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Spain aim for World Cup date with France by beating Belgium

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Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente (L) gesturing in Arlington on July 6, 2026; and Belgium boss Rudi Garcia (R) gesturing in Anderlecht on September 7, 2025. [AFP]

European champions Spain are on a World Cup collision course with Kylian Mbappe's France if they can beat Belgium in a quarter-final on Friday.

At the spectacular SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the Belgians face the daunting task of breaking through a Spanish defence that has yet to concede a goal in the tournament.

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