FIFA news from Los Angeles ended with Spain in control. Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice in a 3-0 win over Austria at SoFi Stadium, sending Spain into the World Cup last 16 and ending Austria’s run in the round of 32.
Oyarzabal struck in the 37th minute and again in the 89th. Pedro Porro added the third in the 66th minute, and Spain did it in front of 70,492 spectators.
Mikel Oyarzabal sets the pace
The forward delivered the decisive touch Spain needed after a disallowed Marc Cucurella goal had kept Austria alive in the match. His first finish arrived before halftime, and the second closed the game late when the result was already leaning Spain’s way.
After the match, Oyarzabal said: “I'm happy to help the team and get through to the next round. Now we need to rest. They were a physical side and difficult to play against, but we played a good match.”
Spain’s clean sheet run
Spain had not conceded a goal at the tournament at the time of the report, and the result stretched their unbeaten run inside 90 minutes in competitive internationals to 34 games. That is the kind of sequence that leaves little room for an opponent to recover once Spain move ahead.
Lamine Yamal showed glimpses of his quality, while Alvaro Morata’s Euro 2024 line still stood at one goal in seven appearances, six of them starts. Spain’s attack did not need a barrage of chances here; it needed finishers, and Oyarzabal plus Porro supplied them.
Austria’s late push fails
Austria tried to answer after halftime when Ralf Rangnick sent Sasa Kalajdzic on, and the striker headed over a chance to equalise. That was the last clear opening before Spain added the second and then put the result away with Oyarzabal’s late strike.
Spain now move on to the last 16, where Portugal or Croatia await. Austria leave the tournament with their World Cup hopes ended in the round of 32, and Spain keep carrying the sort of defensive record that changes how every knockout opponent must approach them.
