Spain 3-0 Austria (2 July 2026), final score

The final whistle blows at Los Angeles Stadium: Spain defeats Austria 3-0 and advances to the round of 16 of the World Cup! After Oyarzabal saw Schlager shoot wide of the right post in the 33rd minute, the Austrian goalkeeper could do nothing about the Real Sociedad striker’s goal three minutes later. It all came from left center Cucurella as Oyarzabal fired home from close range. The European champions should have doubled their lead in first-half stoppage time when Baena rattled the post with a 25-yard free kick before Schlager brilliantly saved Yamal’s effort at the back post. Kalajdzic almost equalized seconds after coming on in the second half, but the substitute agonizingly headed the ball over the crossbar. Austria were made to pay for that miss as Spain scored their second goal in the 66th minute, with Baena deflecting the ball away for Porro to slot past the helpless Schlager. Yamal thought he had scored himself a goal, but Alaba knocked him off the line. Oyarzabal scored his second goal of the game a minute early, firing into the bottom right corner after Cucurella’s searching pass. Spain had 23 shots, 10 of them on target, reflected by an xG of 2.84, while Austria recorded five shots without a single shot on target, reflected by an xG of 0.32. Next up for Spain is a round of 16 match against either Portugal or Croatia at Dallas Stadium. Both these sides will meet face to face in a few hours. This concludes our live broadcast of this exciting match of the 1/8 finals of the 2026 World Cup. We hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and stay safe!