Spain’s late winning goal breaks Belgian hearts to seal World Cup semifinal spot

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• Semifinal matchup set: Spain will meet France for the first semifinal set after La Roja scored a late winning goal in the second half to beat Belgium 2-1.

• Highlights: In the first half, Fabián Ruiz scored the opener before Spain conceded their first goal of World Cup 2026, with Charles De Ketelaere equalizing for Belgium. Finally, Mikel Merino scored the winning goal for Spain.

• Belgium lost key players: The Red Devils started the quarterfinal in California without captain Youri Tielemans, who suffered an injury during warmup, and lost keeper Thibault Courtois to injury in the second half.

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