Spain through to World Cup semis | ABC News Top Stories

Spain will step onto the field with France in the Cup semi finals after the Spaniards' 2-1 victory over Belgium in Los Angeles.Disappointments plagued the Belgians. They'd already lost captain Youri Tielemans to injury in the warm up.In the second half Belgium goalkeeper, Thibault Courtois had to leave the field with a thigh injury, in tears.Substitute Mikel Merino became a superhero, scoring in the 88th minute to send Spain into the final four.The other quarter finals will be played on Sunday morning Australian time.First up it'll be Norway against England in Miami followed by standing champion team Argentina versus Switzerland in Kansas City.Spain will face France in Wednesday's semi final in Dallas.And for the full highlights, you can follow the ABC Sport Daily podcast on ABC listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices