Ahead of Belgium’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Spain on Friday (local time) at Los Angeles Stadium, King Philippe visited the men’s national football team. The players had dinner with the royalty, presented him with a signed jersey, and posed for a selfie.The Belgian Red Devils shared several pictures of the visit on X. In a video posted on their official X handle, King Philippe can be seen praising Belgium’s recent performance and wishing the team well for the quarter-final, expressing belief in the side’s ability to win.“A few days ago, I watched your match together with my daughter. We stayed up until 2:00 a.m. to watch you play. It was magnificent. I have just one message for you for tomorrow: Tomorrow, we have to win! And I’m sure that will happen! It depends on you! Thank you very much,” he said.The Belgian Red Devils captioned the post: “Ahead of our quarter-final against Spain, the King visited the squad to show his support for the Red Devils.”Belgium advanced to the quarter-finals despite a mixed run in the group stage. After drawing 1-1 with Egypt and playing out a 0-0 draw against Iran, Belgium bounced back with a 5-1 victory over New Zealand. They followed it up with wins over Senegal (3-2) in the Round of 32 and the USA (4-1) in the Round of 16 to secure their spot in the last eight.Spain, meanwhile, head into the quarter-final in terrific form. The reigning European champions have acquired a prolific record of clean sheets in their World Cup campaign in 6 consecutive matches.After finishing at the top of Group H, Spain defeated Austria in the Round of 32 before edging past Portugal in the Round of 16.Spain will be hoping to return to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since winning the title in 2010. Belgium, led by experienced players Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne, will also be aiming to reach the final four.
