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Spain and Belgium progress

Jul 7, 2026 09:41
By radiokerrysport
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Spain and Belgium progress

Belgium's players say the US President's World Cup intervention inspired them to victory.

They beat the co-hosts 4-1 in Seattle after the controversy as Donald Trump admitted he contacted Fifa to look again at USA striker Folarin Balogun's red card.

The Belgian social media account posted a photo of Romelu Lukaku scoring with the caption "overturn this".

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Spain await them in the quarter-finals, after their 1-0 win over Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in Dallas.

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The lineup for the last-eight will be completed later.

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Lionel Messi goes up against Mo Salah, when holders Argentina take on Egypt in Atlanta from 5 o'clock Irish Time.

Switzerland can make the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954 - they face Colombia in Vancouver at 9.

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Kylian Mbappe and the France Football Federation have condemned racist remarks made by a Paraguayan politician towards the France captain.

Celeste Amarilla, a senator and member of their Liberal Radical Party, put out several posts on X after the Real Madrid forward scored the winner against the South Americans on Saturday.

In a post on social media, Mbappe called her "despicable".

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