DAY 30, WORLD CUP Merino was born to be Spain's savior - "Fury" took advantage of Lamens' gift and demolished Belgium

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Ažurirano: 10.07.2026. 23:39h
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The 30th day of the World Cup has ended, after which the first semi-finalist has been announced - Spain joined France in Dallas.

Tomorrow, the excitement doesn't start until 23 PM when England and Norway meet, while after that, three hours after midnight, Argentina and Switzerland will play.

Stay tuned to "Vijesti" then too.  

Mikel Merino
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End - Spain is in the semi-finals - they will play a super classic with France.

"Fury" overcame their Merino tallies and Lamens' big mistakes to defeat Belgium (2:1). 

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92' - What a chance for Belgium to come back - Salemakers went around Simon, but failed to find Lukaku five meters away.

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88' - GOOO

The goal came after a catastrophic mistake by goalkeeper Lamens, who reacted poorly to Kubarsi's shot. Merino ran in and once again showed what kind of talent this team has.

Spain - Belgium 2:1. 

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86' - De Bruyne can't play either, as he is also suffering from an injury. Salemakers has come in.

On the other side, Merino came on for Olmo.

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79' - Nico Williams comes in. Oyarzabal comes out.

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70' - How bad luck for Belgium - the phenomenal Thibaut Courtois was also injured. The Real Madrid goalkeeper left the field in tears.

Onana also got injured in the last match, and Tilemans also got injured in warm-ups today.

Standing between the Belgium goal posts was Senne Lamens, also a great Manchester United goalkeeper. 

Thibaut Courtois
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62' - Belgium are dangerous on the counter-attack - Raskan passed down the left side, and when he crossed it seemed like Rodri played with his hand. However, it was obvious that his hand was close to his body.

Immediately afterwards, on the other side, Jamal masterfully "passed" for Oyarzabal, but Courtois was safe again.

Mikel Ojarzabal, Tibo Kurtoa
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61' - Another attempt by Jamal, but no problem for Kurtou.

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60' - Miñana and Garcia - Lukaku, Witsel and Says came in, and Fanaken, Trossar and De Kuyper came out.

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56' - Here are De la Fuente's reactions - Pedri and Ferran enter, Ruiz and Baena leave.

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55' - What a great performance by Belgium, specifically De Bruyne and Doku, but in the end De Kuyper hit the outside of the net.

Kevin de Bruyne
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50' - Belgium started more boldly in the second half, but Spain threatened through Jamal and Olmo - not too dangerous for Courtois.

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The first half is over - Spain was better, but Belgium knew how to take advantage of their only real chance.

Unaj Simon capitulated after 649 minutes.

"Red Fury" - "Red Devils" 1:1.

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41' - GOOOAL! Belgium is coming back, after total domination by Spain. The scorer is De Ketelare, a guy many doubt as a striker.

The Atalanta ace scored with his head after a cross from Kastanje.

For the first time in the World Cup, Spain's net is shaking (1:1).

Charles de Quetelare
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35' - Jamal also tried from a free kick, but Courtois was ready.

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30' - GOOOAL! If anyone wondered why De la Fuente left Pedri on the bench and sent Fabian Ruiz on the field instead, it quickly became clear to them - the PSG midfielder started against Belgium (1:0).   

It was a great move by the "fury" that went over Jamal and Por, and after Olmo's shot, Ruis ran to the ball.

Fabian Ruiz
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21' - Good attempt by Jamal, but the ball goes wide.

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15' - Perhaps unexpectedly, but a quiet start to the match in California. Spain has possession, but no chance yet. 

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