Completed 2026 World Cup · Quarter-final
30' goal Fabián Ruiz, 41' goal Charles De Ketelaere, 88' goal Mikel Merino
Match intelligence
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Team comparison
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
Goals divided by attempts
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
Player leaders
Fabián RuizMikel Merino
Charles De KetelaereTimothy Castagne
Lamine YamalLamine Yamal
Jérémy Doku
Thibaut CourtoisMinute by minute
Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.
Spain2 goals·2 cards·4 changesBelgium1 goals·2 cards·5 changesKey events
Fabián RuizGoalRight footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal
Charles De KetelaereGoal - HeaderHeader from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal
Assist Timothy Castagne · with a cross
Pau CubarsíYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
Kevin De BruyneYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
Mikel MerinoGoalLeft footed shot from very close range to the top left corner
Aymeric LaporteYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
Axel WitselYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
ESP · #23 · Goalkeeper
Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.
Impact changes
4 usedTournament path
SpainAll-time World Cup meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Adjacent archive results
Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.