Spain vs Austria official starting lineups, Thursday, 2 July 2026, World Cup Round of 32
Here are the official starting lineups for Spain vs. Austria in the Round of 32 FIFA World Cup 2026™ match, which will be held at Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium) in Inglewood, California, on Thursday, July 02, 2026, kicking off at 12:00 PM local time. The winner will progress to the Round of 16 to face either Portugal or Croatia.
FIFA Ranking
Spain is currently ranked 2nd, while Austria holds the 21st position.
How did they reach the Round of 32?
Spain topped Group H with an unbeaten record, featuring a notable 1-0 victory over Uruguay. Lamine Yamal has been a standout player, although Nico Williams and Yeremy Pino are questionable due to minor injuries.
Austria made it to the knockout stage with a thrilling equalizer in the 96th minute against Algeria in their final group match. They are concerned about the fitness of their captain, David Alaba, and Marko Arnautovic.
Head-to-Head
In terms of historical matchups, the two countries have been quite evenly matched in major tournaments, although Spain won decisively 5-1 in their most recent encounter.
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👉 Serie A players called up for 🇦🇹 the Austria National team:
- Venezia defender Michael Svoboda
👉 No Serie A players in the Spain National team
Spain World Cup Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), David Raya (Arsenal), Joan Garcia (Barcelona).
- Defenders: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao), Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid), Eric Garcia (Barcelona), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- Midfielders: Pedri (Barcelona), Fabian Ruiz (PSG), Martin Zubimendi (Arsenal), Gavi (Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Alex Baena (Atletico Madrid), Mikel Merino (Spain).
- Forwards: Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Dani Olmo (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Borja Iglesias (Celta de Vigo), Víctor Muñoz (Osasuna), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Austria:
- Goalkeepers: Patrick Pentz (Brondby), Alexander Schlager (RB Salzburg), Florian Wiegele (Viktoria Pilsen).
- Defenders: David Affengruber (Elche), David Alaba (Real Madrid), Kevin Danso (Tottenham), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz), Stefan Posch (Mainz), Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim), Michael Svoboda (Venezia).
- Midfielders: Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (Braga), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Alessandro Schopf (RZ Pellets WAC), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven), Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg)
- Forwards: Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade), Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg), Sasa Kalajdzic (LASK)
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World Cup 2026 Round of 32
🇪🇸 Spain – Austria 🇦🇹
Date & Time: Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT)
Location: Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium)
Inglewood, CA
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Dahane Beida MTN
Reserve AR: Elvis Noupue CMR