Spain’s Mikel Merino (6) celebrates (AP Photo) Mikel Merino continued his impressive performance off the bench with a brace for Spain FIFA World Cup Semifinals 2026 with another late goal, La Roja beat Belgium 2-1 in their quarterfinal at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday. Introduced in the 86th minute, the Spanish midfielder needed just…
Spain’s Mikel Merino (6) celebrates after winning the quarterfinal Cup match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood. (AP Photo) Super-sub Mikel Merino was the hero again, scoring an 88th-minute winner to send Spain into the World Cup semi-finals with a thrilling 2-1 win over Belgium on Friday.Spain now face favorites France in a blockbuster semi-final…
Spain’s Mikel Merino scores the first goal as Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa (1) tries to stop him during the World Cup round of 16 match between Portugal and Spain. (AP Photo) A brilliant moment in stoppage time saw Spain break Portuguese hearts and book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Substitute Mikel…