Luis de la Fuente, the technical director of the Spanish national team, made a single change in his team's formation to face Belgium in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.
The two teams meet at SoFi Stadium in the city of California at ten in the evening Cairo time with an English whistle from Michael Oliver.
Fabian Ruiz starts as a starter instead of Pedri in the middle for Spain.
And the formation of La Roja came
Goalkeeping: Unai Simon
Defense: Pedro Porro – Pau Cubarsi – Aymeric Laporte – Marc Cucurella
Midfield: Fabian Ruiz – Dani Olmo – Rodri
Attack: Lamine Yamal – Mikel Oyarzabal – Alex Baena
🚨 OFICIAL | Nuestro once ante Bélgica.#VamosEspaña | #CopaMundialFIFA pic.twitter.com/XgspP4mfVq
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) July 10, 2026
It is noted that this is the first meeting between Spain and Belgium since the friendly match in 2016 which ended with La Roja winning 2-0 at that time.
The Spanish national team qualified for the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2010 edition, and La Roja reached that stage after winning against Portugal with a goal without reply.
The winner of that match will qualify to face France in the semi-finals on Tuesday, July 14 at ten in the evening.
