Belgium Captain Youri Tielemans Out vs. Spain After Injury In Warmups

Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans was scratched Friday from the starting lineup successful the World Cup quarterfinals against Spain aft getting injured during pregame warmups.

Hans Vanaken replaced Tielemans successful the starting lineup successful different stroke to the Red Devils' depth.

Tielemans is Belgium's skipper and a cardinal constituent of the team's efforts connected discourtesy and defense. The Aston Villa midfielder scored 2 goals successful Belgium's 3-2 comeback triumph implicit Senegal successful the circular of 32.

Vanaken came connected arsenic a substitute and scored a extremity successful Belgium's 4-1 thrashing of the U.S. connected Monday. He replaced Amadou Onana, who has been ruled retired for the remainder of the World Cup with a torn genu ligament.

Belgium has besides played the World Cup without defender Zeno Debast, who has a limb wounded and has been held retired of enactment by his club, Sporting Lisbon.

Kevin De Bruyne returned to Belgium's lineup against Spain aft sitting retired of the triumph implicit the Americans to rest.

Reporting by The Associated Press.