Spain, one of the hot favourites to win the FIFA World Cup 2026, took on Austria last night.
From a political point of view it was very much left v right.
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First half
Nothing much happened up to the hydration break, then immediately afterwards a "goal" from Marc Cucurella was disallowed for a foul on the keeper by another player.
3 minutes later the goallie saved from Mikel Oyarzabal.
Then in the 36th minute Oyarzabal scored.
During time added on Alex Baena hit the crossbar, the ball fell to Lamine Yamal but his shot was saved.
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Second half
Spain were pressing hard now for a second goal. There were 2 or 3 near misses. A rare attack by Austria came to nothing.
A header from Oyarzabal went over the bar.
In the 66th minute Pedro Porro scored his first ever international goal with a powerful header.
With 10 minutes left Austria became a bit more lively, but there was no way through.
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In the 85th minute at the other end a shot by Yamal was cleared off the line. 4 minutes later Oyarzabal logged his 2nd to seal a fine 3-0 victory.
Spain's best game so far.
Other matches:
1.00 am Portugal 2-1 Croatia
5.00 am Switzerland 2-0 Algeria
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Sources:
El Confidencial. Google, La 1, MSN, Paul Whitelock
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