Spain vs Belgium World Cup Quarterfinal: Time, How to Watch, and Why the USA's Conqueror Is Dangerous

Spain vs Belgium kicks off Friday, July 10 at 3:00 p.m. ET (noon PT) at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with the 2026 World Cup quarterfinal airing on FOX in English and Telemundo in Spanish, and streaming on FOX One, the FOX Sports app and Peacock — and yes, Belgium is the same team that just knocked the USA out of the tournament 4-1.

What Time Is Spain vs Belgium? Date, Venue and Kickoff

• Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
• Kickoff: 3:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. CT / noon PT
• Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California (branded Los Angeles Stadium for the tournament)
• Round: Quarterfinal — the winner plays Tuesday's semifinal in Dallas

It is the last of the four quarterfinals and the only one on the West Coast — a Friday matinee in LA, prime afternoon viewing back East.

How to Watch Spain vs Belgium World Cup Quarterfinal in the US

US English rights for the 2026 World Cup belong to FOX, and this match lands on the main FOX network; Spanish coverage airs on NBCUniversal's Telemundo and Universo. Your options:

• TV (English): FOX
• TV (Spanish): Telemundo / Universo
• Streaming: FOX One and the FOX Sports app (English); Peacock (Spanish)
• Live-TV services: Any package that carries FOX — YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Fubo — will show the match

Who Won Between the USA and Belgium? How the Red Devils Got Here

If you are an American fan watching this quarterfinal with clenched teeth, you know exactly why. On July 6, Belgium beat the USA 4-1 in the round of 16, ending the co-host's dream run in brutal fashion. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice in the first half — Malik Tillman briefly leveled at 1-1, only for De Ketelaere to restore the lead two minutes later — before Hans Vanaken pounced on a defensive error and Romelu Lukaku added a stoppage-time fourth. The full post-mortem is in our USA-Belgium 4-1 story.

That result was no fluke. Rudi Garcia's side ride an 18-match unbeaten streak into Friday and have scored 13 goals in five games at this World Cup. One concern: midfield anchor Amadou Onana is out of the tournament with an ACL injury, while Kevin De Bruyne — rested against the USA — should return to the lineup.

How Spain Got Here: Five Games, Zero Goals Conceded

Spain's route has been quieter and colder. The reigning European champions have won all five matches while scoring nine and conceding none — a run that includes a record six consecutive World Cup clean sheets stretching back to the last tournament. In the round of 16, substitute Mikel Merino struck deep in stoppage time to beat Portugal 1-0, a result that also closed the book on Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career.

Luis de la Fuente has never lost a knockout tie with La Roja; his one selection worry is winger Nico Williams, reportedly short of full fitness after an adductor problem.

Spain vs Belgium Head to Head — and What Analysts Say

The history is lopsided. Belgium have not beaten Spain in regulation for more than four decades. The teams have met twice at a World Cup: Belgium survived the 1986 quarterfinal on penalties, and Spain won 2-1 at Italia '90. The modern series has been almost entirely Spanish.

The experts lean the same way — carefully. Analysts in The New York Times' quarterfinal predictions and ESPN's preview both make Spain the favorite, with one widely cited model giving La Roja roughly a 64 percent chance and sportsbooks pricing them around -163. The counterargument those same previews acknowledge: Belgium's front line is ruthless right now, Jeremy Doku's pace stresses a high defensive line, and momentum is real. Nobody is calling it a walkover.

Key Players to Watch

• Lamine Yamal (Spain): The teenage superstar on the right wing, the tournament's biggest draw — and a nightmare matchup for Belgium's left side.
• Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain): Spain's leading scorer with four goals, quietly one of the most productive forwards in Europe over the past year.
• Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium): The false nine who torched the USA with a brace and has been Belgium's revelation of the summer.
• Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium): Fresh legs after being rested, and still the one passer capable of unlocking a defense that hasn't conceded all tournament.
• Thibaut Courtois (Belgium): If Belgium survive Spain's control, it will start with their goalkeeper.

What the Winner Gets: The Semifinal Path

The prize is enormous: a spot in Tuesday's semifinal on July 14 at Dallas' AT&T Stadium (3 p.m. ET) against the winner of Thursday's France–Morocco quarterfinal — either a rematch with the 2022 finalists or a collision with the tournament's great overachievers. You can follow the full bracket, every remaining matchup and all kickoff times on our live tracker.

For US viewers, Friday doubles as a measuring stick: if Spain dismantle the team that dismantled the USMNT, it reframes that 4-1 scoreline. If Belgium do it again, America lost to a genuine title contender.

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