Match summary
Spain had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one. Belgium had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one.
Spain vs Belgium in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Mikel Merino's 88th-minute goal decided the match.Spain's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Spain4W 1D 0L
SpainBelgium
13Pointsof 1511
9Goals scored13
0Goals conceded5
5Clean sheets1
4Scored in a row3
15+Unbeaten in a row15+
0Conceded in a row3
Head to head2 meetings · Oct 2004 – Sep 2016
- Spain wins
- 2
- Draws
- 0
- Belgium wins
- 0
2goals per meeting
0%both teams scored
0%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
Match Timeline
SpainBelgium
- 90+5'Yellow Card · Belgium · Axel Witsel
- Yellow Card · Spain · Aymeric Laporte90+3'
- Goal · Spain · Mikel Merino2-188'
- Substitution · Spain · Mikel Merino · InOut: Dani Olmo86'
- 86'Substitution · Belgium · Alexis Saelemaekers · InOut: Kevin De Bruyne
- 85'Yellow Card · Belgium · Kevin De Bruyne
- Substitution · Spain · Nico Williams · InOut: Mikel Oyarzabal79'
- 71'Substitution · Belgium · Senne Lammens · InOut: Thibaut Courtois
- 61'Substitution · Belgium · Joaquin Seys · InOut: Maxim De Cuyper
- 60'Substitution · Belgium · Romelu Lukaku · InOut: Hans Vanaken
- 60'Substitution · Belgium · Axel Witsel · InOut: Leandro Trossard
- Substitution · Spain · Pedri · InOut: Fabián Ruiz55'
- Substitution · Spain · Ferran Torres · InOut: Álex Baena55'
- Yellow Card · Spain · Pau Cubarsí43'
- 41'Goal · Belgium · Charles De Ketelaere1-1
- Goal · Spain · Fabián Ruiz1-030'
Match Statistics
Match stats
SpainBelgium
68%Ball Possession32%
17Shots Total5
8Shots On Target2
5Corners1
13Fouls18
2Yellow Cards2
3Offsides1
1Saves6
664Passes312
4Shots Off Target1
133Attacks71
85Dangerous Attacks25
10Shots Inside Box4
7Shots Outside Box1
2Goals1
19Free Kicks16
2Shots Blocked5
4Substitutions5
11Tackles10
0Assists1
598Accurate Passes243
0Injuries2
20Total Crosses11
2Accurate Crosses2
5Interceptions9
42Duels Won41
2Big Chances Created1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodri MF | 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 104(94%) | 1 | 2/3 |
| 7.4 | 55' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 40(88%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 7.4 | 4' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 4(100%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/6 | 46(83%) | 1 | 9/16 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 91(98%) | 1 | 4/8 | |
| 7.2 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 42(98%) | - | 5/6 | |
| 7.2 | 79' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 25(88%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 75(88%) | 2 | 6/13 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 47(91%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
Pedri MF | 6.7 | 35' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(86%) | - | 2/6 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 67(96%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.5 | 55' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 28(79%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.5 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(86%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 35' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(67%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(73%) | - | 1/2 |