Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe World Cup round of 16 continues on Monday with two big games – Portugal taking on Spain and the USA facing Belgium. Portugal and Spain share a competitive history, with five previous major tournament meetings resulting in one win each and three draws.Memorable past encounters include a 3-3 draw at the 2018 World Cup, featuring a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick and a goalless Euro 2012 semi-final won by Spain on penalties. This latest meeting, taking place in Dallas, kicks off at 8pm BST (3pm ET/1pm PT).The USA’s record against Belgium is poor, having lost their last six matches since a win back at the 1930 World Cup – Belgium beat the co-hosts 5-2 in a friendly in March.Fifa controversially suspended the one-match ban on USA striker Folarin Balogun, making him available for the match in Seattle which kicks off 1am Tuesday BST (8pm ET/6pm PT).In fullWorld Cup 2026: Quarter-final fixtures, results and full tournament bracketMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
World Cup today: Spain face rivals Portugal and Balogun row latest as US play Belgium
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe World Cup round of 16 continues on Monday with two big games – Portugal taking on Spain and the USA facing Belgium. Portugal and Spain share a competitive history, with five previous major tournament meetings resulting in one win each and three draws.Memorable past encounters include a 3-3 draw at the 2018 World Cup, featuring a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick and a goalless Euro 2012 semi-final won by Spain on penalties. This latest meeting, taking place in Dallas, kicks off at 8pm BST (3pm ET/1pm PT).The USA’s record against Belgium is poor, having lost their last six matches since a win back at the 1930 World Cup – Belgium beat the co-hosts 5-2 in a friendly in March.Fifa controversially suspended the one-match ban on USA striker Folarin Balogun, making him available for the match in Seattle which kicks off 1am Tuesday BST (8pm ET/6pm PT).In fullWorld Cup 2026: Quarter-final fixtures, results and full tournament bracketMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
