Spain vs Belgium: spin the wheel to predict the winner

Who will win Spain vs Belgium?

Spain arrive as the 2010 world champions and one of the tournament favorites, unbeaten and hard to break down after edging Portugal 1-0 in the last 16. Belgium's golden generation, third at the 2018 World Cup, are unbeaten too and thrashed the United States 4-1 to get here. Spain hold the modern edge, but knockout football turns on a single moment, and the wheel treats them as exact equals: half each, one spin. Spin the Spain vs Belgium wheel and let fate call it.

When and where do Spain and Belgium play?

Kickoff is noon local time on July 10, 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, which is 19:00 UTC. The winner advances to the semi-finals on July 14. The match page has the details, the match time converter puts the kickoff in your own time zone, and the SoFi Stadium guide covers the venue.

How did Spain and Belgium reach the quarter-finals?

Both won their groups without losing a game, and neither has lost yet. Spain topped Group H with seven points, Belgium edged Group G on goal difference, and both then came through two knockout rounds to reach the last eight.

Have Spain and Belgium met at a World Cup before?

Twice, and both meetings are decades old. At Mexico 1986 the sides drew 1-1 in the quarter-final and Belgium won the penalty shoot-out 5-4 to reach the semi-finals, the one time Belgium has knocked Spain out of a tournament. Four years later at Italia 1990, Spain took revenge with a 2-1 group-stage win in Verona. So the 2026 tie is a 1986 quarter-final rematch, 40 years on and at the same stage, though the wider record now favors Spain heavily: they lead the all-time series 12 wins to 5 and have won seven of the last eight meetings, with Belgium winless against them since that shoot-out.

Spain vs Belgium: World Cup records compared

Spain carry the heavier prize, the 2010 World Cup won in South Africa, while Belgium's best run is the third place they took in 2018, the finest result in their history.

What is each team's World Cup story?

Spain

Spain are at their 17th World Cup and reached their first ever final in 2010, winning it when Andres Iniesta's extra-time goal beat the Netherlands in South Africa. That tiki-taka golden era, bracketed by two European Championships, is the high point of Spanish football; in 2026 a young side is chasing a second star. See the full squad and fixtures on the Spain team page.

Belgium

Belgium are at their 15th World Cup, and their golden generation peaked with third place in 2018, beating England in the play-off after a semi-final defeat to France. They have never reached a World Cup final, and time is running short for this group of players to change that. See the full squad and fixtures on the Belgium team page.

How does the prediction wheel work?

Spain take one half of the wheel, Belgium the other, and a single spin picks the winner, like a coin toss you can watch. The result comes as a shareable sticker, and the link bakes in your spin's seed so it replays identically for anyone who opens it. No odds, no betting, no signup. Fancy another tie? The versus wheel pits any two of the 48 teams against each other, and the quarter-final predictor covers all four ties.