Match Report
Spain edged past Belgium 2-1 at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles on 10 July 2026. Fabián Ruiz opened the scoring in the 30th minute for Spain to make it 1-0. Charles De Ketelaere levelled it in the 41st minute for Belgium, set up by Timothy Castagne, to make it 1-1. Spain regained the lead through Mikel Merino in the 88th minute to make it 2-1. Pau Cubarsí (43'), Kevin De Bruyne (85'), Axel Witsel (90') and Aymeric Laporte (90') were booked. Mikel Merino scored after coming off the bench. The model had favoured Spain at 63.2%, and the match followed the form book. Spain came in on 2.8 points per game from 10 (9W 1D 0L, 18 for, 3 against); Belgium came in on 1.5 points per game from 10 (4W 3D 3L, 16 for, 9 against). Expected goals put the gap at 2.08 to 0.37. The sides had met 2 times before, 1 going one way, 0 the other and 1 drawn, since 1986-06-22.