Spain v Saudi Arabia, 21 June 2026

Score4-0 to Spain
RefereeRaphael Claus
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group H
VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA
Attendance68,239

View Spain v Saudi Arabia head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 4 Spain won: 4 Drawn: 0 Saudi Arabia won: 0 Spain scored: 13 Saudi Arabia scored: 2 . FIFA World Ranking: Spain 2nd, Saudi Arabia 61st . The only previous meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament was a group game played in Kaiserslautern, Germany on 23 June 2006. Spain won 1-0 with a goal from Juanito.

4 Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

0 Saudi Arabia

Manager: Georgios Donis

Goals:

Lamine Yamal 10 G
Mikel Oyarzabal 21 G
Mikel Oyarzabal 24 G

Goals:

Hassan Al Tombakti 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Unai Simón
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Pau Cubarsí
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Rodri (captain)
Midfielder Alex Baena
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder/Forward Dani Olmo
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Oyarzabal
Midfielder/Forward Lamine Yamal

Starting lineup:

Mohammed Al Owais Goalkeeper
Abdulelah Al Amri Defender
Hassan Al Tombakti Defender
Ali Lajami Defender
Saud Abdulhamid Defender/Midfielder
Nasser Al Dawsari Defender/Midfielder
Moteb Al Harbi Defender/Midfielder
Salem Al Dawsari Midfielder (captain)
Musab Al Juwayr Midfielder
Abdullah Al Khaibari Midfielder
Firas Al Buraikan Forward

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Mikel Oyarzabal 46
Yeremy Pino for Lamine Yamal 46
Mikel Merino for Dani Olmo 61
Nico Williams for Alex Baena 61
Fabián Ruiz for Pedri 70

Substitutions:

Abdullah Al Hamdan for Musab Al Juwayr 46
Mohamed Kanno for Abdullah Al Khaibari 46
Alaa Al Hejji for Abdulelah Al Amri 60
Mohammed Abu Al Shamat for Firas Al Buraikan 60
Khalid Al Ghannam for Nasser Al Dawsari 90

Cards:

Cards:

Salem Al Dawsari 30 Y
Mohamed Kanno 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Joan García
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Eric García
Defender Marc Pubil
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Fabián Ruiz
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Víctor Muñoz
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Borja Iglesias

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nawaf Al Aqidi
Goalkeeper Ahmed Al Kassar
Defender Mohammed Abu Al Shamat
Defender Nawaf Bu Washl
Defender Hassan Kadesh
Defender Jehad Thakri
Defender/Midfielder Ali Majrashi
Defender/Midfielder Ayman Yahya
Midfielder Alaa Al Hejji
Midfielder Ziyad Al Johani
Midfielder Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder/Forward Sultan Mandash
Forward Khalid Al Ghannam
Forward Abdullah Al Hamdan
Forward Saleh Al Shehri

Comments:

Spain were now unbeaten in their last 32 ‘A’ international games: the longest current such run among all FIFA nations. . Aged 18 years and 343 days, Lamine Yamal had now become the second youngest-ever player to score at a FIFA World Cup and a major continental tournament (UEFA European Championship) after Brazil’s Pelé (also Copa América in 1959), aged 18 years and 138 days. . La Furia Roja avoided failing to score in three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . Ferran Torres scored in the second minute of added time at the end of the game but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

Saudi Arabia failed in their attempt to avoid defeat in consecutive games at the same FIFA World Cup tournament for the second time: previously in their group games in 1994 in the USA. . This was their heaviest defeat in a game in the FIFA World Cup finals since a 5-0 loss in a group game against Russia in Moscow in 2018. . 49 players were contracted to clubs in Saudi Arabia at this FIFA World Cup tournament: only Italy (71), Spain (86), France (86), Germany (109) and England (200) had more. Saud Abdulhamid is the only overseas-based player in the Green Falcons squad.

4 Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

Goals:

Lamine Yamal 10 G
Mikel Oyarzabal 21 G
Mikel Oyarzabal 24 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Unai Simón
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Pau Cubarsí
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Rodri (captain)
Midfielder Alex Baena
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder/Forward Dani Olmo
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Oyarzabal
Midfielder/Forward Lamine Yamal

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Mikel Oyarzabal 46
Yeremy Pino for Lamine Yamal 46
Mikel Merino for Dani Olmo 61
Nico Williams for Alex Baena 61
Fabián Ruiz for Pedri 70

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Joan García
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Eric García
Defender Marc Pubil
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Fabián Ruiz
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Víctor Muñoz
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Borja Iglesias

Comments:

Spain were now unbeaten in their last 32 ‘A’ international games: the longest current such run among all FIFA nations. . Aged 18 years and 343 days, Lamine Yamal had now become the second youngest-ever player to score at a FIFA World Cup and a major continental tournament (UEFA European Championship) after Brazil’s Pelé (also Copa América in 1959), aged 18 years and 138 days. . La Furia Roja avoided failing to score in three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . Ferran Torres scored in the second minute of added time at the end of the game but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Saudi Arabia

Manager: Georgios Donis

Goals:

Hassan Al Tombakti 49 G

Starting lineup:

Mohammed Al Owais Goalkeeper
Abdulelah Al Amri Defender
Hassan Al Tombakti Defender
Ali Lajami Defender
Saud Abdulhamid Defender/Midfielder
Nasser Al Dawsari Defender/Midfielder
Moteb Al Harbi Defender/Midfielder
Salem Al Dawsari Midfielder (captain)
Musab Al Juwayr Midfielder
Abdullah Al Khaibari Midfielder
Firas Al Buraikan Forward

Substitutions:

Abdullah Al Hamdan for Musab Al Juwayr 46
Mohamed Kanno for Abdullah Al Khaibari 46
Alaa Al Hejji for Abdulelah Al Amri 60
Mohammed Abu Al Shamat for Firas Al Buraikan 60
Khalid Al Ghannam for Nasser Al Dawsari 90

Cards:

Salem Al Dawsari 30 Y
Mohamed Kanno 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nawaf Al Aqidi
Goalkeeper Ahmed Al Kassar
Defender Mohammed Abu Al Shamat
Defender Nawaf Bu Washl
Defender Hassan Kadesh
Defender Jehad Thakri
Defender/Midfielder Ali Majrashi
Defender/Midfielder Ayman Yahya
Midfielder Alaa Al Hejji
Midfielder Ziyad Al Johani
Midfielder Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder/Forward Sultan Mandash
Forward Khalid Al Ghannam
Forward Abdullah Al Hamdan
Forward Saleh Al Shehri

Comments:

Saudi Arabia failed in their attempt to avoid defeat in consecutive games at the same FIFA World Cup tournament for the second time: previously in their group games in 1994 in the USA. . This was their heaviest defeat in a game in the FIFA World Cup finals since a 5-0 loss in a group game against Russia in Moscow in 2018. . 49 players were contracted to clubs in Saudi Arabia at this FIFA World Cup tournament: only Italy (71), Spain (86), France (86), Germany (109) and England (200) had more. Saud Abdulhamid is the only overseas-based player in the Green Falcons squad.