Somewhere in Belgium's battling display there may be a blueprint for how to beat the world champions, but this was not the day for an upset in the end. La Roja played with fire for 50 minutes as Belgium caused problems from set plays and in transition,

World Cup champion Spain is closing in on the quarterfinals of the Women's European Championship after another statement victory.

Spain reached the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Monday after the world champions hammered Belgium 6-2 while Italy were held to a 1-1 draw with Portugal at the death.- Italy denied at death - Italy thought they were joining Spain in the quarters when Cristiana Girelli opened the scoring in Geneva with a brilliant curling effort with 20 minutes remaining.