Spain vs Belgium confirmed teams and full line-up as Fabian Ruiz, Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne start, TV channel, live streaming online and stats
Spain and Belgium confirmed their squads for their quarter-final match at the 2026 World Cup 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 thanks to Mikel Merino’s 91st minute winner.
Charles De Ketelaere scored twice as Belgium, who finished third in 2018, beat the USA 4-1.
The winners will meet France in the semi-finals in Dallas on Tuesday (20:00 BST).
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— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) July 10, 2026
2026 World Cup: Spain confirmed the group against Belgium
Spain made a change in midfield, with Fabian Ruiz replacing Pedri.
Nico Williams is on the bench following an adductor injury that kept him out of the game for two games, as well as his former teammate Jeremy Pino despite a broken bone.
Spain starting XI: Unai Simon, Pedro Porro, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Marc Cucurella, Fabian Ruiz, Alex Baena, Rodri, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal
Spain instead: David Raya, Joan Garcia, Marc Pubill, Alex Grimaldo, Eric Garcia, Marcos Llorente, Mikel Merino, Gavi, Martín Zubimendi, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Yeremy Pino, Nico Williams, Víctor Munoz, Borja Iglesias
2026 World Cup: Belgium to face Spain
Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku came on as Belgium made two changes.
Midfielder Amadou Onana suffered a serious knee injury against the USA and Dodi Lukebakio was moved to the bench.
Defender Zeno Debast has a leg injury.
In 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,
In Belgium instead of: 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-Pardo
Where to watch Spain vs Belgium: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Friday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live TV broadcasts on BBC One.
Live streaming on multiple devices is available via the BBC iPlayer app and the BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: Spain vs Belgium statistics
- The teams kept their men on when David Silva’s goals gave Spain a 2-0 win over Belgium in a friendly in Brussels in September 2016.
- Spain are unbeaten in their last 11 games since losing 2-1 at EURO 1980 (W9 D2) and have won their last five 13-1.
- This will be the third World Cup match in this game and the second in the quarter finals. Belgium advanced to the last 8 on penalties in 1986 after a 1-1 draw, Spain won 2-1 in the group stage in 1990.
- La Roja secured their sixth consecutive World Cup record when they defeated Portugal
- Under Luis de la Fuente, Spain have progressed in all six of their major tournament knockout games
- Only two managers have progressed in their first seven ties with European countries: Vittorio Pozzo (first 8 with Italy, 1934-1938) and Vicente del Bosque (first 7 with Spain, 2010-2012)
- This is the quarterfinal game of the sixth World Cup in Spain; they were eliminated in their first four, between 1934 and 2002, but beat Paraguay 1-0 in the 2010 quarterfinals, winning that tournament.
- With the assist against the USA, Leandro Trossard (2 goals, 2 assists) became the third Belgian player on record (since 1966) to score the most goals and provide the most assists in a single World Cup (Eden Hazard in 2018, Jan Ceulemans in 1986)
- In this final, Romelu Lukaku became the second Belgian player (after Marc Wilmots in 2002) to score goals in three consecutive World Cup matches.
- All three of Lukaku’s goals in this tournament came as a substitute, only Roger Milla of Cameroon (4, in 1990) has scored more goals from the bench in just one World Cup.
