Spain will be looking for a bounceback.
The Spanish national team suffered a historic non-victory in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener when they drew 0-0 with the minnows Cape Verde. They’ll be back in action on Sunday against Saudi Arabia with a much better outcome on their mind.
All eyes will be on Lamine Yamal, who only came off the bench in the opener. He seems an obvious solution to solving Spain’s lack of goals from last match, and he has officially been given his first World Cup start.
Saudi Arabia will actually be feeling pretty good after securing a 1-1 draw against Uruguay to open Group H play. That leaves them very much in position to still qualify for the knockout rounds, with the Cape Verde matchup still on their schedule after Spain.
Below, we’ll be keeping track of everything that happens during the Spain-Saudi Arabia match, which kicks off at 12 noon ET on Sunday in the United States.
Explaining abbreviations: ESP | KSA
Spain vs. Saudi Arabia live score
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| 24′ | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Live score |
| Spain | 3 | – | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | – | – | 0 |
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Spain vs. Saudi Arabia box score
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| 24′ | Spain | Saudi Arabia |
| Possession | 73% | 27% |
| Shots on goal | 4 | 0 |
| Fouls committed | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Corners | 3 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Expected goals | 1.60 | 0 |
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Who scored goals in Spain vs. Saudi Arabia?
– 3-0 Spain, 24′ — Mikel Oyarzabal again, a couple minutes later, this time a left-footed volley in space at the back post.
– 2-0 Spain, 22′ — Mikel Oyarzabal scores after a corner gets knocked around for a while.
– 1-0 Spain, 11′ — Lamine Yamal cuts to the back post and gets a tap-in. The World Cup scoring has been opened in his fast rising career.
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Lamine Yamal stats
– The first important bit of information is official about 75 minutes before kickoff: The 18-year old superstar is in the starting lineup.
– Yamal is attacking on the right flank early. He’s expected to play about 60 minutes.
– It took Yamal less than a dozen minutes to score his first World Cup goal.
Lamine Yamal has his first ever World Cup goal! pic.twitter.com/7k2t4wz0CB
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 21, 2026
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Spain vs. Saudi Arabia starting 11s
These are how the teams line up:
🇪🇸 Spain XI: Unai Simón; Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Pedri, Dani Olmo; Yamal, Oyarzabal, Baena.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia XI: Al Owais; Abdulhamid, Lajami, Al Amri, Tambakti, Al-Harbi; Al-Khaibari, Al-Juwayr; S.Al-Dawsari, N.Al-Dawsari; Al-Brikan. pic.twitter.com/NayBGlcppW
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) June 21, 2026
Who are the goalies in Spain-Saudi Arabia?
Unai Simon starts again for Spain. Saudi Arabia sticks with Mohammed Al-Owais.
We’ll be tracking save totals in the table above.