Spain are almost guaranteed a place in the World Cup Round of 32 after thrashing Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta
After an underwhelming opening Group H draw with Cape Verde, La Roja needed a statement win to restore confidence - and they got it.
Rodri, wearing the captain’s armband, gave a commanding display as Spain put the Saudis under pressure from the word go.
And it took just 10 minutes to make that pressure pay, as Mikel Oyarzabal ‘s cross was turned in by Lamine Yamal at the far post.
The Spanish then effectively ended the contest with two goals in three minutes on 21 and 24 minutes, with Mikel Oyarzabal the scorer on each occasion and former City favourite Aymeric Laporte providing an ******* ist for one of the goals.
After an underwhelming opening Group H draw with Cape Verde, La Roja needed a statement win to restore confidence - and they got it.
Rodri, wearing the captain’s armband, gave a commanding display as Spain put the Saudis under pressure from the word go.
And it took just 10 minutes to make that pressure pay, as Mikel Oyarzabal ‘s cross was turned in by Lamine Yamal at the far post.
The Spanish then effectively ended the contest with two goals in three minutes on 21 and 24 minutes, with Mikel Oyarzabal the scorer on each occasion and former City favourite Aymeric Laporte providing an ******* ist for one of the goals.
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