup-record sixth consecutive clean sheet during that win against PortugalUnder Luis de la Fuente, Spain have progressed from all six of their major-tournament knockout gamesOnly two managers have ever progressed from their first seven such ties with European nations: Vittorio Pozzo (first 8 with Italy, 1934-1938) and Vicente del Bosque (first 7 with Spain, 2010-2012)This is Spains sixth World Cup quarter-final; they were eliminated from their first four, between 1934 and 2002, but beat Paraguay 1-0 in the 2010 quarter-finals, winning that tournamentWith an assist against the USA, Leandro Trossard (2 goals, 2 assists) became the third Belgian on record (since 1966) to score multiple goals and provide multiple assists at a single World Cup (Eden Hazard in 2018, Jan Ceulemans in 1986)At these finals, Romelu Lukaku became the second Belgian (after Marc Wilmots in 2002) to score in three consecutive World Cup fixturesAll three of Lukakus goals at this tournament have come as a substitute, with only Cameroons Roger Milla (4, in 1990) ever netting more from the bench at a single World Cup edition Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup Belgium National Football Team Dani Olmo David Raya FIFA World Cup Kevin De Bruyne Lamine Yamal Leandro Trossard Luis de la Fuente Marc Cucurella Martin Zubimendi Mikel Merino Pedro Porro Rodri Romelu Lukaku Spain National Football Team World Cup World Cup 2026 Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Portugal appoint Martinez replacement following World Cup disappointment Nicholas McGee 10th July, 2026 Spain v Belgium: Predicted line-ups, stats and where to watch as European champions eye place in World Cup semi-finals Jon Fisher 10th July, 2026 Kylian Mbappe: World Cup 2026 playing schedule, fixtures, kick off times, where to watch, confirmed news updates and full France squad Ben Miller 10th July, 2026 Cristiano Ronaldo: World Cup 2026 playing schedule, fixtures, kick off times, where to watch, confirmed news updates and full Portugal squad Ben Miller 10th July, 2026 Neymar: World Cup 2026 playing schedule, fixtures, results, kick off times, confirmed injury news updates, full Brazil squad Ben Miller 10th July, 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026: Full France fixtures, results, schedule, confirmed squad, next match, kick off times Ben Miller 10th July, 2026
