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⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
SPAIN
2 1
BELGIUM
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▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 30' Fabián Ruiz Rebound after Courtois could not hold the initial save
  • 41' Charles De Ketelaere Equaliser before half-time, from a Timothy Castagne cross
  • 43' 🟨 Pau Cubarsí
  • 55'
  • 55'
  • 60'
  • 60'
  • 61'
  • 71' Courtois off injured (apparent thigh injury)
  • 79'
  • 84' 🟨 Kevin De Bruyne
  • 86'
  • 86' Attacking change; Merino on for Dani Olmo
  • 88' Mikel Merino Winner; turned in the rebound after Lammens parried a Pau Cubarsí shot
  • 90' 🟨 Axel Witsel
▶ MATCH STATS
ESP 56% POSSESSION 44% BEL
ESP 16 SHOTS 5 BEL
ESP 8 SHOTS ON TARGET 2 BEL
ESP 1 SAVES 6 BEL
ESP 0 RED CARDS 0 BEL
▶ LINE-UPS
SPAIN
STARTING XI
  1. GKUnai Simón
  2. DFPedro Porro
  3. DFPau Cubarsí🟨
  4. DFAymeric Laporte
  5. DFMarc Cucurella
  6. MFRodri
  7. MFFabián Ruiz
  8. MFDani Olmo
  9. FWLamine Yamal
  10. MFÁlex Baena
  11. FWMikel Oyarzabal
SUBSTITUTES
  • Pedri▲ 55'
  • Ferran Torres▲ 55'
  • Nico Williams▲ 79'
  • Mikel Merino▲ 86'
BELGIUM
STARTING XI
  1. GKThibaut Courtois
  2. DFTimothy Castagne
  3. DFNathan Ngoy
  4. DFBrandon Mechele
  5. DFMaxim De Cuyper
  6. MFHans Vanaken
  7. MFNicolas Raskin
  8. FWJérémy Doku
  9. MFKevin De Bruyne🟨
  10. FWLeandro Trossard
  11. FWCharles De Ketelaere
SUBSTITUTES
  • Axel Witsel▲ 60'🟨
  • Romelu Lukaku▲ 60'
  • Joaquín Seys▲ 61'
  • Senne Lammens▲ 71'
  • Alexis Saelemaekers▲ 86'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

SPAIN
La Roja (The Red Fury)
EST. 1913
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H2H
11—4
ESP LEADS · 11–4
DRAWS
3
MEETINGS
18
BELGIUM
The Red Devils
EST. 1895
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