Spain Shocks, Bench Pedri for Belgium World Cup Quarter-Final

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has made a surprising tactical change for the World Cup quarter-final against Belgium. He dropped midfielder Pedri to the bench, inserting Fabian Ruiz into the starting lineup.

Spain's attack remains unchanged, featuring Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, and Mikel Oyarzabal.

For Belgium, manager Rudi Garcia recalled star playmaker Kevin De Bruyne. He also started winger Jeremy Doku. De Bruyne replaces Amadou Onana, who is out with a serious knee injury.

The match is set for Friday in Inglewood, California.

Starting Lineups:

Spain: Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal

Belgium: Thibaut Courtois; Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy; Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Nicolas Raski; Leandro Trossard, Charles De Ketelaere, Jeremy Doku