Sunday , 16 August 2026

Spain vs Saudi Arabia, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Spain
4 – 0
Full Time
Saudi Arabia
Sun 21 Jun 2026 · 16:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lamine Yamal 10' 1–0
Mikel Oyarzabal 21' 2–0
Mikel Oyarzabal 24' 3–0
Hassan Al Tambakti og 49' 4–0
Y 30' Salem Al Dawsari
Y 60' Mohammed Kanno

Overview

Match Preview

Spain vs Saudi Arabia — Worldcup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Assistant 1 Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
  • Assistant 2 Rodrigo Correa (Brazil)
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Spain 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Saudi Arabia
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-21 Spain 4–0 Saudi Arabia

Recent Form

Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Saudi Arabia H 4–0 W
15 Jun Cape Verde Islands H 0–0 D
14 Jul England H 2–1 W
09 Jul France H 2–1 W
05 Jul Germany H 2–1 W
30 Jun Georgia H 4–1 W
Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Spain A 0–4 L
15 Jun Uruguay H 1–1 D
30 Nov Mexico H 1–2 L
26 Nov Poland A 0–2 L
22 Nov Argentina A 2–1 W
25 Jun Egypt H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Spain Saudi Arabia
#29 Position #32
7 Points 2
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 1
5 Scored 1
0 Conceded 5
+5 GD -4
2.33 PPG 0.67
67% Win % 0%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season

Spain are 29th (7 pts). Saudi Arabia are 32nd (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Saudi Arabia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Spain and Saudi Arabia get this one started.
  • 5' Spain are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Saudi Arabia's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 10' Brilliant from the ! Lamine Yamal makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 10.
  • 15' Dani Olmo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 53 goals in his last 189 appearances.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 21' What composure from Mikel Oyarzabal! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Mikel Oyarzabal gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' It’s high time Giorgios Donis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Spain is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Spain are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Saudi Arabia backline.
  • 45' Saudi Arabia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Lamine Yamal as he leaves the pitch. Yeremi Pino steps in for Spain.
  • 49' What a moment for Hassan Al Tambakti! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 54' Both keepers have barely been tested. Spain and Saudi Arabia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' Saudi Arabia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Saudi Arabia receives a card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 60' Saudi Arabia make a change. Abdulelah Al Amri trudges off to be replaced by Alaa Al Hejji on 60 minutes.
  • 61' The Spain manager makes a substitution. Dani Olmo departs to be replaced by Mikel Merino.
  • 66' The travelling Saudi Arabia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Spain team. Pedri is replaced by Fabian Ruiz on 70 minute.
  • 75' Spain currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis de la Fuente will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Saudi Arabia! Khalid Al Ghannam comes on to replace Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • Another three points for Spain.

Lineups

Spain Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis de la Fuente

Saudi Arabia Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giorgios Donis

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.66 Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Saudi Arabia xG
I would bet for: Spain to win 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Spain78% Draw14% Saudi Arabia8%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Spain or Draw
93%
Draw or Saudi Arabia
22%
Spain or Saudi Arabia
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Spain64% Draw34% Saudi Arabia2%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
18.3%
3 – 0
15.7%
1 – 0
14.1%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.5%
5 – 0
5.6%
2 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 1
4.3%
4 – 1
3.3%
6 – 0
2.6%
5 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Spain

Handicap Spain covers Push Saudi Arabia covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 24% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 20% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 2% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Spain keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.