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World Cup Schedule, July 10: Will Spain's "clean sheet streak" continue?
For the "Furia Roja," the next European opponents await in the quarter-finals: Belgium. The schedule for July 10:
Friday evening continues with the next World Cup quarter-final.
European champions Spain are fighting for their second World Cup semi-final appearance in history. So far, the "Furia Roja" have delivered pristine defensive performances.
Next up, Belgium awaits for the third consecutive time as a European opponent. The "Red Devils" impressively eliminated co-hosts USA in the round of 16.
An overview of the schedule for July 10:
Schedule, July 10 (CEST):
9:00 PM: Spain - Belgium (LIVE ticker >>>)
Spain has reached the quarter-finals again for the first time since their 2010 World Cup title, with Mikel Merino scoring a 1-0 win against Portugal in stoppage time for the "Furia Roja". This was, incidentally, the tenth last-minute winning goal at this World Cup – a new record.
Impressive: The reigning European champions have not conceded a single goal in this tournament. In fact, the Spanish are the first team to remain without conceding a goal in six consecutive World Cup matches.
Belgium effortlessly overcame their round of 16 hurdle, defeating co-hosts USA 4-1 after the controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's red card, which was suspended on probation. Rudi Garcia's team is now unbeaten in 18 matches.
This will be the first competitive match between Spain and Belgium in almost 17 years – in qualification for the 2010 World Cup, the Iberians emerged clear 5-0 winners. David Silva and David Villa each scored a brace back then.
Schedule, July 11 (CEST):
11:00 PM: Norway - England (LIVE ticker >>>)
Norway has reached the quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup for the first time ever. Erling Haaland sealed the greatest success in the association's history with his brace in the 2-1 win against record world champions Brazil.
England fought their way to a 3-2 victory over co-hosts Mexico in the round of 16, despite Jarell Quansah receiving a red card. Jude Bellingham scored twice and led the "Three Lions" to their third consecutive World Cup quarter-final.
This will be the 13th international match between Norway and England. The English have won seven of the previous twelve encounters, Norway has won three times, and there have been two draws.
Erling Haaland and Harry Kane, two of the most prolific strikers of their generation, will face each other. Haaland has already scored seven goals at this World Cup, practically single-handedly leading Norway to the quarter-finals, while Kane has also scored six goals so far.
