India, July 10 -- It's the second quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 tonight, and Spain and Belgium will lock horns with a semi-final berth up for grabs.

Spain, ranked third in the world, are heavily the favourites, as they have dominated all their matches this tournament and, astonishingly, are yet to concede a goal. But Belgium are no pushovers, and have the quality to hurt Spain - and the ultimate battleground that will decide this quarter-final lies squarely in the centre of the pitch, believes former India striker Robin Singh.

Singh, appearing as a panel expert for ZEE5, put it very simply: "Whoever controls the midfield might win the game."

In recent years-particularly under former manager Luis Enrique-Spain drew heavy crit...