{"id":19370,"date":"2026-07-01T20:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=19370"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:03:55","slug":"world-cup-austria-has-tough-task-with-spain-in-round-of-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=19370","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Austria has tough task with Spain in Round of 32"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>For a few moments Saturday, Austria\u2019s World Cup appeared over.<\/p>\n<p>In the late stages of the Group J finale against Algeria, the wave of emotions rolled through the Austrians.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=19368\">As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tied at 2, both teams were safe. However, in the third minute of extra time, Algeria\u2019s goal had the Austrians on the outside looking in. Then three minutes later, Sasa Kalajdzic\u2019s header secured the draw and a spot into the Round of 32.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe what happened in [the last] 120 seconds,\u201d Austria manager Ralf Rangnick said through translation Saturday. \u201cI\u2019ve been a coach for about 40 years and I don\u2019t even remember a game that had such a dramatic course and unexpected trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austria, who finished second in the group due to goal differential, now takes aim at one of the tournament\u2019s favorites in Spain. The winner will face Portugal or Croatia in the Round of 16 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Spain, after an opening shocking scoreless draw against Cape Verde, defeated Saudi Arabia (4-0) and Uruguay (1-0) to finish first in Group H. Spain hasn\u2019t suffered a loss since a 2024 friendly against Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be a tough game,\u201d Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer said. \u201cSpain is a strong opponent with a lot of quality in possession, they have top quality players and we\u2019re aware of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we will need to be strong against the ball, with the ball and find a good momentum, but we know that we will face a very strong opponent, we need to be at our maximum and if we are, we can compete against everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The challenge facing Austria, as Sabitzer said, is a team that dominates possession. However, Spain hasn\u2019t been able to turn it all into a goal-dominant performance.<\/p>\n<p>Spain had 74% possession against Cape Verde, turning that into 27 shots and seven on goal, but didn\u2019t score. Against Saudi Arabia, Spain had a four-goal outburst, with 67% possession and 22 total shots, with eight on goal. In the final group-stage game, Spain managed just six shots in a 1-0 win over Uruguay with 67% possession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery match is different,\u201d Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said through translation. \u201cEvery opponent tries to make most of their performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=19364\">Authorities charge 4 adults after 16 children rescued from dilapidated Ohio home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spain has yet to play Lamine Yamal for a full 90 minutes. The Barcelona star played only 19 minutes against Cape Verde, 45 minutes against Saudi Arabia and 76 minutes against Uruguay. He did have a goal in his appearance against Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLamine is a player who doesn\u2019t need much help (in the attack),\u201d Spain defender Marcos Llorente told reporters Monday. \u201cIt\u2019s best to give him the ball and you stay back, to leave him in a one-on-one situation and not bring your man with you to where he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to look at what\u2019s best for him, as a player who makes the difference. There are moments to get upfield, and others not to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yamal, 18, scored 16 goals and added 11 assists in 28 games with Barcelona in La Liga as he was selected as the La Liga Best Player for the campaign. He added six goals and four assists in Champions League play.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his age, Yamal has accepted the pressure of wearing the No. 10 shirt for Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that people are going to target the player who excites the most,\u201d Yamal said in an interview with Tiempo de Juego. \u201cPedri and Rodri are great, but the pressure I have, I\u2019m Barca\u2019s 10, the winger. But I\u2019m happy with this, the pressure is when you can\u2019t do what they ask you but I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spain defeated England in the 2024 UEFA Euro Championships and followed that with a second-place finish in the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League. The 2010 World Cup champions have struggled in the World Cup, going out in the group stage in 2014 and in the Round of 16, on penalties, in 2018 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Yamal was slowed by injury early, but said in an interview with Cadena SER that\u2019s he\u2019s healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were tough matches,\u201d Yamal said of the group stage. \u201cEspecially the third one. There were a lot of stoppages. \u2026 I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve played a really great match yet. Once we hit our stride, and we definitely will, we\u2019ll be almost unstoppable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=19358\">Mexico\u2019s legendary rescue brigade heads to Venezuela as earthquakes death toll tops 2,200<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>FIFA WORLD CUP ROUND OF 32<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Spain vs. Austria<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Noon Thursday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Inglewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong>\u00a0FOX, Peacock, Telemundo (Spanish)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday in Inglewood, the battle-tested Austrians face the favored Spaniards, who look to get back to the final for the first time since winning in 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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