{"id":514545,"date":"2026-07-10T09:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/spain-and-belgium-face-off-for-a-ticket-to-the-2026-world-cup-semifinals\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:03:47","slug":"spain-and-belgium-face-off-for-a-ticket-to-the-2026-world-cup-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/athletics\/spain-and-belgium-face-off-for-a-ticket-to-the-2026-world-cup-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain and Belgium face off for a ticket to the 2026 World Cup semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LOS ANGELES (EFE).<\/strong>\u2013 The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues this Friday with the second quarter-final match, as <strong>Spain<\/strong> and <strong>Belgium<\/strong> clash at Los Angeles Stadium in search of a spot among the top four teams in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You might be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/deportes\/futbol\/real-madrid-pone-en-marcha-la-era-mourinho-2-0-con-el-inicio-de-la-pretemporada\/#google_vignette\">Real Madrid kicks off the Mourinho 2.0 era with the start of the preseason<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The encounter, corresponding to match 98 of the championship, will be played at <strong>19:00 GMT (3:00 p.m. ET \/ 9:00 p.m. in Spain)<\/strong> in a stadium with a capacity for 70,240 spectators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain reaches this stage after eliminating Portugal in the round of 16 and will seek to return to a World Cup semifinal with the hope of winning its second World Cup, following the title obtained in South Africa 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team led by <strong>Luis de la Fuente<\/strong> has as its main reference the young <strong>Lamine Yamal<\/strong>, one of the great figures of the tournament and a key piece in La Roja&#8217;s attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, Belgium faces the match after leaving the United States behind and keeps alive the dream of playing in the first World Cup final in its history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team of the Frenchman <strong>Rudi Garc\u00eda<\/strong> relies on the leadership of midfielder <strong>Nicolas Raskin<\/strong>, one of the most outstanding players of the Red Devils during the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner of the matchup will advance to the 2026 World Cup semifinals and continue their path toward the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quarterfinals will conclude on Saturday, July 11, with the matches <strong>Norway vs. England<\/strong> and <strong>Argentina vs. Switzerland<\/strong>, from which the last two semifinalists of the tournament will emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES (EFE).\u2013 The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues this Friday with the second quarter-final match, as Spain and Belgium clash at Los Angeles Stadium in search of a spot among the top four teams in the tournament. 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