Spain beats Austria 3-0 to reach World Cup round of 16

Spain advanced to the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Austria on Tuesday at a Round of 32 match in Los Angeles. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring in the 36th minute, finishing a cross into the penalty area from Marc Cucurella. In the second half, Pedro Porro headed in from an Alex Baena cross in the 66th minute to double Spain's lead. Oyarzabal completed his brace deep into stoppage time, converting another pass from Cucurella to seal the result. Austria manager Ralf Rangnick sent on attacking players including Marko Arnautovic and Sasa Kalajdzic, but Spain's defense held without conceding. The win gave Spain its first knockout-stage victory at a World Cup since beating the Netherlands in the 2010 final. Spain will face the winner of the round-of-32 match between Portugal and Croatia in the round of 16.