Spain vs Belgium Head to Head in FIFA World Cup
Qatar and Ecuador will square off in a Group A fixture on November 20th in the opening fixture of the 2022 World Cup.
Those who qualified for FIFA’s flagship event will be aiming to lift the coveted World Cup title at the end of the month-long tournament. Among the favourites to do so are European heavyweights Spain and Belgium.
Belgium head into the 2022 World Cup as the no.2 ranked side in FIFA’s men’s ranking. Spain, who earlier this year sealed their place in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals, are, meanwhile, seventh in the FIFA ranking.
Belgium are in Group F at the 2022 World Cup. Alongside Belgium in Group F are Canada, Morocco, and Croatia. Spain, meanwhile, are in Group D. And alongside Spain in Group D are Germany, Japan, and Costa Rica. Belgium and Spain could come head to head in the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup should both nations progress beyond the group stage.
Belgium, meanwhile, have got the better of Spain in five of those 22 matches. Meanwhile, five matches between Belgium and Spain ended in a draw.
The most recent clash between Belgium and Spain was back in 2016. Belgium and Spain clashed in an international friendly, and it was the latter who emerged triumphant at the end of it. Spain secured a 2-0 win over Belgium in that game.
The second time these two nations came up against each other in a World Cup was in the very next edition of FIFA’s flagship event. Spain and Belgium were in Group E at the 1990 World Cup. It was Spain who emerged victorious at that time. Spain inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Belgium in that group-stage match.
Overall, Belgium and Spain have a win each over the other in the FIFA World Cup so far.
Spain competed against Belgium in a World Cup back in 1990. The two European countries were in Group E at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Spain took on Belgium in the group stage and registered a 2-1 win in that game.
Spain’s 2018 World Cup campaign came to an end at the hands of hosts Russia in the round-of-16. Russia and Spain squared off in the round-of-16 of the 2018 World Cup. After the scoreline remained 1-1 at the end of normal time and extra time, the game went into a penalty shootout. Russia edged Spain out 4-3 in the penalty shootout to knock La Furia Roja out of the competition.
Belgium finished third in the 2018 World Cup. They reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and took on France for a place in the finals of the competition. However, France emerged victorious on that occasion, defeating Belgium 1-0. Belgium and England then squared off in the third-place play-off, and the former secured a 2-0 win over the Three Lions in that game.
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