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Mikel Merino scores late winner as Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in World Cup quarter-final
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Mikel Merino scores late winner as Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in World Cup quarter-final
Substituted Mikel Merino scored an 88th-minute winner to send Spain into the semi-finals after Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was withdrawn injured.
- Merino scored the decisive goal two minutes after entering the match, converting a rebound off substitute goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
- Merino said he dedicated his goal to his two-month-old son Marco, who was present at the stadium.
- Belgium's Courtois was forced off with a thigh injury in the second half and was replaced by Lammens.
- Fabián Ruiz put Spain ahead in the first half; Charles De Ketelaere headed Belgium's equalizer just before halftime.
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