An all-European quarter-final is about to take place in Los Angeles, as Spain and Belgium compete for the right to face France next Tuesday.
Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.
TEAM NEWS
Yet to concede, Spain needed a stoppage-time winner to overcome Portugal last time.
Luis de la Fuente makes one change to that lineup, surprisingly choosing Fabian Ruiz ($6.8m) over Pedri ($8.1m).
From the start, there’ll be popular picks Marc Cucurella ($5.1m), Lamine Yamal ($10.0m), Aymeric Laporte ($5.5m), Unai Simon ($5.0m), Pau Cubarsi ($5.0m) and Mikel Oyarzabal ($8.1m).
Initially, opponents Belgium only altered a couple of names from their win over co-hosts United States.
A significant Amadou Onana ($5.9m) injury takes him out of the XI. Dodi Lukebakio ($5.9m) also makes way, allowing Kevin De Bruyne ($7.5m) and Jeremy Doku ($7.5m) to return.
However, there’s a third, late-in-the-day change, too. Youri Tielemans ($6.1m) picked up an injury in the warm-up, so Hans Vanaken ($5.5m) comes in, too.
Up front, Charles De Ketelaere ($5.6m) is still favoured over Romelu Lukaku ($7.4m).
LINE-UPS
Spain XI: Simón; Porro, Cubarsí, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Ruiz; Yamal, Olmo, Baena; Oyarzabal
Subs: Raya, García, Pubill, Eric, Grimaldo, Llorente, Merino, Gavi, Zubimendi, Pedri, Torres, Pino, Williams, Muñoz, Iglesias
Belgium XI: Courtois; Castagne, Ngoy, Mechele, De Cuyper; Vanaken, Raskin; Trossard, De Bruyne, Doku; De Ketelaere
Subs: Lammens, Penders, Theate, Meunier, De Winter, Seys, Witsel, Moreira, Saelemaekers, Lukabakio, Lukaku, Fernandez-Pardo
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