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⚽ Football World Cup Quarter-finals

Spain

Full Time
2 : 1

SoFi Stadium · Los Angeles

Belgium

The story

What happened

Ninety minutes on the pitch — goals scored, cards shown, subs that turn the game, and the moments that decide it.

By the numbers

Stats that matter

8 Shots on Goal 2
4 Shots off Goal 1
17 Total Shots 5
5 Blocked Shots 2
10 Shots insidebox 4
7 Shots outsidebox 1
13 Fouls 18
5 Corner Kicks 1
3 Offsides 1
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 2
- Red Cards -
1 Goalkeeper Saves 6
665 Total passes 314
598 Passes accurate 244
90% Passes % 78%
2.08 expected_goals 0.37
0.59 goals_prevented 0.59
Team sheets

Lineups

Spain 4-2-3-1 · Luis de la Fuente

Substitutes

Discipline

Cards (4)

43' Yellow Card
Pau Cubarsí Spain
85' Yellow Card
Kevin De Bruyne Belgium
90+3' Yellow Card
Aymeric Laporte Spain
90+5' Yellow Card
Axel Witsel Belgium
How it unfolded

Match timeline

30'
Goal

Spain · F. Ruiz

41'
Goal

Belgium · C. De Ketelaere (assist: T. Castagne)

43'
Yellow Card

Spain · Pau Cubarsí

55'
Substitution

Spain: F. Torres → A. Baena

55'
Substitution

Spain: Pedri → F. Ruiz

60'
Substitution

Belgium: A. Witsel → L. Trossard

60'
Substitution

Belgium: R. Lukaku → H. Vanaken

61'
Substitution

Belgium: J. Seys → M. De Cuyper

71'
Substitution

Belgium: S. Lammens → T. Courtois

79'
Substitution

Spain: N. Williams → M. Oyarzabal

85'
Yellow Card

Belgium · Kevin De Bruyne

86'
Substitution

Spain: M. Merino → D. Olmo

86'
Substitution

Belgium: A. Saelemaekers → K. De Bruyne

88'
Goal

Spain · M. Merino

90+3'
Yellow Card

Spain · Aymeric Laporte

90+5'
Yellow Card

Belgium · Axel Witsel