FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, July 10, 2026
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SoFi Stadium · 70,492 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Senne Lammens mistake sends Spain into World Cup semifinal at Belgium's expense

Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory on Friday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
1
32.1
Possession
67.9
5
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
243
Accurate Passes
598
312
Passes
664
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
35
20
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
5
34
Effective Clearances
15
34
Clearances
15

Highlights

00:47 Party in Madrid as Spain beat Belgium to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals Watch on ESPN 01:08 Burley: France will punish Spain if they don't improve Watch on ESPN 02:10 Burley: Lammens 'can't put right' costly World Cup error Watch on ESPN 01:00 Leboeuf: France favourites against Spain in 'final before the final' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ESP leads series 5-0

Lineups

ESP · 4-2-3-1

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

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 25Nathan NgoyCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 23Nicolas RaskinLM
  8. 20Hans VanakenRM
  9. 17Charles De KetelaereF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 10Leandro TrossardAM-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 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.
  6. 31' Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
  7. 31'
  8. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 32'
  10. 35' Delay in match (Spain).
  11. 35'
  12. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 36'
  14. 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.
  15. 43' Pau Cubarsí (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 45'+3' Delay in match because of an injury Dani Olmo (Spain).
  17. 45'+3'
  18. 45'+4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 45'+4'
  20. 55' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Álex Baena.
  21. 55' Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  22. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Leandro Trossard.
  23. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Hans Vanaken.
  24. 61' Substitution, Belgium. Joaquin Seys replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  25. 66' Delay in match because of an injury Thibaut Courtois (Belgium).
  26. 66'
  27. 67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  28. 67'
  29. 67' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  30. 67'
  31. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  32. 70'
  33. 71' Substitution, Belgium. Senne Lammens replaces Thibaut Courtois because of an injury.
  34. 79' Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  35. 85' Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  36. 86' Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  37. 86' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.
  38. 88' Goal! Spain 2, Belgium 1. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
  39. 90'+3' Aymeric Laporte (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  40. 90'+5' Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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