{"id":119463,"date":"2026-07-10T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/?p=119463"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:47:31","slug":"world-cup-picks-spain-favored-to-end-belgiums-run-as-knockout-pressure-mounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/soccer\/world-cup-picks-spain-favored-to-end-belgiums-run-as-knockout-pressure-mounts\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup picks: Spain Favored to End Belgium’s Run as Knockout Pressure Mounts"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":118912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[780],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"acf":{"brief_description":"Spain's elite defence faces Belgium's high-powered attack as bettors eye the Moneyline, Under 2.5 goals, and player props in Los Angeles","auto_update_sportal365":true,"property_type":["","run_ads","","","",""],"main_image":118913,"authors":false,"custom_author":"Mark Keast","type":"news","properties":{"ads_enabled":true,"adult_content":false,"important":false,"live":false},"live_url":"","type_of_redirect":"permanent","body":[{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"

Belgium can expect a rough welcoming when they step on the pitch at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles tonight, the same team that took out the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team rather handily, 4-1, in Seattle on Monday.<\/p>\n

We are betting more fan support for Spain when the two teams go at it tonight.<\/p>\n

Belgium coach Rudi Garcia gave a news conference yesterday and openly acknowledged Spain is one of the tournament favorites, while embracing his team\u2019s underdog status.<\/p>\n

Remember, Belgium can score \u2013 13 goals, third highest behind France (16) and Argentina (14).<\/p>\n

\u201cSpain are an excellent team,\u201d said Belgium veteran forward Romelu Lukaku, who scored against the Americans, per Reuters. \u201cThey look for the third man; they have speed on the sides. Ferran Torres provides depth, but we are well prepared and we have assets that can make life difficult for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The details: Spain versus Belgium, 3 p.m. EST, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California. In <\/strong>World Cup betting<\/strong><\/u><\/a> at Betway this morning, Spain is the favorite, at -167, with Belgium at +450. The draw is priced at +280.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tough not to take Spain to win. Spain looked like a complete team, taking out Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo, 1-0, Monday night. They\u2019ve yet to concede a goal in the tournament.<\/p>\n

The Betway futures for tournament winner have tightened this morning \u2013 France is at +150, followed by Argentina, England and Spain, each at +450, then there\u2019s the drop off to Norway at +1400.<\/p>\n

Spain plays a possession game, led by Rodri, Dani Olmo and Pedri, meaning the Belgians are going to need to tap into that goal-scoring acumen when they do have the ball, capitalizing on transition opportunities and counter attacks.<\/p>\n

Spain will be looking for offence from 18-year-old forward Lamine Yamal (with only one goal so far), one of the game\u2019s bright young talents, and Mikel Oyarzabal, who has four goals in the tournament.<\/p>\n

So Spain to win on the Moneyline, and Under 2.5 Total Goals (+105), are solid plays for tonight\u2019s match. Spain\u2019s defence is elite, and knockout games tighten up.<\/p>\n

I am going to put some money down on Oyarzabal Anytime Scorer (+110), since Spain consistently creates high-quality chances through its possession game, and Oyarzabal has been pretty reliable on the finishing end.<\/p>\n

And what about Yamal 2+ Shots on Target at Betway this morning, at -106? Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said the young man has shown \u201cgrowing maturity\u201d on the big stage, telling reporters yesterday he\u2019s going to perform on the attacking front today.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119464,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119463\/revisions\/119464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}