FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, July 2, 2026
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Spain DWDWW 3
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SoFi Stadium · 70,492 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Mikel Oyarzabal scores twice as Spain eliminate Austria from World Cup

Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice as Spain proved too strong for Austria in a 3-0 win at the SoFi Stadium to take their place in the round of 16 of the World Cup.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
0
35.6
Possession
64.4
5
SHOTS
23
0
ON GOAL
10
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
285
Accurate Passes
570
347
Passes
629
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.3
37
Long Balls
35
14
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
6
21
Effective Clearances
15
21
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:36 Laurens: Oyarzabal is perfect for Spain's system Watch on ESPN 01:47 McManaman: Victory vs. Austria was Spain's best performance of the World Cup Watch on ESPN 00:25 Fans in Madrid celebrate Spain's opening goal vs. Austria Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 22Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 24Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 12Pedro PorroRB
  6. 10Dani OlmoAM
  7. 20PedriLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 21Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 15Álex BaenaAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

AUT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alexander SchlagerG
  2. 8David AlabaCD-L
  3. 3Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 20Konrad LaimerLB
  5. 5Stefan PoschRB
  6. 24Paul WannerAM
  7. 4Xaver SchlagerLM
  8. 6Nicolas SeiwaldRM
  9. 11Michael GregoritschF
  10. 9Marcel SabitzerAM-L
  11. 18Romano SchmidAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9'
  2. 9'
  3. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  4. 24'
  5. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 27'
  7. 36' Goal! Spain 1, Austria 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
  8. 45'+3' Delay in match because of an injury Pau Cubarsí (Spain).
  9. 45'+3'
  10. 45'+4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 45'+4'
  12. 45' Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Xaver Schlager.
  13. 45' Substitution, Austria. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
  14. 60' Substitution, Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Romano Schmid.
  15. 60' Substitution, Austria. Marko Arnautovic replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
  16. 63' Delay in match because of an injury Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
  17. 63'
  18. 64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 64'
  20. 66' Goal! Spain 2, Austria 0. Pedro Porro (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena.
  21. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  22. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  23. 71' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Álex Baena.
  24. 71' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.
  25. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 71'
  27. 83' Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 85' Substitution, Spain. Gavi replaces Lamine Yamal.
  29. 85' Substitution, Austria. Alexander Prass replaces Stefan Posch.
  30. 89' Goal! Spain 3, Austria 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  31. 90'+3' Substitution, Spain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Pedri.
  32. 90'+3' Substitution, Spain. Marc Pubill replaces Aymeric Laporte.

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