Spain were a bit flat in their opener against Cape Verde but that performance alone doesn’t change my opinion of this Spanish side. They were without their two key threats in Williams and Yamal; it’s no exaggeration to suggest that Spain need these two to play in the way Luis de la Fuente wants as without them, Spain lack cutting edge against sides that will sit deep.

Saudi Arabia held Uruguay in their opener but didn’t pose much of a threat to suggest they’ll cause Spain problems. They only had 33% of the ball against Bielsa’s side and generated an xG of 0.66 from seven shots. I think they’ll be outclassed and I’d be very surprised if they manage to get on the scoresheet. Spain generated an xG of 2.10 in their opener; if it wasn’t for an inspired performance by the Cape Verde goalkeeper, they would have won comfortably.

Yamal has to start now, he didn’t quite get enough time to impact the game when he came on against Cape Verde but he’s easily Spain’s biggest attacking threat and you could see every Spain player actively look to find him when he entered the field last time out. Yamal has scored six goals across 26 caps for Spain and scored 24 goals for Barcelona during the 25/26 campaign.

Belgium were disappointing in their opening game against Egypt, but I’d give quite a bit of credit to the Pharaohs, who surprised me and made life difficult for Belgium with Salah and Marmoush playing through the middle and offering a consistent threat in transition.

Egypt managed to successfully contain Jeremy Doku, which was a large reason for their success, but I’m not sure Iran will be as effective at stopping the Manchester City winger. Iran do have some notable players in their squad, but their tournament has been significantly disrupted by off-the-field issues; they’re having to travel in and out of the US on the day they play, which is far from ideal and will show in their on-field performance.

Charles De Ketelaere was pretty poor in the opener against Egypt, so I expect Romelu Lukaku to come into the starting lineup after making an impact from the bench to earn Belgium a point against Egypt. He offers a target in the box and has a pretty exceptional record for his country with 90 goals across 127 caps.

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