Belgium forward Charles De Ketelaere scored the first goal allowed by Spain in the entire World Cup in the 41st minute Friday, sending the teams to halftime even at 1-1 in the quarterfinals. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Fabián Ruiz scored in the 30th minute for Spain, which didn't allow a goal in its first five matches at this year's tournament. Goalkeeper Unai Simón hadn't conceded in a World Cup-record 650 minutes dating to Qatar before De Ketelaere abruptly ended the streak by muscling past teenage defender Pau Cubarsí and heading home a cross from Timothy Castagne.
The match is being played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The winner will face the winner of the Argentina-Netherlands match in the semifinals.