Spain's Mikel Merino celebrates after the match in Arlington, Texas.(Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)The Spanish team remains one of the better groups remaining in the World Cup.
If you're considering the remaining teams, I think you have to assume that either Spain or Argentina will be the biggest threat to France.Spain is led in scoring by Mikel Oyarzabal, and my biggest concern is that they don't have enough guys to get goals.
With only nine goals in the World Cup, over five games, they could certainly use more scoring in general.They have five guys with one goal each, which is a testament to how many different people have made an impact, but they will struggle if Oyarzabal can't lead the way.In their path to getting to this game, Spain started with a draw against Cape Verde.
We know now that the Cape Verde team had a lot of heart and was very good in the World Cup.That final was 0-0.
In the second game, they were able to win 4-0 over Saudi Arabia.That's a game they were supposed to dominate, and they did it.
The final game of the Group Stage saw them win 1-0 over Uruguay.They had a fairly lucky draw against Austria in the Round of 32 and dominated, winning 3-0.
Then they ended Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career with a 1-0 win to get to this game.CRISTIANO RONALDO EXITS WORLD CUP AS SPAIN DEFEATS PORTUGAL, AWAITS WINNER OF USA-BELGIUMBelgium's Timothy Castagne, Brandon Mechele and Nathan Ngoy celebrate after the match in Seattle, Wash.(Troy Wayrynen/Imagn Images)Belgium is probably a team most readers are a bit more familiar with, having seen them play in their last match.
It wasn't the most-watched game of all time like the England-Mexico match, but having knocked out the United States, there were plenty of people watching them play.While Spain is led by one guy, I would say that Belgium is also led, but not dominated, by one person.
Romelu Lukaku is their best scorer and has recorded a shot in each game and a shot on goal in the past three games.Belgium ha...