Spain vs Belgium — World Cup
2-1
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Going into the match, Spain had won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 2.6 goals a game; Belgium had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.7.
Match report
Home form going in: Spain
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 (W W W W D). 2.6 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Portugal · 6 Jul 2026
- W 4-0 vs Austria · 2 Jul 2026
- W 0-2 at Uruguay · 27 Jun 2026
- W 4-0 vs Saudi Arabia · 21 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 vs Cape Verde Islands · 15 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 at Portugal · 8 Jun 2025
Away form going in: Belgium
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (W D W D D). 1.7 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-4 at United States · 7 Jul 2026
- D 2-2 vs Senegal · 1 Jul 2026
- W 1-5 at New Zealand · 27 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 vs Iran · 21 Jun 2026
- D 1-1 vs Egypt · 15 Jun 2026
- W 3-0 vs Ukraine · 23 Mar 2025
How it unfolded
- 30' Normal Goal — F. Ruiz (Spain)
- 41' Normal Goal — C. De Ketelaere (Belgium)
- 88' Normal Goal — M. Merino (Spain)
Match statistics
| Spain | Metric | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 68 | Ball possession | 32 |
| 2.08 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.37 |
| 17 | Total shots | 5 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 665 | Total passes | 314 |
| 598 | Accurate passes | 244 |
| 90 | Pass accuracy | 78 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 6 |
| 0.59 | Goals prevented | 0.59 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |