Belgium captain Youri Tielemans injured in warm-up ahead of World Cup quarterfinal vs. Spain

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Belgium suffered a major blow ahead of kickoff of its World Cup quarterfinal against Spain on Friday, July 11.

Youri Tielemans, Belgium's captain and lynchpin in midfield, suffered an injury in warm-ups and had to be replaced in the lineup by Hans Vanaken.

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• July 4: France def Paraguay - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
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• July 9: FRA vs. MRC - Foxborough
• July 10: ESP vs. BEL - Inglewood
• July 11: NOR vs. ENG - Miami
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