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10.07.2026 - Spain's Mikel Merino (6) celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Frida...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Fabian Ruiz (8) scores their opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10,...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Alex Baena (15) controls the ball during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (A...
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10.07.2026 - Players walk onto the pitch during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark J...
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10.07.2026 - A fan cheers during warmups before the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark J...
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10.07.2026 - Fabian RUIZ of Spain(C) reacts after scoring the opening goal during the first half of the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium at Los Angeles Stadium i...
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10.07.2026 - Dani Olmo of Spain talks to teammates during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angel...
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10.07.2026 - Belgium players observe a moment of silence for victims of wildfires during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles...
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10.07.2026 - Mikel Merino of Spain celebrates his goal 2-1 with teammates during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium...
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10.07.2026 - Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (1) receives treatement during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday,...
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10.07.2026 - Javier Bardem during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United S...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Fabian Ruiz (8) celebrates after scoring first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday,...
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10.07.2026 - (260711) -- LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lamine Yamal of Spain reacts before the quarter final match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Los Angeles S...
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10.07.2026 - Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere (17) scores first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, Aarhus, USA: NICOLAS RASKIN from Belgium during FIFA World Cup 2026: Spain and Belgium. (Credit Image: © Ulrik Pedersen/ZUMA Press Wire
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10.07.2026 - Spanish and Belgian flags are seen during the teams presentation before the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Fr...
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10.07.2026 - Fans react to a moment of play during the match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Madrid, Spain, on July 10, 2026. Spain and Belgium face each other today in...
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10.07.2026 - (260711) -- LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lamine Yamal of Spain competes during the quarter final match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Los Angeles...
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10.07.2026 - Javier Bardem during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United S...
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10.07.2026 - (260711) -- LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Starting players of Spain react before the quarter final match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Los Angele...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, California, USA: Soccer fans are seen before the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif....
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10.07.2026 - Actor Javier Bardem waits for the start of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Phot...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, Aarhus, USA: MICHAEL OLIVER during FIFA World Cup 2026: Spain and Belgium. (Credit Image: © Ulrik Pedersen/ZUMA Press Wire
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10.07.2026 - Supporters of the Spanish national team during the match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Madrid, Spain, on July 10, 2026. Spain and Belgium face each other...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, California, USA: Spain’s Lamine Yamal (19) in actions against Belgium during the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal soccer match at SoFi Stadium in Ingl...
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10.07.2026 - Lamine Yamal (Spain) during Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain and Belgium, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)
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10.07.2026 - Mikel Merino of Spain celebrates his goal 2-1 with teammates during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium...
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10.07.2026 - Luis de la Fuente, head coach of Spain during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Ange...
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10.07.2026 - Jeremy Doku of Belgium and Pedro Porro of Spain compete for the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between Spain and Belgium at Los Angeles Stadium on July 10,...
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10.07.2026 - (260711) -- LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Starting players of Belgium pose for group photos before the quarter final match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World...
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10.07.2026 - (260711) -- LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- David Raya, goalkeeper of Spain, reacts before the quarter final match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lo...
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10.07.2026 - Brad Pitt and Penelope Cruz during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, Califo...
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10.07.2026 - Actor Javier Bardem waits for the start of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Phot...
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10.07.2026 - Javier Bardem (Spain) during Spain and Belgium, Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10, 2026. Thor Wegner/DeFodi Images. (Photo by D...
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10.07.2026 - Noel Gallagher (England) during Spain and Belgium, Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10, 2026. Thor Wegner/DeFodi Images. (Photo b...
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10.07.2026 - Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) during Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain and Belgium, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Mikel Merino (6) celebrates scoring their second goal in front of Belgium's Timothy Castagne (21) and goalkeeper Senne Lammens (12) during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer...
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10.07.2026 - Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere (17) jumps for a header during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Fabian Ruiz (8) scores first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (A...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, Aarhus, USA: THIBAUT COURTOIS from Belgium during FIFA World Cup 2026: Spain and Belgium. (Credit Image: © Ulrik Pedersen/ZUMA Press Wire
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal (21), right, kicks the ball in the air in celebration after teammate Spain's Fabian Ruiz (8) scored the opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal socce...
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10.07.2026 - Fabian RUIZ of Spain scores the opening goal during the first half of the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium at Los Angeles Stadium in Los Angeles, Te...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Fabian Ruiz (8) reacts after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los An...
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11.07.2026 - INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 10: A view of the Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium) during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Quarter Final match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Califor...
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10.07.2026 - Lamine Yamal of Spain greets Thibaut Courtois of Belgium after the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in In...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Fabian Ruiz (8) scores first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (A...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Lamine Yamal (19) celebrates at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026....
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10.07.2026 - Belgium's Timothy Castagne (21) is dejected after the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (...
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10.07.2026 - Marc Cucurella (Spain) during Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain and Belgium, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)
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10.07.2026 - Fans hold up Spanish flags as they watch warmups before the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Dani Olmo (10), right, and Belgium's Nicolas Raskin (23) challenge for the ball during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, California, United States Of America: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, July 10: TV presenter & former England & Manchester United footballer Rio Fe...
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10.07.2026 - Rodri (Spain) during Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain and Belgium, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Lamine Yamal (19) and Nico Williams (17) celebrate in front of Belgium's Joaquin Seys (18) after the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglew...
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10.07.2026 - Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (1) makes a save during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 1...
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10.07.2026 - Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia talks to his players after the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10,...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, California, USA: Soccer fans arrive before the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.,...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Marc Cucurella, front, leads the team onto the pitch for warmups before the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Ang...
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10.07.2026 - General view during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United St...
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10.07.2026 - Brad Pitt (USA) during Spain and Belgium, Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10, 2026. Thor Wegner/DeFodi Images. (Photo by DeFodi...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Fabian Ruiz (8) scores their opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10,...
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10.07.2026 - (260711) -- LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Unai Simon (1st R), goalkeeper of Spain makes a save during the quarter final match between Spain and Belgium at the 2026 FIFA Wo...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Venice Beach, California, USA: Fans go crazy at the Venice Beach, California Fan Zone during the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup match between Spain and Belgium....
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10.07.2026 - Spain fan reacts after the team scored their second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium at a watch party at the Rockefeller Center fan vil...
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10.07.2026 - Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) during Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain and Belgium, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPh...
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10.07.2026 - Timothy Castagne of Belgium after the FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final football match between Spain and Belgium on 10 July 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, Califor...
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10.07.2026 - Actor Brad Pitt, right, watches play during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Pho...
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10.07.2026 - Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere heads the ball flanked by Spain's Marc Cucurella during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near...
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10.07.2026 - Musician Noel Gallagher, center right, watches play during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Aymeric Laporte (14) jumps for the ball with Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere (17) during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Cali...
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10.07.2026 - INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 10: Lamine Yamal of Spain is seen during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Quarter Final match between Spain and Belgium at the Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium...
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10.07.2026 - Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) during Quarter final FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain and Belgium, Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on July 10 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)
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10.07.2026 - INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 10: Supporters of Spain pose for the photo ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Quarter Final match between Spain and Belgium at the Los Angeles Stadium (S...
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10.07.2026 - Spain supporters display a large banner as they wait for the start of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Frid...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, California, USA: Soccer fans arrive before the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.,...
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10.07.2026 - Spain squad pose before the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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10.07.2026 - Spanish players huddle before the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Marcio J. S...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal (21) receives the ball in front of Belgium's Brandon Mechele (4) during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Cali...
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10.07.2026 - July 10, 2026, Los Angeles, California, United States Of America: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, July 10: Actress Penelope cruz & Actor Javier Bardem celebrate at the full t...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Mikel Merino (6) celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Frida...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Mikel Merino (6), center, celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angel...
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10.07.2026 - Spain's Mikel Merino (6) celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Frida...
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