Match Summary · Spain · World Cup 2026 · Football · International · World Cup · Spain · Austria · Mikel Oyarzabal · Marc Cucurella · Pedro Porro
| Metric | Spain | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 65% | 35% |
| Shots | 22 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 0 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Corners | 9 | 0 |
| Fouls | 8 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 5 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 0 | 6 |
Spain’s opener arrived at 35'55'', when Mikel Oyarzabal finished a move set up by Marc Cucurella to put the hosts 1-0 up before the break.
Austria looked to reset at half-time with two changes on 45'00'': Florian Grillitsch replaced Xaver Schlager, and Carney Chukwuemeka came on for Nicolas Seiwald. Further attacking switches followed just before the hour, with Sasa Kalajdzic on for Romano Schmid and Marko Arnautovic replacing Michael Gregoritsch at 59'12'' and 59'16''.
But the decisive second goal went Spain’s way at 65'32'', as Pedro Porro struck with Alex Baena providing the assist for 2-0. Spain then rotated - Mikel Merino and Ferran Torres entered at 70'02'' and 70'00'', and Gavi replaced Lamine Yamal at 84'55''.
Austria’s frustration showed when Stefan Posch was booked at 82'38'', before being substituted at 84'58'' for Alexander Prass. Spain wrapped up the summary at 88'17'', with Oyarzabal again finishing from Cucurella’s delivery for 3-0.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Home @1.34
Pre-match pick: The discussion and prediction both point to Spain