Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere ends Spain's World Cup shutout run, teams even 1-1 at halftime

Belgium and Spain are even at 1-1 at halftime in the World Cup quarterfinals

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 defenderin the lineup in a mildly surprising tactical decision by Spain coach Luis De La Fuente, whose team is unbeaten since March 2023.

Belgium hadn’t generated anything close to a strong scoring chance before the goal from De Ketelaere, the Atalanta forward who scored two goals in Belgium's 4-1 rout of the co-host U.S. on Monday. The winner at SoFi Stadium advances to face tournament favorite France in the semifinals on Tuesday in the Dallas area.

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