The national football teams of Belgium and Spain qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup by defeating the United States and Portugal, and will face each other in this stage.
Belgium defeated the United States, one of the hosts of the competition, 4-1. Charles Decteler scored two goals in the match, while Hans Fanaken and Romelu Lukaku also scored the team’s other goals.
In the other match, Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 with a single goal from Mikel Merino in the final minutes and advanced to the next round.
With this defeat, Portugal was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup, and this competition was likely to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s last appearance in the World Cup.
