Lamine Yamal Starts As Spain Reveal XI For Belgium Quarterfinal

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Lamine Yamal Starts As Spain Reveal XI For Belgium Quarterfinal

Spain line up in a 4-2-3-1 at 3:00 p.m. ET in Los Angeles. Unai Simón starts behind Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsí, Aymeric Laporte and Marc Cucurella. Rodri captains alongside Fabián Ruiz in midfield. Yamal, Dani Olmo and Álex Baena support Mikel Oyarzabal. La Roja carry five straight clean sheets, with France awaiting the winner in the World Cup semifinal.

By Tanish Chachra

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