Match report
Oyarzabal double sends Spain past Austria into last 16
Spain eased into the World Cup last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Austria in a Round of 32 tie at SoFi Stadium. Mikel Oyarzabal struck either side of a Pedro Porro goal to settle the contest comfortably for Luis de la Fuente's side against Ralf Rangnick's Austria.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Oyarzabal opened the scoring in the 36th minute, converting a Marc Cucurella assist to put Spain 1-0 up at half-time. Porro doubled the lead in the 66th minute, again teed up by Álex Baena, before Oyarzabal completed his brace in the 89th minute, once more assisted by Cucurella, to make it 3-0 at the finish.
Spain dominated the game throughout, holding 65 percent of possession and firing 23 shots to Austria's five, ten of which were on target compared to none for their opponents. Austria were booked once during the match but neither side saw a red card, while Spain also won the corner count nine to nil.
Oyarzabal scored twice, both goals arriving from Cucurella assists, and finished with a match rating of 9.3.
Spain's dominance was reflected in the shot count, with 23 attempts to Austria's five.
Spain beat Austria 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
Spain met Austria in the World Cup (Round of 32). Kick-off was Thursday, 2 July 2026, 19:00 UTC at SoFi Stadium. Referee: Glenn Nyberg.
Key moments
- 36' Goal: Mikel Oyarzabal (assist: Marc Cucurella) — 1–0 · Watch Mikel Oyarzabal's goal video (36')
- 66' Goal: Pedro Porro (assist: Álex Baena) — 2–0 · Watch Pedro Porro's goal video (66')
- 89' Goal: Mikel Oyarzabal (assist: Marc Cucurella) — 3–0 · Watch Mikel Oyarzabal's goal video (89')
Starting line-ups
Spain (4-2-3-1)
- 23 Unai Simón
- 24 Marc Cucurella
- 14 Aymeric Laporte
- 22 Pau Cubarsí
- 12 Pedro Porro
- 20 Pedri
- 16 Rodri (c)
- 15 Álex Baena
- 10 Dani Olmo
- 19 Lamine Yamal
- 21 Mikel Oyarzabal
Austria (4-2-3-1)
What the press said
🚨🇪🇸 OFFICIAL: Lamine Yamal has won FIFA Man of the Match Award for Spain-Austria. https://t.co/WvCIw9v2oU
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🍿🇪🇸 Spain eliminate Austria and fly to World Cup RO16 with perfect win and another show by Mikel Oyarzabal! Two assists for Cucurella, first goal ever for Porro, brace for Oyarzabal with 4 goals and 1 assist in 4 2026 World Cup games. Your Man of the Match? https://t.co/rxfbayiKzP
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Spain cruise through to last-16 by beating Austria 3-0. Oyarzabal the cutting edge. Yamal getting into his groove. ⬇️ https://t.co/6ozb3Y0Wjl
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About this match
On this page: the Spain vs Austria final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Mikel Oyarzabal's goal against Austria (36').
- Watch Pedro Porro's goal against Austria (66').
- Watch Mikel Oyarzabal's goal against Austria (89').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Spain 3–0 Austria. Explore more on the Spain and Austria team pages or the World Cup page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Spain vs Austria?
Spain beat Austria 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Spain vs Austria?
Mikel Oyarzabal (36') for Spain; Pedro Porro (66') for Spain; Mikel Oyarzabal (89') for Spain.
›Where can I watch Spain vs Austria highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Spain 3–0 Austria are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.