Football NewsThe GuardianUnverified source· 2 Jul 2026
Spain v Austria: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 12pm local/3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | The full draw | Golden BootHello 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. Continue reading...
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