Spain vs Saudi Arabia Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Oyarzabal, Lamine Yamal star as La Roja win 4-0 in Atlanta

That's the final whistle. Spain beat Saudi Arabia 4-0 to put a step ahead in the round of 32.

GOALLLLLLLLL!!!! Pedro Porro gets a ball through with the Saudi goalie out of his place. Ferran Torres gets the ball and taps in an empty net. The referee initially allows the goal, upon a VAR review, the goal is disallowed. Six minutes have been added.

After their draw against Cabo Verde, Spain have come out truly well against Saudi Arabia. They had 21 shots against Saudi Arabia's three and eight on target against one of the opposition. Meanwhile, despite the loss, Saudi Arabia will still be in contention for a place in the round of 32. They have drawn against Uruguay and will play against Cao Verde next.

Double substitution for Spain. Merino and Nico Williams replace Alex Baena and Dani Olmo. Saudi Arabia also have made two changes. For Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat and Alaa Heji came in for Al Amri and Al-Burakain. Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia (60')

GOOAAALLLL!!!! Cucurella shoots on the volley, but the comes off Al Owais and falls in front of Tambakti. The ball gets deflected in and Al Owais is unable to stop it. Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia (49')

It's one way traffic so far for Spain. Dani Olmo shows off his skills bt gets cleared. Oyarzabal almost gets a hattrick, as he turns and shoots with his left foot but sadly it hits the bar. Lamine Yamal tries his luck once again, but is saved by Al Owais. Saudi Arabia did make a few attempts, but lacked authority. Spain 3-0 Saudi Arabia (40')

GOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!! It's Oyarzabal again. Cucurella and Dani Olmo play one-two before finding Oyarzabal at the back post. The striker does the rest as he gets his second from the tightest of the corners. Spain 3-0 Saudi Arabia (24')

GOOAAALLLLLLLL!!!! Oyarzabal gets into the scoresheet. Saudi Arabia pay the price for their defensive error. Lajami makes a tackle on Oyarzabal, but the Saudi defending is looking far from good. Dani Olmo sends it to Oyarzabal, who pokes home to make it 2-0 for Spain in the 21st minute.

Spain are just suffocating Saudi Arabia. The European champions are playing the game in the Saudi Arabian box with Oyarzabal doing most on the damage on the right. Oyarzabal makes a run from the left side and shoots towards the left corner. Al-Owais dives at the right rime to put it away. Spain 1-0 Saudi Arabia (17')

GOOAALLLLLLLL!!!!! Lamine Yamal breaks the deadlock as Spain take the lead in the 10th minute. After a brilliant one-to-one Oyarzabal plays a lovely ball for Yamal and the Barcelona slides in on the right to get into the back of the net. The 18-year-old has arrived at the biggest stage. Spain 1-0 Saudi Arabia (10')

Spain are in tremendous pressure after playing out a draw against Cabo Verde in their opening encounter. Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal dazzles in the opening minutes. He first tries to get into the box, but is blocked the Saudi Arabian defenders. The next minute, Yamal takes a left-footed shot from outside the box but it goes wide and above. Spain 0-0 Saudi Arabia (5')

Time for National Anthems as players from both sides make their way into the middle of the pitch. Spain go first, followed by Saudi Arabia. It's a full house in Atlanta, mostly in Spain's red colours. Saudi Arabia fans can be found in spots.

Spain have faced Saudi Arabia thrice in international football, including once at the World Cup. The last time Spain faced Saudi Arabia, it was in 2012 with the La Roja winning 5-0. Their only World Cup appearance came in 2006, when Spain won 1-0 in group stage.

According to the Opta Supercomputer, Spain have a whopping 86.7% chances of winning against Saudi Arabia. In contrast, Saudi Arabia, who upset Argentine in 2022, have a mere 4.3% of winning the game. There are 9% chances of a draw.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente knows nothing but a win. "This generation of footballers is highly competitive and really fired up... It's going to be a completely different story," De la Fuente said at his pre-match press conference on Saturday. "There is no drama or crisis. The bottom line is simply that we need to win tomorrow."

Saudi Arabia: Al Owais; Al Tambakti, Lajami, Al Amri, Abdulhamid, Al-Harbi; Nasser Al-Dawsari, Al-Juwayr, Alkhaibari; Feras Albrikan, Al-Dawsari.

Spain: Simon; Cucurella, Laporte, Cubarsi, Porro; Baena, Rodri, Pedri; Olmo, Oyarzabal, Yamal

The European champions arrived in North America as one of the favourites, but with Lamine Yamal only able to appear as a second-half substitute on his return from injury, La Roja were unable to find the target against Cape Verde.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H match between Spain and Saudi Arabia.