Meanwhile, the Belgian Red Flames are searching for their first points of the tournament after suffering a narrow loss to Italy on matchday one.<\/p>\n
Match preview<\/p>\n
Spain may be the reigning World Cup winners, but they are still waiting to get their hands on the European Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their previous best performance at the tournament took place in 1997, when they reached the semi-finals before being beaten 2-1 by Italy.<\/p>\n
Twenty-eight years later, Spain made a positive start to their trophy bid, scoring four first-half goals to record a commanding 5-0 win over Portugal.<\/p>\n
Esther Gonzalez<\/strong><\/a> netted a brace alongside efforts from Vicky Lopez and Alexia Putellas<\/strong><\/a> in the first period, before substitute Cristina Martin-Prieto added a fifth in the closing stages.<\/p>\n La Roja now have the chance to secure a quarter-final berth with a game to play, knowing that a win would be enough if Italy avoided defeat in the group\u2019s other game against Portugal.<\/p>\n Spain will be the overwhelming favourites to take three points from Monday\u2019s fixture, especially as they have won nine of their previous 10 matches, including each of their last six.<\/p>\n After reaching the knockout rounds in 2022, Belgium came into the tournament with hopes of making back-to-back quarter-final appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, those hopes were dented by a narrow 1-0 defeat to Italy, with Arianna Caruso<\/strong><\/a>‘s first-half proving to the difference between the two sides in Sion.\u00a0<\/p>\n As a result, Belgium are now lost six of their last nine matches, including two Nations League games against Spain.<\/p>\n They spurned a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 in February\u2019s away clash, before they fell to a heavy 5-1 loss in May\u2019s return fixture against Montse Tome\u2019s side.<\/p>\n They will be aware that another defeat on Monday would result in their elimination if Italy take at least a point off Portugal.<\/p>\n Belgium have experienced mixed results at this stage of the competition, winning 2-0 in their second group game against Norway in 2017, before losing 2-1 to France on matchday two of the 2022 tournament.<\/p>\n Spain Women Women’s European Championship form:<\/p>\n W<\/p>\n Spain Women form (all competitions):<\/p>\n W W W W W W<\/p>\n Belgium Women Women’s European Championship form:<\/p>\n L<\/p>\n Belgium Women form (all competitions):<\/p>\n W L W L W L<\/p>\n Team News<\/p>\n Spain forward Alba Redondo<\/strong><\/a> remains a doubt after she missed the dominant win over Portugal with a muscle injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n Adriana Nanclares could continue in goal if Cata Coll is unable to recover from the illness that forced her to sit out the first group game.<\/p>\n Aitana Bonmati<\/strong><\/a> recovered from viral meningitis to feature as a late substitute on Thursday, but it remains to be seen whether she is ready to feature in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n As for Belgium, Gunnarsdottir may decide stick with a back five of Jill Janssens<\/strong><\/a>, Amber Tysiak<\/strong><\/a>, Sari Kees<\/strong><\/a>, Janice Cayman<\/strong><\/a> and Laura Deloose<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Inter Milan\u2019s Marie Detruyer could be an option if Gunnarsdottir opts to freshen up her midfield for Monday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n Belgium\u2019s all-time record goalscorer Tessa Wullaert<\/strong><\/a> will have the lonely task of leading the line against the world champions.<\/p>\n Spain Women possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nanclares; Battle, Mendez, Aleixandri, Carmona; Lopez, Guijarro, Putellas; Caldentey, Pina, Gonzalez<\/p>\n Belgium Women possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n Lichtfus; Janssens, Tysiak, Kees, Cayman, Deloose; Detruyer, Vanhaevermaet, Teulings, Eurlings; Wullaert<\/p>\n We say: Spain Women 3-0 Belgium Women<\/p>\n Spain will be full of confidence following their strong display against Portugal, and we think they will produce another dominant performance to claim a comfortable victory and seal their place in the quarter-finals with a game to spare.\u00a0<\/p>\n For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Belgium](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/uploads\/2025\/07\/wullaert-686435e07946190871523.webp\"\/)
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