Mikel Merino puts Spain into World Cup semi-finals after Lammens blunder
Mikel Merino scored a late winning goal for Spain against Belgium, securing their place in the World Cup semi-finals. The match featured a strong performance from Spain, including an opening goal by Fabian Ruiz following a blunder by Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
Why it matters
This result significantly impacts the progression of the FIFA World Cup tournament and national sports standings.
Mikel Merino’s amazing moment arrived once more, a country circling the corner flag with him. The man who came on to scored the late, late goals that took Spain into a European championship semi final two years ago and a World Cup quarter final four days ago, only went and did it again.
This is some hat-trick, history made here. Introduced as sub on 85.32 with Spain struggling to find a way through against Belgium, Merino was the man most alert in the whole of Los Angeles, pouncing on a loose ball on 87.28 to send Spain to the semi-final against France next week.
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