Spain vs Belgium World Cup 2026 Match 98 Quarterfinal

Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in Match 98 of the World Cup 2026 quarterfinals.

The match was played on July 10, 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

Spain advance to Match 101, the semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, against France.

Live status: Spain vs Belgium is final. Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in Match 98 and advanced to Match 101.

The match was played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Spain now face France in the Arlington semifinal.

For the current matchday path, use Games Today for Norway vs England, the quarterfinal bracket hub for the full route, and this match hub for Spain vs Belgium result context.

Spain vs Belgium is now full-time, so the lineup check is secondary to the confirmed 2-1 result and semifinal path.

This page did not archive the player-by-player starting XIs during the live window. The useful post-match checks are Spain's control, Belgium's elimination and how Spain prepare for France.

The practical matchday check is simple: confirm your local TV or streaming listing before lineups are released, then keep the match page open for kickoff time, live status and bracket impact.

For U.S. readers, the start time is 12:00 PM in Inglewood, 3:00 PM ET and 20:00 in the UK. If your app separates English and Spanish feeds, choose the feed before kickoff rather than waiting for the teams to walk out.

If you are following from outside the United States, use the 19:00 UTC kickoff as the anchor and check your local rightsholder's World Cup listing for the live broadcast window.

Spain won Group H, beat Austria 3-0 in Match 84, then beat Portugal 1-0 in Match 93. The Portugal result matters because it showed Spain can win a tighter knockout match after the cleaner Austria scoreline.

The route gives Spain a strong search profile for this quarterfinal: unbeaten group control, a convincing Round of 32 win and a narrow Round of 16 result that pushed them into the last eight.

Belgium won Group G, survived Senegal 3-2 after extra time in Match 82, then beat the United States 4-1 in Match 94. The USA result changed the tone around Belgium because it was not just survival; it was a statement scoreline.

That matters against Spain. Belgium arrive with attacking confidence, but their route also includes enough warning signs to make control, transitions and defensive spacing the real quarterfinal questions.

Spain vs Belgium was played on July 10 at 12:00 PM local time in Inglewood, which is 19:00 UTC. The venue was SoFi Stadium.

The bracket path is now confirmed: Spain advanced to Match 101, where they will face France in the semifinals.

Spain's best route is control: long possessions, clean spacing and enough wide threat to keep Belgium from defending in a settled block all afternoon.

Belgium's best route is punishment: turn Spain's advanced possession into transition chances, use the confidence from the USA result and force Spain into defending larger spaces than they want.

The match status is final: Spain 2-1 Belgium.

For matchday planning, the useful links are now the Games Today hub for Norway vs England and the quarterfinal bracket for the France vs Spain Match 101 semifinal route.