Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia: Yamal scores his first World Cup goal.

After being held to a 0-0 draw by Cape Verde in their opening match at the 2026 World Cup, the Spanish national team relieved the pressure with a goalfest against Saudi Arabia. Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal set special milestones. Spain beat Saudi Arabia 4-0. at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) on the birthday of head coach Luis de la Fuente.

Match statistics show Spain's complete dominance over their opponent. The reigning European champions achieved 67% possession, took 22 shots, 8 of which were on target, created 5 dangerous chances, and scored 4 goals. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's biggest threat throughout the match was a shot from outside the penalty area that was easily saved by the Spanish goalkeeper.

Video: Yamal scores his first World Cup goal.

Spain dominated from the start of the match. They only needed 10 minutes to score the opening goal. Oyarzabal assisted Yamal, who finished from close range. The young Barcelona star is only the second U18 player in history to score the opening goal in a World Cup match. The only one before him was "King of Football" Pele. However, the most outstanding player among the goalscorers was not Yamal.

Video: Oyarzabal increases the score to 2-0

After assisting the opening goal, Oyarzabal continued to impress with a brace of goals just three minutes apart. In the match against Cape Verde, he previously set a record for not touching the ball at all in the first 30 minutes of the game. This time, he became only the third player in history to be involved in three goals within half an hour of play.

Spain dominated possession in the first half, taking 71% of the ball, with 5 shots on target and creating 3 dangerous chances, and touching the ball in the opponent's penalty area 27 times. Saudi Arabia collapsed after conceding 3 goals and offered no chance of counter-attacking.

Video: Oyarzabal completes a brace in 3 minutes

After the break, Spain continued to control the game. The European team's attacking power decreased as they played a slower, more relaxed style of football. Nevertheless, Spain's early-half pressure still resulted in another goal. The Saudi Arabian goalkeeper managed to push away Marc Cucurella's powerful shot, but the ball deflected off a defender and bounced back into the net.

Spain played cautiously for the remainder of the match. In the second half, coach De la Fuente's team only managed five shots. They put the ball into the net once more through a shot from Ferran Torres, but the goal was disallowed for offside. The match ended with a 4-0 victory.

World Cup 2026 Standings (Group H)

VTC News online newspaper provides continuous updates. World Cup 2026 standings According to the latest official information on the FIFA website, as of the end of the Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia match, the rankings of the teams in Group H are as follows.