Mikel Merino scores winner, becomes first Arsenal player in a World Cup semi-final

Spain beat Belgium 2:1 in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final, advancing to the semi-finals as the second team after France. The decisive goal was scored by Arsenal's Mikel Merino, making him the first Arsenal player to score in a World Cup semi-final in history.

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⚽ Sport Merino before World Cup final: "Be a good human first, then a good footballer" The Guardian Sport · 12d ago ⚽ Sport Merino scores winner in 2 minutes to send Spain past Belgium 1:0 at World Cup Polsat Sport · 19d ago ⚽ Sport Merino pounces on Lammens error in 88th minute to send Spain to semi-finals The Guardian Sport · 19d ago

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⚽ Sport Merino before World Cup final: "Be a good human first, then a good footballer" The Guardian Sport · 12d ago ⚽ Sport Merino scores winner in 2 minutes to send Spain past Belgium 1:0 at World Cup Polsat Sport · 19d ago ⚽ Sport Merino pounces on Lammens error in 88th minute to send Spain to semi-finals The Guardian Sport · 19d ago