Spain take on Belgium in the World Cup quarter-finals at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Luis de la Fuente’s side have looked formidable with the tightest defence of the tournament, and the European champions eliminated Portugal in the last round thanks to Mikel Merino’s stoppage-time goal.
Belgium are also in fine form, thanks to thrashing co-hosts United States in Seattle, fuelled by the motivation to respond to the Folarin Balogun controversy after President Donald Trump’s intervention.
The Red Devils shuffled the pack against the USMNT, with depth from the bench including Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Jeremy Doku, meaning Rudi Garcia has a series of big calls to make.
Follow all the action from Spain v Belgium in our live blog below:
That’s bad karma for you, Mr President, as United States crash out of World Cup to defiant Belgium
Kieran Jackson, meanwhile, seemed to very much enjoy the tournament co-hosts getting a spot of comeuppance as Belgium beat the USA after a build-up overshadowed by political meddling.
How Spain got here
It wasn’t necessarily riveting stuff against Portugal, but Spain seldom looked under particular threat in their round of 16 encounter with their Iberian rivals. Richard Jolly was there:
Forget Lamine Yamal and Pedri – why impenetrable Spain are built on a rock-solid defence
The temptation with Spain is to focus on their array of attacking and midfield talent – but it is on a rock-solid defence that this campaign has been founded. Kieran Jackson takes an in-depth look at how Luis de la Fuente has built an impenetrable side.
Quarter-final picture heading into Spain v Belgium
Spain and Belgium already know their prize for victory this evening – a semi-final tie with France.
The French booked their place in the final four – for the third tournament in a row – with a 2-0 win over Morocco.
Kylian Mbappe missed a first half penalty but redeemed himself in second period, his 60th minute goal quickly followed by Ousmane Dembele six minutes later.
On the other side of the bracket, Norway v England and Argentina v Switzerland make up the other two quarter-final ties. Of course, the Three Lions face Norway 10pm BST tomorrow evening, with Argentina v Switzerland staged in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Spain vs Belgium LIVE
Spain and Belgium battle for a place in the World Cup semi-finals in a mouthwatering meeting of European sides in the last eight of the tournament. France await the winner of this clash in Los Angeles – will the continental champions continue their pursuit of global glory? Or have a Belgian golden generation got one last charge left in them?
Kick off at SoFi Stadium is at 8pm BST.