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The decision was taken by the Belgian goevernment as there was an elevated terror threat. A 27-year-old Belgian was identified as the mastermind of the Paris attacks.

The aftermath of the Paris attacks last Friday has affected the game between Belgium and Spain which was scheduled for November 17 but has been cancelled this Monday. The decision was made by the Belgian government and agreed upon by both the Belgian and Spanish soccer federations.

This was a friendly game, so there will be no need to reschedule the match. Ticketholders for this game will be contacted by the organizers within the next hours to work on possible reimbursements. Everyone involved in this game felt that the risk was too high and regret having to cancel what was supposed to be an exciting match.

Spain was already in Belgium

"We deeply regret that such a friendly match between two motivated teams has been cancelled so late and we understand the disappointment of many supporters," the Belgian FA said in a statement. "In consultation with the competent authorities and the Spanish national team, the Belgian FA has decided to cancel the match."

The main reason behind the cancellation of this game is from Belgium

The terror threat was elevated after a 27-year old Belgian was identified by French authorities as the mastermind of the attacks around Paris on Friday night. That day, the game between France and Germany was able to continue after an explosion happened outside the stadium. 

"However, taking into account the exceptional circumstances, we cannot take any security risk with players and fans," the statement claimed fearing for a similar event to happen around this game. 

Both Federations made official statements about the situation