The Spanish national team qualified for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup after crushing Austria 3-0 in the round of 32 match held at the Los Angeles Stadium, United States.
Mikel Oyarzabal was the hero of La Furia Roja's victory by scoring two goals with the other goal scored by Pedro Porro.
This convincing victory takes Spain into the round of 16, where they will face the winner of the Portugal vs. Croatia duel.
Meanwhile, Austria had to end its campaign after being eliminated in the first knockout phase.
Spain immediately took control of the game from the start. The first chance came in the second minute when Lamine Yamal fired a shot from outside the penalty area, but Austrian goalkeeper Alexander Schlager was able to parry it.
Spain continued to pressure the Austrian defense. In the 30th minute, Marc Cucurella had the ball in the net after tapping in a rebound from a goal-bound scramble, but the goal was disallowed due to a foul during the attack.
Schlager again came to Austria's rescue after denying Oyarzabal a golden opportunity. However, the deadlock was finally broken in the 36th minute.
Taking advantage of Cucurella's cutback from the left, Oyarzabal finished with one touch in the penalty box to put Spain 1-0 up.
