Lamine Yamal and Álvaro Oyarzabal scored in Spain's dominant victory at the 2026 World Cup.
5:34 PM
Spain defeated Saudi Arabia 4-0 in a Group H match at the 2026 World Cup on Sunday.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Álvaro Oyarzabal made a cutting run into the penalty area and sent a pass to the center for Yamal, who finished from close range.
Oyarzabal doubled Spain's lead in the 21st minute. The Spanish forward was quickest to the ball and struck a shot with his left foot past goalkeeper Al-Owais. Laporte provided the assist.
Oyarzabal added a second goal in the 24th minute, completing a brace for the striker.
An own goal by Tambakti in the 49th minute sealed the 4-0 result.
The match was part of Group H, which also includes Cape Verde and Uruguay.
Spain tied 1-1 with Iraq and France fell 2-1 to Ivory Coast in final warm-up matches days before the tournament begins.
Morocco's football federation president said he hopes to face Spain in a 2026 World Cup final to show Yamal his choice to play for Spain was correct.
Substitute Johan Manzambi scored two goals in the final 20 minutes to lead Switzerland to victory in their 2026 World Cup Group B match.
German third seed Alexander Zverev beat Spanish teenager Rafael Jódar 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals Tuesday.
Al Nassr drew 1-1 with Al Hilal when goalkeeper Bento deflected the ball into his own net with 12 seconds remaining.
The Uruguayan-born defender won four European Cups with Real Madrid between 1957 and 1966 and later managed Spain's 1982 World Cup campaign.