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Rom Preston-Ellis

World Cup today: Spain face Belgium – but who would the winner play in the semi-finals?

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  • Spain and Belgium will compete in the World Cup 2026 quarter-finals in Los Angeles today, with the victor progressing to face France in the semi-finals.
  • The match is scheduled for an 8pm BST (3pm ET) kick-off with both the European teams very familiar to each other.
  • Spain's squad faces potential injuries to Nico Williams and Yeremy Pino, while Belgium will be without Amadou Onana, though Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne may return to their starting XI.
  • In other World Cup news, England faces potential double injury and illness setbacks ahead of their quarter-final against Norway on Saturday.
  • Marc Guehi is a doubt due to a sore hamstring, having missed recent training sessions while Declan Rice is ill.

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