Overview
- Spain and Belgium will meet in a World Cup quarter-final at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, with the winner advancing to face France in the semi-final.
- Spain enter the match undefeated and have not conceded a goal in the tournament, extending a clean-sheet run that has underpinned Luis de la Fuente’s side.
- Belgium face major availability problems as midfielder Amadou Onana is out long-term with an ACL injury and Sporting CP has prohibited Zeno Debast from playing on fitness grounds, while Kevin De Bruyne’s form and fitness remain a selection question.
- The Portuguese Football Federation confirmed that Roberto Martinez has officially left the Portugal job after the team’s round-of-16 exit to Spain, a move that begins a rapid successor search.
- FIFA disciplinary action has also reshaped the quarter-finals, with England’s Jarell Quansah handed a two-game ban that rules him out of the England‑Norway tie and highlights how suspensions and club‑country disputes are changing tactical planning across the bracket.