Spain Faces Austria in World Cup Round of 32 at Los Angeles Stadium

Spain and Austria play in the round of 32 at Los Angeles Stadium on Thursday at noon local time. Spain arrives after a low-key group stage but remains unbeaten in 34 matches dating to March 2023. Coach Luis de la Fuente said the squad is accustomed to overcoming rough patches and is determined to keep moving forward.

Austria finished second in Group J and scored six goals across three group matches, one more than Spain.

Spain will be without Yeremi Pino due to a collarbone injury and Nico Williams due to a hamstring injury. Victor Munoz is listed as a doubt with a muscle issue. Austria reported no suspensions or injury concerns ahead of the match.

m. local time at BC Place in Vancouver. The winner of Spain versus Austria will face either Portugal or Croatia in the round of 16. " — Luis de la Fuente, July 1, 2026 (Al Jazeera) >"We all know that we need to do even better tomorrow.