The match between Spain and Belgium in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup, currently taking place in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, saw the participation of the promising star Lamine Yamal in the starting lineup of coach Luis de la Fuente's team.

The Spanish Yamal became the third youngest player to ever appear in a World Cup quarter-final, at the age of 18 years and 362 days.

Yamal, who is participating in his first World Cup, trails only the late Brazilian legend Pele, who played against Wales in the 1958 World Cup quarter-finals at the age of 17 years and 239 days, and Moroccan midfielder Ayoub Bouaddi, who played for his country in the same round against France in this edition of the tournament on Thursday at the age of 18 years and 280 days.

Spain continued its dream of winning the World Cup for the second time in its history, after qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament, following an exciting 2-1 victory over Belgium on Friday evening in the quarter-finals of the competition, currently held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

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Spain, crowned champions in 2010 in South Africa, set up a fiery European clash in the semi-finals with France, who were the first to reach the golden square in the current World Cup after a 2-0 victory over Morocco on Thursday evening.

Yamal stressed the difficulty of the victory his team achieved over Belgium in the quarter-final match of the World Cup.

Yamal said in media statements after the match: "I am very happy to qualify for the semi-finals. The Belgian team was a very tough opponent. The match was complicated, but I am in good shape."