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Spain are up and running
Spain got the job done, 4–0 against Saudi Arabia in the group stage. A good day at the office for ours — exactly the start you want, and the kind of result that makes the next one feel lighter.
Spain v Saudi Arabia
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Match events
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Lamine Yamal
Goal · M. Oyarzabal
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M. Oyarzabal
Goal · A. Laporte
- 24
M. Oyarzabal
Goal · D. Olmo
- 30
S. Al Dawsari
Booking · Yellow Card
★ The storyline
Why it matters
Group stage, Group H — points on the line.
Who to watch
★ Emerging star
Lamine Yamal
Spain
The teenage spark lighting up the attack and the one everyone will be watching.
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Salem Al-Dawsari
Saudi Arabia
The creative spark Saudi Arabia will lean on to unlock a stubborn attack.
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Saudi Arabia are out at the group stage
That's that, then. Saudi Arabia are out at the group stage — the maths finally caught up. A disappointing end, but there'll be stories to tell and lessons to take from it.
Spain are through to the last 32
Spain are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.
Spain are world champions
Read it again slowly: Spain have won the World Cup. They beat Argentina 1–0 in the final, and everything this family shouted at a screen all summer just turned into the story you'll be telling for the rest of your lives. Champions of the world.
Spain: the whole run, the whole way
From the group stage to the last kick of the summer — Spain went the whole way. A family that followed every minute of it now owns the best ending football can write. World champions.
Teams out: Spain 4-3-3 · Saudi Arabia 5-4-1. Full lineups on the pitch in the Lineups tab.