Spain cruised into the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Austria on Thursday, extending its dominant run in the tournament.

Spain is looking to win its second World Cup title.

Follow all World Cup news and reaction from across the host cities. As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture ...

The 2026 Spain national team, while perhaps not as groundbreaking and legendary as their World Cup-winning group of players from 2010, features some of the best stars on the best club teams on the planet as they are set to start their schedule and begin ...

Spain enter the 2026 World Cup as the second-highest-ranked team and one of the heavy favorites for the title in North America. European champions two years ago, La Roja boast one of the strongest rosters of any nation at these finals, and it would be a ...

We've had some World Cup luck so far, so we have to keep pushing our luck, right? Right. We have gone 2-1 with a win in the USA, a loss on the over in the Brazil game, and a really good win in the Netherlands and Japan tying, getting us a +240 win.

Knockout matches continue Wednesday at the World Cup in the round of 32 with 2010 champion Spain advancing with a 3-0 victory over Austria in Inglewood, California, just outside Los Angeles. Portugal,