Spain vs Austria Player Ratings: Oyarzabal Brace Sends Spain Through

Spain are into the last 16 — and still yet to concede a goal. Luis de la Fuente‘s side swept Austria aside 3-0 in the Round of 32 at SoFi Stadium, a Mikel Oyarzabal brace either side of a Pedro Porro strike. Here are our Spain player ratings. For more, see our World Cup 2026 hub.

Key match stats

Spain player ratings vs Austria

• GK — Unai Simón: 7/10 — Barely tested and kept another clean sheet; Austria managed nothing on target.
• RB — Pedro Porro: 7.5/10 — Got forward relentlessly and capped it with a goal on 66 minutes.
• CB — Pau Cubarsí: 7.5/10 — Composed and commanding, 92% passing.
• CB — Aymeric Laporte: 7/10 — Assured alongside Cubarsí.
• LB — Marc Cucurella: 8/10 — Superb going forward — two assists from left-back.
• DM — Rodri: 7.5/10 — Controlled the tempo with 92% passing.
• CM — Pedri: 7.5/10 — Pulled the strings across 89 minutes.
• AM — Dani Olmo: 7/10 — Bright between the lines before being rested.
• AM — Álex Baena: 7/10 — Lively and grabbed an assist.
• RW — Lamine Yamal: 7.5/10 — A constant threat down the right for 85 minutes.
• ST — Mikel Oyarzabal: 9/10 — The matchwinner with a clinical brace (36 and 89 minutes).

Substitutes

• Ferran Torres: 6.5/10 — Fresh legs in attack.
• Mikel Merino: 6.5/10 — Tidy after coming on.
• Gavi: 6.5/10 — A late cameo as Spain saw it out.

Spain vs Austria: how it unfolded

Spain were relentless. Mikel Oyarzabal fired them in front on 36 minutes, Pedro Porro headed in the second on 66 and Oyarzabal completed his brace late on, with the outstanding Marc Cucurella supplying two assists and Álex Baena the other. Spain out-shot Austria 23-5 and did not concede a single shot on target, extending their record as the only side alongside Mexico yet to concede at the tournament. They march into the last 16.

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