STAR WORLD CUP PREVIEW Thurs: Spain v Austria

Spain take on Austria in the World Cup round-of-32 on Thursday in Los Angeles, writes JOE CITRONE.

Spain topped Group H but have not always impressed as much as expected, needing a Alex Baena winner to see off Uruguay after that opening stalemate with Cape Verde.

Austria have been the tournament’s great entertainers, somehow surviving a six-goal shootout with Algeria to sneak through as Group J runners-up.

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Spain v Austria
FIFA World Cup Round of 32
20:00 BBC One

HEAD-TO-HEAD
NOV 2009 FRIENDLY Austria 1-5 Spain
SEP 2001 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Spain 4-0 Austria
OCT 2000 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Austria 1-1 Spain
SEP 1999 EURO QUALIFYING Austria 1-3 Spain
MAR 1999 EURO QUALIFYING Spain 9-0 Austria

SPAIN
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Uruguay 0-1 Spain
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Spain 0-0 Cabo Verde
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Peru 1-3 Spain
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Spain 1-1 Iraq

AUSTRIA
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Algeria 3-3 Austria
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Argentina 2-0 Austria
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Austria 3-1 Jordan
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Austria 1-0 Tunisia
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Austria 1-0 South Korea

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Austria’s 3-3 shootout with Algeria showed both the good and bad of Rangnick’s side – direct, dangerous, but leaky at the back.

Spain’s class should eventually tell, but with both defences there to be got at, I fancy goals at both ends here. Over 2.5 goals looks the way in with Spain winning.

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