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Spain are leading Austria 2-0 at the 2026 World Cup.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored his third goal of the tournament to break the deadlock shortly before half-time, rolling the ball home from inside the penalty area.
Pedro Porro then made it two, nodding home his first international goal to double Spain’s lead.
In a competitive corner of the bracket, the winners of this game will face either Portugal or Croatia in the last 16.
81’ Spain 2-0 Austria
You cannot fault Austria’s application. They’re just facing a team side technically and positionally superior in every department.
Apart from Sasa Kalajdzic’s headed opportunity with his first touch, he and Marko Arnautovic have been left on the periphery, feeding off scraps.
Carney Chukwuemeka is another Austrian player who has really tried, but that is what he’s been reduced to. Every time you talk about one of Ralf Rangnick’s players, you can only praise their effort because they’ve been so vastly limited by Spain.
80’ Spain 2-0 Austria
This is really impressive by Spain, and seems an important statement too.
They don't often win big WC games so comfortably – even while winning the trophy in 2010 every game was tight and nervy, 1-0 all the way through the knock-outs.
Austria are no world beaters, but they're no pushovers either. Spain will really believe they can go all the way now.
80’ Spain 2-0 Austria
That was a promising position for Austria, as Chukwuemeka picks up the ball at the edge of the box and drills a shot wide.
77’ Spain 2-0 Austria
We’ve seen proper Spain today. It’s their best performance of the finals and it’s the team we’ve come to know.
77’ Spain 2-0 Austria
“Now, adverts.”
The German commentators are not playing along with the hydration break anymore.
76’ Spain 2-0 Austria
This is all getting a bit heated now over very little at all…
Austria win a free kick and there's a coming together between a number of players for reasons not immediately clear. It has all dispersed now.
72’ Spain 2-0 Austria
We are back after a brief hydration break — Spain will want to see this one out from here.
They are in the driving seat.
70’ Spain 2-0 Austria
One word to describe this Spain performance so far is routine.
Austria have crafted a couple of half-threatening moments, but on the whole it’s been one-way traffic, in favour of Luis de la Fuente’s dominant Spain side.
At times, it has almost looked effortless from Spain, but given how habitually smooth their play is, that isn’t surprising.
70’ Spain 2-0 Austria
I wondered if people had lost the energy to fight over hydration breaks. No. Loads of booing as we stop for tactical resets, I mean drinks.
69’ Spain 2-0 Austria
That should do it for Spain, second goal much deserved for their dominance throughout. Also speaks well to their squad depth – Baena and Porro started this tournament as back-ups, but have earned their spots in the XI.
69’ Spain 2-0 Austria
Game over and to be totally honest, it’s been game over for some time. Austria just haven’t had enough of the play to hold Spain off. That was another ruthless goal, and a thudding header. Porro’s run is terrific, right into the slot.
68’ Spain 2-0 Austria
That was a really patient build-up as both Olmo and Cucurella look like they will find a breakthrough in the box but eventually the ball comes to Baena who stands the cross up.
In steams Porro with a well-placed header to make it two.
66’ Spain 2-0 Austria
Just when Austria looked to be finding their way back into this, Spain make it two!
Pedro Porro with a header.
65’ Spain 1-0 Austria
A clear message from Ralf Rangnick about how he intends to get Austria back into this game with both Marko Arnautovic and Sasa Kalajdzic on the field.
Kalajdzic nearly scored with his very first touch, but that definitely sets a renewed tone for Austria.
Their introductions will give the largely untroubled centre-back pairing of Pau Cubarsi and Aymeric Laporte something to think about.
65’ Spain 1-0 Austria
Towering strikers Marko Arnautovic (6'4") and Sasa Kalajdzic (6'7") are summoned from the bench by Ralf Rangnick as Austria seek an aerial route back into the game. This must be one of the tallest strike partnerships in World Cup history.
64’ Spain 1-0 Austria
That is a close one — Arnautovic races onto a long ball and collides with Unai Simon who has to race off his line and head clear to beat the Austria striker to the ball.
Luckily both are up on their feet again now.
62’ Spain 1-0 Austria
Finally, a meaningful Austria chance. The ball in from the left is a really good one, flat and inviting, and Sasa Kalajdzic (he of the last-gasp epic against Algeria) gets a good header on it.
Just over the top. But while it’s 1-0, chances like that will keep Spain thinking.
61’ Spain 1-0 Austria
This is the first time I've ever seen Lamine Yamal in the flesh and he is such a treat for the eyes. So languid, so technically assured and so smooth in everything he does. Must be intensely annoying for opposition defenders to be continually bested by a guy who plays like he's casually looking up from his phone whenever he receives the ball.
61’ Spain 1-0 Austria
The naiveties in Paul Wanner’s game are clear. A few times in this game he's danced around a defender or two, only to make a bad decision and undo his own work. That's what needs to change.
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