Official Line-up: Spain vs Austria in Round of 32 of FIFA World Cup 2026
Lamine Yamal led the Spain side against Austria in the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 held in Los Angeles. Here is the official starting XI of both teams.
The starting XIs for the match between Spain and Austria in the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 have been officially announced. Young superstar Lamine Yamal will lead Spain, who are unbeaten in the tournament so far. Coach Luis de la Fuente made two changes, with Pedro Porro and Dani Olmo replacing Marcos Llorente and Mikel Merino.
The match was played in Los Angeles (20:00 UK time, 21:00 CEST), with the winner progressing to face Portugal and Croatia in the Round of 16.
Throughout the group stage, Spain drew 0-0 against Cape Verde in their first game, recorded a brutal 4-0 win against Saudi Arabia, and secured a narrow 1-0 victory against Uruguay thanks to Alex Baena's goal. Lamine Yamal entered the headlines with one goal in the tournament, Mikel Oyarzabal assisted with two goals.
On Austria's side, after a 3-1 win against Jordan, they lost to Argentina 2-0, and finished 3-3 against Algeria. Coach Ralf Rangnick, who just signed a new contract with the Federation after being rumored to be moving to Milan as technical director, is well known. Seasoned players such as Marko Arnautovic and Stefan Posch are still there.
<figure style="margin:2rem 0;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #e2e2e2;background:#f9f9f9"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/os/en/football_italia_articles_132/5f6ee6421efcc8e06f41ea59d7f3d5bb" alt="Image" style="width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain" loading="lazy" /></figure>Here is the official line-up of both teams:
Spain: Simon; Pedro Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri, Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Oyarzabal, Baena
Austria: A Schlager; Posch, Lienhart, Alaba, Mwene; Seiwald, X Schlager; Laimer, Schmid, Sabitzer; Arnautovic
Watch out for the next winner in the intense battle of the World Cup 2026!
