Rob Smyth 

Spain v Austria: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live

Minute-by-minute report: Join Rob Smyth for all the latest news for this all-European clash in Los Angeles
  
  

The pre-match scene before Spain v Austria at the World Cup
The pre-match scene before Spain v Austria at the World Cup. Photograph: Maja Hitij/FIFA/Getty Images

Preamble

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Spain v Austria in Inglewood. France and Lionel Messi have stolen the show at this World Cup, but Spain remain the likeliest winners among the rest. They recovered from a shock draw with Cape Verde to thrash Saudi Arabia and eliminate Uruguay, and the core of their wonderful Euro 2024-winning is still intact.

It’ll be a huge shock if they fail to get past a game but limited Austria, who scraped through to the knockout round when Sasa Kalajdzic scored a 96th-minute roof-raiser against Algeria. The prize for the winners is no prize at all: Portugal or Croatia in the last 16.

Kick off 12pm local/3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST

 

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