Clean sweep sends Spain to round of 16, Austria exits World Cup

2026-07-02T21:01:30.488Z

The Spanish national team achieved a resounding 3-0 victory over Austria in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals, both assisted by Marc Cucurella, while Pedro Porro added the third.

The Spanish national team secured a crushing 3-0 victory over their Austrian counterparts in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, held at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, confirming Spain's complete dominance in all aspects of the match and booking their place in the next round.

Oyarzabal opens the scoring, Cucurella makes the difference

The first goal came in the 36th minute when Mikel Oyarzabal scored after a brilliant assist from Marc Cucurella, giving Spain a deserved lead just before halftime. Immediately after the start of the second half, Austria made two simultaneous substitutions in the 46th minute, bringing on Nicolas Seiwald for Carney Chukwuemeka and Xaver Schlager for Florian Grillitsch, in an attempt to reshape the game.

However, Spain did not give Austria any chance to recover; in the 60th minute, Austria made two more substitutions, bringing on Michael Gregoritsch for Marko Arnautović and Romano Schmid for Saša Kalajdžić. Just six minutes later, in the 66th minute, Pedro Porro extended the lead to 2-0 after a decisive pass from Álex Baena, who had come on for Ferrán Torres in the 71st minute as part of Spain's substitutions.

Oyarzabal caps the display with his brace, Austria gets a yellow card

In the 83rd minute, Stefan Posch received a yellow card, the only booking of the match. In the 85th minute, Lamine Yamal came on for Gavi for Spain, while Stefan Posch came on for Aleksandar Prass for Austria. The third and final goal came in the 89th minute from Mikel Oyarzabal again, with a second assist from Marc Cucurella, crowning the duo's exceptional performance throughout the match. In stoppage time at 90+3, Spain made two final substitutions, bringing on Pedri for Fabián Ruiz and Aymeric Laporte for Marc Pubill.

Comprehensive statistical dominance

Spain had 65% possession to Austria's 35%.

Spain attempted 22 shots to Austria's 5, with 10 on target compared to Austria's 0.

Austria's goalkeeper made 6 saves, while Spain's goalkeeper was not forced into any saves.

Spain took 9 corners to Austria's 0.

Spain's passing accuracy was 91% from 613 passes, compared to Austria's 82% from 334 passes.

Spain's expected goals (xG) were 2.80 compared to Austria's 0.49.

Oyarzabal named Man of the Match

Mikel Oyarzabal was named Man of the Match with a rating of 9.3, thanks to his influential brace and commanding presence throughout the game, while Marc Cucurella was his standout partner with assists for both goals.

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