Full TimeLos Angeles Stadium
⚽ Fabián Ruiz 30′
⚽ Mikel Merino 88′
⚽ Charles De Ketelaere 41′
Momentum
Minute-by-minute pressure — who's turning the screw
▲ Spainincl. extra time▼ Belgium
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Venue & conditions
Los Angeles Stadium
70,242 capacity · artificial turf
24°C · clear sky💨 3 m/s💧 71%🟨 Referee: M. OliverMatch stats
SpainBelgium
68%Possession32%
17Shots5
8On target2
2Big chances1
5Corners1
90%Pass accuracy78%
13Fouls18
3Offsides1
1Saves6
2Yellow cards2
Timeline
- 90′+5Axel Witsel
- 90′+3Aymeric Laporte
- 88′Mikel Merino · Left foot shot2-1
- 86′Alexis Saelemaekers on · Kevin De Bruyne off
- 86′Mikel Merino on · Dani Olmo off
- 85′Kevin De Bruyne
- 79′Nico Williams on · Mikel Oyarzabal off
- 71′Senne Lammens on · Thibaut Courtois off
- 61′Joaquin Seys on · Maxim De Cuyper off
- 60′Axel Witsel on · Leandro Trossard off
- 60′Romelu Lukaku on · Hans Vanaken off
- 55′Ferran Torres on · Álex Baena off
- 55′Pedri on · Fabián Ruiz off
- 43′Pau Cubarsí
- 41′Charles De Ketelaere · Header1-1
- 30′Fabián Ruiz · Right foot shot1-0
Commentary
The match ends with Spain winning 2-1 against Belgium.
The second half ends with Spain leading 2-1 against Belgium.
- 90′+7
Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens. The shot was assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 90′+6
Romelu Lukaku commits a foul for Belgium.
- 90′+6
Unai Simón wins a free kick for Spain in the defensive half.
- 90′+5
Axel Witsel commits a foul for Belgium.
- 90′+5
Rodri wins a free kick for Spain in the attacking half.
- 90′+5
Axel Witsel of Belgium receives a yellow card for a foul.
- 90′+4
Nicolas Raskin commits a foul for Belgium.
- 90′+4
Mikel Merino wins a free kick for Spain in the defensive half.
- 90′+3
Jérémy Doku wins a free kick for Belgium in the attacking half.
- 90′+3
Foul committed by Aymeric Laporte of Spain.
- 90′+3
Aymeric Laporte of Spain receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90′+1
Jérémy Doku commits a handball for Belgium.
- 90′+1
The fourth official has indicated there will be 7 minutes of added time.
- 90′+1
Axel Witsel from Belgium is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90′+1
Foul committed by Mikel Merino of Spain.
- 88′
⚽ Goal! Mikel Merino scores for Spain with a left-footed shot from very close range into the top left corner. The score is now Spain 2, Belgium 1.
- 88′
Pau Cubarsí's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens. The attempt was assisted by Pedri.
- 86′
Substitution for Belgium: Alexis Saelemaekers comes on for Kevin De Bruyne.
- 86′
Substitution for Spain: Mikel Merino comes on for Dani Olmo.
- 85′
Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85′
Foul committed by Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium.
- 85′
Ferran Torres wins a free kick for Spain in the attacking half.
- 84′
Kevin De Bruyne's left-footed shot from over 35 yards is blocked.
- 82′
Nicolas Raskin commits a foul for Belgium.
- 82′
Pau Cubarsí from Spain is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
- 79′
Substitution for Spain: Nico Williams comes on for Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 79′
Jérémy Doku wins a free kick for Belgium in the defensive half.
- 79′
Foul committed by Pedro Porro of Spain.
- 77′
Nicolas Raskin wins a free kick for Belgium on the left wing.
- 77′
Foul committed by Pedro Porro of Spain.
- 76′
Pedri from Spain is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
- 76′
Axel Witsel commits a foul for Belgium.
- 74′
Lamine Yamal's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Dani Olmo provided the assist.
- 71′
Marc Cucurella is caught offside for Spain.
- 71′
Substitution for Belgium: Senne Lammens comes on for Thibaut Courtois due to an injury.
- 70′
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 70′
Foul committed by Jérémy Doku of Belgium.
- 70′
Pedro Porro wins a free kick for Spain in the defensive half.
- 67′
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 67′
The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
- 66′
The match is delayed due to an injury to Thibaut Courtois from Belgium.
- 66′
Jérémy Doku wins a free kick for Belgium in the defensive half.
- 66′
Pedro Porro commits a foul for Spain.
- 64′
Nicolas Raskin commits a foul for Belgium.
- 64′
Dani Olmo wins a free kick for Spain in the attacking half.
- 62′
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the middle of the goal by Unai Simón.
- 62′
Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal's right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62′
Spain wins a corner after Nathan Ngoy concedes.
- 61′
Substitution for Belgium: Joaquin Seys comes on for Maxim De Cuyper.
- 61′
Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois. The shot was assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 60′
Substitution for Belgium: Romelu Lukaku comes on for Hans Vanaken.
- 60′
Substitution for Belgium: Axel Witsel comes on for Leandro Trossard.
- 59′
Jérémy Doku of Belgium wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59′
Lamine Yamal commits a foul for Spain.
- 55′
Substitution for Spain: Pedri comes on for Fabián Ruiz.
- 55′
Maxim De Cuyper from Belgium attempts a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it goes just wide to the left.
- 55′
Substitution for Spain: Ferran Torres comes on for Álex Baena.
- 53′
Dani Olmo of Spain misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box after a corner, sending the ball too high.
- 52′
Lamine Yamal's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 52′
Corner awarded to Spain after a concession by Brandon Mechele.
- 51′
Nicolas Raskin commits a foul for Belgium.
- 51′
Álex Baena wins a free kick for Spain in the defensive half.
- 50′
Belgium wins a corner after Aymeric Laporte concedes.
- 49′
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium.
- 49′
Fabián Ruiz from Spain wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48′
Lamine Yamal is caught offside for Spain.
- 47′
Brandon Mechele commits a foul for Belgium.
- 47′
Dani Olmo wins a free kick for Spain in the defensive half.
- 46′
Leandro Trossard from Belgium wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46′
Marc Cucurella commits a foul for Spain.
- 46′
The second half begins with the match tied at 1-1 between Spain and Belgium.
First half ends with the score at Spain 1, Belgium 1.
- 45′+5
The first half ends with the score tied at 1-1 between Spain and Belgium.
- 45′+5
Nicolas Raskin of Belgium is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45′+4
Mikel Oyarzabal commits a foul for Spain.
- 45′+3
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 45′+2
The match is delayed due to an injury to Dani Olmo from Spain.
- 45′+2
Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Rodri provided the assist.
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Lineups
Spain
Belgium
Match intel
- Belgium have won 3 out of their 3 most recent World Cup matches.
- Spain have won 4 out of their 4 most recent World Cup matches.
- Belgium are unbeaten in 13 out of their 15 most recent World Cup matches.
- Spain are unbeaten in 10 out of their 11 most recent World Cup matches.
- In the last matches between Spain and Belgium, Spain most often scores a goal in the following minute bins: 30-45 and 60-75.
- There was an average winning margin of 2.0 goals in the last matches between Spain and Belgium.