Spain beat Belgium 2-1. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 17 shots. Best on the pitch was T. Courtois, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup 2026
   ESP 4-2-3-1·4-2-3-1 BEL
   Coach: Luis de la Fuente · Rudi GarciaReferee: Michael Oliver, England📍 SoFi Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 30'
      

      ESP
      GOOOAL!Fabián Ruiz
   3. 41'
      

      BEL
      GOOOAL!Charles De KetelaereAssist: T. Castagne
   4. 43'
      

      ESP
      Yellow card
      P. Cubarsi
3. 1. Second half
   2. 55'
      

      ESP
      Substitution
      ▲Fernando Torres▼Álex Baena
   3. 55'
      

      ESP
      Substitution
      ▲Pedri▼Fabián Ruiz
   4. 60'
      

      BEL
      Substitution
      ▲Axel Witsel▼Leandro Trossard
   5. 60'
      

      BEL
      Substitution
      ▲Romelu Lukaku▼H. Vanaken
   6. 61'
      

      BEL
      Substitution
      ▲J. Seys▼Maxim De Cuyper
   7. 71'
      

      BEL
      Substitution
      ▲S. Lammens▼T. Courtois
   8. 79'
      

      ESP
      Substitution
      ▲Nico Williams▼Mikel Oyarzabal
   9. 85'
      

      BEL
      Yellow card
      Kevin De Bruyne
   10. 86'
       

       ESP
       Substitution
       ▲Mikel Merino▼Dani Olmo
   11. 86'
       

       BEL
       Substitution
       ▲A. Saelemaekers▼Kevin De Bruyne
   12. 88'
       

       ESP
       GOOOAL!Mikel Merino
   13. 90+3'
       

       ESP
       Yellow card
       Aymeric Laporte
   14. 90+5'
       

       BEL
       Yellow card
       Axel Witsel