Spain should ease past Belgium when these sides meet in the World Cup quarterfinal at SoFi Stadium on July 10. Their run to this stage has been clinical, four wins and a draw in the last five, with clean sheets against Portugal and Uruguay standing out.
Belgium arrive with momentum too after beating the USA 4-1 and edging Senegal in extra time. Yet the historical record favors the Spaniards heavily, six victories in seven meetings since 1986. That pattern feels likely to continue here.
Lamine Yamal has been the standout for Spain, a teenage prodigy who keeps delivering. Belgium will lean on Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne to create chances, but Spain's recent results suggest they rarely concede much space.
The knockout setting means one mistake ends the tournament. Spain have looked the more composed side across their group and last-16 games, while Belgium's two draws early on hint at occasional vulnerability. Expect the Spanish attack to find openings against a defense that has shipped goals in their wins.
Winner goes to the semifinals, and Spain's form points to them taking that step. Belgium can score, no doubt, but they face a team that has kept three straight clean sheets in the competition.
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Spain -0.5 @1.72 — Spain won four of their last five World Cup games by at least one goal while keeping clean sheets in three.
Over 2.5 goals @1.90 — Belgium's last three wins all featured three or more goals combined.
Spain to win @1.65 — Historical dominance plus stronger recent results make Spain the clear pick in this quarterfinal.
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