Merino Twice Over: Spain Shatters Belgium's 46-Year Hold to Reach the Last Four

A late double from the substitute ended Belgium's historic unbeaten run and set up a semifinal clash with France.

Spain 2, Belgium 1. The scoreline will show a Spanish victory, but the real story is the burial of a ghost that haunted Iberian football for nearly half a century. Mikel Merino came off the bench to score twice in the final eleven minutes, turning a deficit into a semifinal berth and snapping Belgium's 46-year unbeaten run against Spain in competitive fixtures. [1]

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