{"id":16746,"date":"2026-07-03T07:46:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16746"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:16:34","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-spain-3-0-austria-oyarzabals-brace-sends-la-roja-into-the-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-spain-3-0-austria-oyarzabals-brace-sends-la-roja-into-the-round-of-16\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Spain 3\u20130 Austria | Oyarzabal&#8217;s Brace Sends La Roja Into the Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spain are into the Round of 16 of FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122. A 3\u20130 victory over Austria at the Los Angeles Stadium was comfortable in the end \u2014 but Austria made them work for it. Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice, Pedro Porro added a towering header, and Marc Cucurella was involved in almost everything good that Spain produced. 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Getting there required more patience and quality than the final scoreline suggests.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-spain-3-0-austria-oyarzabals-brace-sends-la-roja-into-the-round-of-16\/#First_Half_Spain_Dominate_Austria_Resist\" title=\"First Half: Spain Dominate, Austria Resist\">First Half: Spain Dominate, Austria Resist<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-spain-3-0-austria-oyarzabals-brace-sends-la-roja-into-the-round-of-16\/#Second_Half_Austrias_Moment_Then_Spain_Pull_Away\" title=\"Second Half: Austria&#8217;s Moment, Then Spain Pull Away\">Second Half: Austria&#8217;s Moment, Then Spain Pull Away<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-spain-3-0-austria-oyarzabals-brace-sends-la-roja-into-the-round-of-16\/#The_Story_of_the_Match_Oyarzabal_and_Cucurella\" title=\"The Story of the Match: Oyarzabal and Cucurella\">The Story of the Match: Oyarzabal and Cucurella<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Spain are through to the Round of 16 of<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i> FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i>. Stream every knockout match live on ZEE 5 with the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 \u2014 don&#8217;t miss a moment of La Roja&#8217;s campaign.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Half_Spain_Dominate_Austria_Resist\"><\/span><b>First Half: Spain Dominate, Austria Resist<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/spain\/spain-squad\">Spain<\/a> came out immediately. Lamine Yamal tested Alexander Schlager with a powerful shot inside the first minute \u2014 a sign of intent. Austria dropped into their defensive block early, inviting pressure. Spain accepted the invitation.<\/p>\n<p>The 29th minute produced one of the match&#8217;s most contentious moments. Cucurella fired home from a corner \u2014 the net bulged, the crowd rose. The referee brought it back. VAR had ruled that Pau Cubars\u00ed had fouled Schlager in the build-up. A marginal call. Cucurella&#8217;s expression said everything.<\/p>\n<p>The real goal arrived seven minutes later. Cucurella, denied his disallowed goal, made amends immediately. A precise, low cross from the left wing. Oyarzabal redirected it with a clean first-time finish past Schlager. 1\u20130. In the stands, a slight exhale.<\/p>\n<p>Before the whistle, Spain nearly doubled it. \u00c1lex Baena&#8217;s curling free-kick clipped the crossbar. The rebound fell to Yamal, who fired goalward \u2014 Schlager got down to his right to make a brilliant save. Still 1\u20130 at the break.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_Half_Austrias_Moment_Then_Spain_Pull_Away\"><\/span><b>Second Half: Austria&#8217;s Moment, Then Spain Pull Away<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/austria\/austria-squad\">Austria<\/a> came out with more ambition after the interval. Their best moment of the match arrived in the 61st minute. Substitute Sa\u0161a Kalajd\u017ei\u0107 \u2014 on for his first touch of the game \u2014 rose to meet Marcel Sabitzer&#8217;s cross. His header skimmed over the bar. Closest Austria had come.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the 66th minute. Baena \u2014 who had been involved all evening \u2014 whipped a curling cross into the box. Pedro Porro timed his run from right-back to perfection, arriving at the far post with a precise header that gave Schlager no chance. 2\u20130. The match was effectively over.<\/p>\n<p>Austria refused to fold entirely. In the 85th minute, Yamal cut in and snapped a shot toward goal that looked destined for the net. David Alaba, reading the danger instinctively, stretched and cleared off the line. A moment of individual brilliance from a defender in the twilight of a long career.<\/p>\n<p>It did not matter. Four minutes later, Spain scored again. Cucurella \u2014 for the third time his name appeared in the match&#8217;s defining moments \u2014 played another incisive pass. Oyarzabal had timed his run to the inch, beating the offside trap, and slotted the ball into the far corner. 3\u20130. His brace confirmed. Spain were through.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Story_of_the_Match_Oyarzabal_and_Cucurella\"><\/span><b>The Story of the Match: Oyarzabal and Cucurella<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two assists and a disallowed goal: Cucurella&#8217;s evening was remarkable. He was the left side of Spain&#8217;s attack in everything except name \u2014 crossing, dribbling, pressing, and creating with a consistency that Austria could not handle.<\/p>\n<p>Oyarzabal, meanwhile, delivered a striker&#8217;s performance. Not flashy. Not dramatic. Just clinical. He scored with his first touch in the 36th minute and his last contribution in the 89th \u2014 both finishes composed, both exactly where keepers cannot reach. That is what Spain needed from him, and that is exactly what they got.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/esp-vs-aut-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5996548?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">Spain vs Austria Match Highlight<\/a> Free Only On ZEE5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spain are into the Round of 16. They came close to conceding once \u2014 a chance they were lucky to escape \u2014 and created enough to have won by more. La Roja are playing well. The question now is who comes next, and whether this level of performance can be sustained when the opposition is better than Austria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Spain&#8217;s Round of 16 campaign continues on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s official home of FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122. 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