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Spain vs Belgium Predictions & Betting Tips - Spain’s Defence to Stay Perfect at the 2026 World Cup

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Matthew Marshall
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Last updated: Fri 10 Jul 2026 08:22
Spain enters the 2026 World Cup quarter-final as a strong favourite against Belgium, boasting a perfect defensive record – conceding zero goals at the tournament. La Roja have dominated Belgium in recent encounters, winning their last five meetings. Belgium, despite a dramatic route to the quarter-finals, now face the challenge of breaking a resilient Spanish defence. Expert prediction backs Spain to continue their winning streak and possibly keep another clean sheet, with recommended bets on a Spain win and Spain win ‘to nil’.
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  • Spain have won their last 5 matches against Belgium
  • La Roja scored 13 goals and conceded once in that run
  • Luis de la Fuente's side are deserved favourites here
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Spain have won their previous five games against Belgium (Getty)

Spain haven’t conceded a goal at the World Cup and have been breached once in their previous five matches against Belgium. It makes sense to stick with La Roja who are genuine title contenders at the tournament.

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Spain have a 12-5 advantage against Belgium alongside six draws. La Roja have won the previous five encounters, scoring 13 goals with one conceded.

Defensive Solidity Defining Spain


Spain remain one of the favourites to win the World Cup where they are yet to concede a goal.

La Roja drew 0-0 against Cabo Verde despite enjoying 74% possession and 27-6 shots. Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice in a 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia before Alex Baena found the net in a 1-0 win against Uruguay.

Luis de la Fuente's side dominated Austria, Oyarzabal bagging another brace in a 3-0 victory, making it 29 goals in 57 internationals.

Spain overcame Portugal in the Round of 16, a game that went down to the wire. Two substitutes combined for the winning goal, Ferran Torres assisting Mikel Merino in added time.

Spain Team News & Predicted Line Up


Luis de la Fuente is unlikely to make many changes to his starting side. Mikel Merino and Ferran Torres might have to settle for substitute appearances.

Spain (4-2-3-1): Unai Simón; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena; Mikel Oyarzabal

Red Devils Getting it Done


Belgium had a slow start at the World Cup, a 1-1 draw against Egypt followed by a 0-0 draw against Iran where Nathan Ngoy was sent off in the 67th minute.

Rudi Garcia ended the group stage with a thumping 5-1 win against New Zealand. Leandro Trossard scored the opening two goals, Romelu Lukaku registering a goal and an assist off the bench.

The Red Devils came back from the brink to get past Senegal in the Round of 32. Down 2-0 in the 86th minute, Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans scored to take it to extra time where Tielemans converted a penalty with the last kick of the game.

Belgium took their frustrations out on USA to reach the quarter-finals. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice before assisting Hans Vanaken, Lukaku netting in added time to secure a 4-1 victory.

Belgium Team News & Predicted Line Up


Amadou Onana suffered a cruciate ligament injury against the USA and will be out for a significant amount of time. Expect Hans Vanaken to start in midfield.

Kevin De Bruyne, Jérémy Doku and Romelu Lukaku are likely to come off the bench. 

Belgium (4-2-3-1): Thibaut Courtois; Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper; Hans Vanaken, Nicolas Raskin; Dodi Lukebakio, Youri Tielemans, Leandro Trossard; Charles De Ketelaere

Verdict

Spain have proved their status as one of the heavyweights at the World Cup and should have too much firepower for Belgium. I am backing La Roja’s defence to stand firm for a sixth straight match.

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Matthew Marshall

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Matthew Marshall is an Australian who worked in a number of industries before combining his love of football and media communications degree to become a sports journalist. Now living in Portugal, he is a Portuguese football expert at PortuGOAL and has covered multiple UEFA U21 European Championships, the 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 European Championship.


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