{"id":684739,"date":"2026-07-10T19:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/684739\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:04:11","slug":"spain-vs-belgium-live-watch-world-cup-2026-quarter-final-score-commentary-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/684739\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain vs Belgium LIVE: Watch World Cup 2026 quarter-final score, commentary & updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘De La Fuente has created a style & a culture’published at 19:40 BST<\/p>\n

19:40 BST<\/p>\n

Spain v Belgium (20:00 BST)<\/p>\n

\"\"Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist<\/p>\n

\"LuisImage source, Getty Images<\/p>\n

Luis de la Fuente’s Spain are closing in on greatness.<\/p>\n

They are bidding to become just the fourth team to hold both the World Cup and European Championship crowns at the same time; following their compatriots in 2010, France in 2000 and West Germany back in 1974.<\/p>\n

De la Fuente is now into his fourth year as Spain boss; winning the Euros two years ago and now guiding his country to a quarter-final against Belgium. <\/p>\n

He has lost just three times since he took over in January 2023, and is on a run of 35 games without a defeat.<\/p>\n

There are coaches who build teams through tactics, and there are coaches who build teams through people. De la Fuente somehow manages to do both.<\/p>\n

What sets him apart though is more than a football philosophy, but rather a way of understanding people.<\/p>\n

His style can be defined as controlling possession but with alternatives. But alongside it he has created a culture.<\/p>\n

De la Fuente’s success with Spain is the product of decades of work within the Spanish federation, and of his own role as a coach in that system since 2013, shaping players and instilling values.<\/p>\n

He has played a crucial part in building a collective identity that is now unmistakable, and that is no small feat with a national side.<\/p>\n

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