This second clutch goal against an upset-minded Belgium sent La Roja to the semifinals for the first time since they won the World Cup in 2010."I've done this again, and it's happened to me again, so it would seem that coincidence exists," a smiling Merino said."If you're ready and you try, it can happen for you I'm very, very pleased."Spain will now face a red-hot France in an unmissable semifinal clash."It will be a clash of giants," Spain coach Luis De La Fuente said.Unai Simón's impenetrable wall has finally crumbled.The Spain goalkeeper had not conceded for a record 650 minutes — the tournament's longest clean sheet streak — before Belgium ended it during their quarterfinal clash.Charles De Ketelaere got in front of Pau Cubarsi to head in Timothy Castagne's cross in the 41st minute, making the score 1-1.Belgium became the first team to score against La Roja at this year's World Cup, snapping their tournament record of six consecutive clean sheets.Spain's streak began with a 0-0 draw in the round of 16 at the last tournament in 2022, when Morocco advanced after a penalty shootout