Mikel Merino fires late Spain winner as luckless Belgium dumped out of World Cup

Mikel Merino, the Arsenal star, scored a late winning goal to secure a 2-1 victory for Spain against Belgium. This result eliminates Belgium from the World Cup at the quarter-final stage and ensures the European champions progress to the semi-finals. Following this decisive performance, Spain is now set to face France in the next round of the competition, while the luckless Belgian side is dumped out of the tournament after the narrow defeat.