Mikel Merino scores late winner as Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in World Cup quarter-final

Substituted Mikel Merino scored an 88th-minute winner to send Spain into the semi-finals after Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was withdrawn injured.

• Merino scored the decisive goal two minutes after entering the match, converting a rebound off substitute goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
• Merino said he dedicated his goal to his two-month-old son Marco, who was present at the stadium.
• Belgium's Courtois was forced off with a thigh injury in the second half and was replaced by Lammens.
• Fabián Ruiz put Spain ahead in the first half; Charles De Ketelaere headed Belgium's equalizer just before halftime.