Former world champions Spain take on Austria in a round-of-32 clash in the 2026 World Cup at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Thursday. Spain finished top of Group H with a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Saturday,

By comparison, Algeria piled up 723 completed passes (out of 775 total) during its thrilling 3-3 tie Saturday with Austria in a Group J match at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead). A large chunk of those passes came in the final 10 minutes when the teams seemed content to play for a draw.

Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed

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Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Sasa Kalajdzic is allegedly left with a dilemma over his future, just days after scoring a dramatic goal to keep Austria in the World Cup.

Algeria and Austria both scored in stoppage time during their six-goal thriller, which meant both sides progressed to the World Cup knockouts, leading to allegations of fixing

Referee Glenn Nyberg will officiate Austria’s Round of 32 match against Spain at the World Cup on Thursday (21 CEST) in Los Angeles.