Spain and Belgium meet in an all-important World Cup quarterfinal match on Friday at the Los Angeles Stadium, as both teams look to secure a spot against France in the semifinals.
Both teams are still unbeaten in this World Cup. Luis De La Fuente’s men come on the back of an impressive win against Portugal, while Rudi Garcia’s team thrashed the host country USA 4-1 in their Round of 16 fixture. Find out their starting XI for this match below.
Spain vs Belgium – Lineups and team news
Spain
Fabian Ruiz comes in place of Pedri, and that’s the only change that De La Fuente made today.
Spain playing XI: Simon; Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Ruiz; Yamal, Olmo, Baena; Oyarzabal
Belgium
Garcia made three changes, as Amadou Onana is out of the tournament due to the injury he sustained in the last match. Youri Tielemans is also dropped to the bench, with Vanaken joining Raskin in midfield, while Kevin De Bruyne joins the attack.
The other change is Jeremy Doku in the starting XI today as Dodi Lukebakio makes way for him.
Belgium playing XI: Courtois; Castagne, Ngoy, Mechele, De Cuyper; Raskin, Vanaken; Doku, De Bruyne, Trossard; De Ketelaere
Our Prediction
Both teams are unbeaten in this World Cup and are on a long unbeaten streak in all matches as well. But Spain definitely holds the upper hand and they are the only team in this edition to keep clean sheets in all the matches. We say 2-0 to Spain with Lamine Yamal on the scoresheet again.
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