Belgium’s Golden Generation takes one more swing at a World Cup semifinal berth when they tangle with Spain on Friday at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, California.
WATCH — Spain v Belgium en Espanol
Jeremy Doku, Leandro Trossard, and friends took down the United States in the Round of 16 and are hopeful of improving upon their best finishes at the tournament: third place in 2018 and fourth in 1986.
Reigning EURO champions Spain are looking for a second World Cup after finally claiming the top honors in 2010.
Spain vs Belgium live score: 3pm ET kickoff
Spain and Belgium first met in 1921, with the Spanish winning 2-0 before Belgium returned the favor off a 1-0 win in 1923.
Spain hold a 12-5-5 all-time advantage and it hasn’t exactly been good for their rivals over the last... four decades.
Since a 1986 World Cup quarterfinal meeting that saw Belgium get past La Roja in penalties, Spain have seven wins and a draw against the Red Devils (though the two sides have not met since a 2016 friendly).
Spain’s World Cup began in Atlanta with a stunning 0-0 draw with Cape Verde but things looked as expected as they stayed in Georgia to thrash Saudi Arabia by four and then slipped past Urugauy 1-0 in Guadalajara.
A 3-0 cruise past Austria in L.A. was the precursor to their Round of 16 late heroics in an Iberian derby triumph over neighbors Portugal.
To say the group stage didn’t tell us a lot about Belgium would be fair. They drew Iran 0-0 in Los Angeles and Egypt 1-1 in Seattle before heading to Vancouver and piling up the goals in a 5-1 win over New Zealand to complete the group stage.
Belgium’s best win came at the end of a tricky performance, as the Red Devils came back from 2-0 down to beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time.
And, of course, Monday saw the Belgians take care of the United States men’s national team in decisive fashion, 4-1 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Kick off time: 3pm ET Friday (July 10)
Venue: SoFi Stadium — Los Angeles
TV Channel: Telemundo
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock, en Espanol
This quarterfinal is set for a 3pm ET kickoff from Inglewood.
