INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Although Spain arrived at this year's World Cup as a championship favorite and then went unbeaten through group play, those first three matches weren't overly impressive. When the knockout rounds finally arrived Thursday,

Spain booked their place in the World Cup Round of 16 with a 3-0 win against Austria in a match they controlled from beginning to end. This is their first World Cup knockout win i

Meet the best players on Austria's 2026 World Cup squad, including David Alaba, Marcel Sabitzer and Konrad Laimer.

Austria and Algeria played to a thrilling 3-3 draw Saturday night in what amounted to a win-win result in their World Cup group-stage finale, allowing both to advance to the knockout round while eliminating Iran from the tournament.

INGLEWOOD, California, July 2 (Reuters) - Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said his team's ability to progress in the World Cup was stymied by facing an incredible Spain team at their best. • "Today we met an opponent who is simply in a class of its own and where it was actually difficult to stand up to them for 90 minutes,