FIFA World Cup 2026 · Quarter-Final
Spain 2 – 1 Belgium
🏟 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles · πŸ“… 10 July 2026 · ⏱ 19:00 UTC
πŸ‘₯ Attendance: 70,492 · πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
πŸ† SPAIN WIN — FULL TIME
Spain and Belgium players compete during the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final at Los Angeles Stadium
Merino books Spain semi-final with France — Fabian Ruiz and Mikel Merino got the goals as Spain edged Belgium 2-1 in FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals, securing them a showdown with France.
Image source: digitalhub.fifa.com

⚽ Goals

← Spain Belgium β†’ 30' F. Ruiz 41' De Ketelaere 88' M. Merino

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain — 2 Goals

30'
Regular Goal
88'
Regular Goal

πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgium — 1 Goal

41'
Regular Goal

πŸ“‹ Match Timeline

30'
⚽
Fabian Ruiz scores for Spain
Spain
41'
⚽
Charles De Ketelaere equalises for Belgium
Belgium
43'
🟨
Pau CubarsΓ­ (Spain) — Yellow Card
Spain
HT
Half-Time: Spain 1 – 1 Belgium
55'
⇄
Spain
55'
⇄
Spain
60'
⇄
Belgium
60'
⇄
Belgium
60'
⇄
Belgium
71'
⇄
Belgium
79'
⇄
Spain
85'
🟨
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) — Yellow Card
Belgium
86'
⇄
Spain
86'
⇄
Belgium
88'
⚽
Mikel Merino scores for Spain — the winner!
Spain
90'
🟨
Axel Witsel (Belgium) — Yellow Card
Belgium
90'
🟨
Aymeric Laporte (Spain) — Yellow Card
Spain

πŸ“Š Match Statistics

Team analytics reports are not yet loaded in the Knowledge Graph for this match.
Score and event data are sourced from the match event feed.

2
Spain Goals
1
Belgium Goals
2
1
Goals
2
2
Yellow Cards
4
4
Substitutions
Possession (analytics pending)

πŸ”„ Tactical Phase Analysis

Phase aggregate data is not yet available in the Knowledge Graph for this match. Once analytics reports are loaded, this section will show pressing profiles, build-up patterns, and transition phase metrics for both teams.

πŸƒ Pressing Profile

Pressing intensity and defensive phase data pending analytics report ingestion.

πŸ“ Starting Formations

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain — 4-3-3

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

1 Raya 3 Grimaldo 4 E. Garcia 22 CubarsΓ­ 2 Pubill 9 Gavi 16 Rodri Β© 15 Baena 19 Yamal 21 Oyarzabal 11 Pino

πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgium — 3-4-3

Coach: Rudi Garcia

1 Courtois 3 Theate 4 Mechele 16 De Winter 5 De Cuyper 7 De Bruyne Β© 20 Vanaken 11 Doku 10 Trossard 9 Lukaku 17 De Ketelaere

πŸ‘₯ Match Squads

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain

#PlayerStatusEvents
1David RayaGK
2Marc PubillStarting
3Alex GrimaldoStarting
4Eric GarciaStarting
8Fabian RuizStarting⚽ 30' · ⇄ 55'
9GaviStarting
10Dani OlmoStarting⇄ 86'
11Yeremy PinoStarting
15Alex BaenaStarting⇄ 55'
16Rodri Β©Starting
21Mikel OyarzabalStarting⇄ 79'
22Pau CubarsíStarting🟨 43'
6Mikel MerinoSub ⬆ 86'⚽ 88'
7Ferran TorresSub ⬆ 55'
14Aymeric LaporteSub ⬆ —🟨 90'
17Nico WilliamsSub ⬆ 79'
20PedriSub ⬆ 55'

πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgium

#PlayerStatusEvents
1Thibaut CourtoisGK⇄ 71'
3Arthur TheateStarting
4Brandon MecheleStarting
5Maxim De CuyperStarting⇄ 60'
7Kevin De Bruyne Β©Starting🟨 85' · ⇄ 86'
10Leandro TrossardStarting⇄ 60'
11Jeremy DokuStarting
16Koni De WinterStarting
17Charles De KetelaereStarting⚽ 41'
20Hans VanakenStarting⇄ 60'
6Axel WitselSub ⬆ 60'🟨 90'
9Romelu LukakuSub ⬆ 60'
12Senne LammensSub ⬆ 71'
18Joaquin SeysSub ⬆ 60'
22Alexis SaelemaekersSub ⬆ 86'

⭐ Core Players

Distance & Speed Comparison

Physical performance data is not yet available for this match. Once player analytics reports are loaded, this section will display Total Distance, Total Sprints, Max Top Speed, and Average Top Speed comparisons.

Key Performers — Spain πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ

PlayerEvent
Fabian Ruiz⚽ 30' — Opening goal
Mikel Merino⚽ 88' — Winning goal (substitute)
RodriΒ© Captain — Midfield control
Pau Cubarsí🟨 43' — Defensive solidity

Key Performers — Belgium πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ

PlayerEvent
Charles De Ketelaere⚽ 41' — Equaliser
Kevin De BruyneΒ© Captain · 🟨 85' — Creative hub
Jeremy DokuStarting winger — Direct threat
Romelu LukakuSub ⬆ 60' — Second-half target man

πŸ” SPARQL Queries

Match Overviewβ–Ά
PREFIX fifa: <https://www.openlinksw.com/ontology/fifa#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?attendance ?stadium
FROM <urn:worldcup:kg:2026>
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021538" ;
     fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
     fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ; fifa:date ?date .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam .
  OPTIONAL { ?m fifa:attendance ?attendance }
  OPTIONAL { ?m fifa:stadium ?s . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium }
}
β–Ά Run live query
Goals & Assistsβ–Ά
PREFIX fifa: <https://www.openlinksw.com/ontology/fifa#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?scorerName ?goalMinute ?teamName ?goalTypeLabel ?assistName
FROM <urn:worldcup:kg:2026>
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021538" ;
     fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?goalMinute ;
        fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?scorerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalTypeLabel }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?ap . ?ap rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY ?goalMinute
β–Ά Run live query
Bookings & Cardsβ–Ά
PREFIX fifa: <https://www.openlinksw.com/ontology/fifa#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?playerName ?minute ?cardLabel ?teamName
FROM <urn:worldcup:kg:2026>
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021538" ;
     fifa:hasBooking ?b .
  ?b fifa:bookingMinute ?minute ;
     fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?b fifa:bookingCard ?card . ?card rdfs:label ?cardLabel }
  OPTIONAL { ?b fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
}
ORDER BY ?minute
β–Ά Run live query

πŸ“š Sources & Attribution

Source Material

Match KG IRI: fifa:Match-400021538

SPARQL Endpoint: demo.openlinksw.com/sparql

FIFA Article: Merino books Spain semi-final with France

Skills Used

fifa-ontology-navigator rdf-infographic-skill

Generation Environment

Model: Claude (opencode/big-pickle)
CLI: opencode run
Date: 10 July 2026

Linked Data Runtime

OpenLink Virtuoso at demo.openlinksw.com
Ontology: fifa:Ontology

Named Graphs

urn:worldcup:kg:2026 — Events, squads, articles
urn:worldcup:kg:2026:analytics — Team/player analytics

Resolver Pattern

https://demo.openlinksw.com/describe/?url={encodedIRI}

Extraction Provenance

All data sourced live via SPARQL queries against the FIFA World Cup 2026 Knowledge Graph. Coaches filtered by fifa:CoachRole-0 (Head Coach). Analytics reports not yet available for this match.

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