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Spain vs Belgium World Cup Quarterfinal Match Live Score, Goals, Lineup, Timeline Updates

Spain vs Belgium World Cup Quarterfinal Match Live Score, Goals, Lineup, Timeline Updates

Spain vs Belgium World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal Match Live: Lamine Yamal is Spain’s attacking spearhead at this World Cup. (Photo: AP) Spain vs Belgium World Cup 2026 Match Result Live: Spain take on Belgium in a clash of European giants in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup on Friday night. Spain hasn’t lost and hasn’t even conceded a single goal at this year’s World Cup. La Roja is unbeaten in 36 straight competitive matches since March 2023. This lofty standard of play clearly doesn’t scare Belgium, which is on a surging trajectory of its own heading into the teams’ World Cup quarter-final. While Spain has been Europe’s most consistent winner for the past 3 1/2 years, Belgium has played its way into position for what could be the final chance for its golden generation to do something spectacular together. Story continues below this ad The tantalizing clash at SoFi Stadium matches a pre-tournament favorite and the reigning European champions against Belgium, which has never quite reached its full potential despite the big-money stars across …

Who is Michael Oliver, the referee for Spain vs Belgium FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal?

Who is Michael Oliver, the referee for Spain vs Belgium FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal?

2 min readUpdated: Jul 10, 2026 07:36 PM IST For a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal against mighty France, Spain and Belgium will lock horns in the second quarterfinal at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday. La Roja scraped past Portugal in a tightly contested battle after Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner off the bench. Belgium, meanwhile, were clinical in their 4-1 thrashing of co-hosts USA. British referee Michael Oliver will officiate the game, which kicks off at 12:30 AM IST. Who is Michael Oliver? This is Oliver’s second World Cup and his fourth assignment at this tournament. He has already overseen Netherlands-Sweden, Norway-France, and Canada-Morocco. The 41-year-old brings vast experience to the big stage, having officiated over 425 Premier League and 47 Champions League matches at the club level. He is regarded as one of the most trusted officials for both UEFA and FIFA. Spain vs Belgium will be his seventh World Cup game; his previous six include the Croatia-Brazil quarterfinal in Qatar and three matches at this …