Spain vs Saudi Arabia, FIFA World Cup 2026 Live Score: ESP look for first win vs KSA in Atlanta

Spain vs Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup 2026 Football Match Live Score Updates: After failing to score past minnows Cape Verde, Spain will be looking to go all out against a resolute Saudi Arabia side on Sunday

FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Today Live Score: After failing to score past minnows Cape Verde, Spain will be looking to go all out against a resolute Saudi Arabia side on Sunday. In their first match, both these sides dropped points with Spain drawing 0-0 with Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia sharing the spoils vs Uruguay.

Spain, who came into the World Cup as favourites, were shocked by the defensive capabilities of Cape Verde who absorbed everything that the Spanish armada threw at them. With their best player Lamine Yamal playing a bit part role in that match, the Barcelona player ios expected to feature from the start against the Saudi team.

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For Saudi Arabia, the defeat that they inflicted on eventual world champions Argentina in the 2022 World Cup is still fresh in the minds of their fans, who will be hoping that the Asian side can spring a surprise against the 2010 world champions on Sunday as well.

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Jun 21, 2026 07:53 PM IST
FIFA World Cup LIVE, Spain vs Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's menace

Spain will do well to remember that Saudi Arabia are capable of massive upsets. Remember Qatar 2022, where Saudi handed a reality check to Argentina, who eventually went on to win the title?

Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari had scored two after Messi scored from the penalty spot. Of course, Argentina had three goals disallowed for offside in the space of 13 minutes.

Jun 21, 2026 07:50 PM IST
FIFA World Cup LIVE, Spain vs Saudi Arabia: Spain's options today

Spain's predicted XI for Saudi Arabia: Unai Simon; Marcos Llorente, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz; Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Nico Williams.

Lamine Yamal could be a starter today after only featuring as a sub in the previous game since he was coming back from an injury

Jun 21, 2026 07:47 PM IST
Spain vs Saudi Arabia World Cup LIVE: On Spain

After a draw against Cape Verde in the opening game of the FIFA World Cup, former champions Spain have their work cut out with games against Saudi Arabia today and Uruguay later on. They can have no more slip ups, especially today, since Uruguay are expected to be the hardest test they face in the World Cup group stages.

Jun 21, 2026 07:05 PM IST
Spain vs Saudi Arabia World Cup LIVE: Group H matches

June 15: Spain 0-0 Cape Verde (Atlanta)

June 15: Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay (Miami)

June 21: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Atlanta)

June 21: Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Miami)

June 26: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Houston)

June 26: Uruguay vs Spain (Zapopan)

Jun 21, 2026 06:58 PM IST
ESP vs KSA World Cup LIVE: Check out the groups

Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Czechia
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey
Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq
Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Colombia, DR Congo, Uzbekistan
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

Jun 21, 2026 06:47 PM IST
Spain vs Saudi Arabia World Cup LIVE: Predicted lineups

Spain: Simon, Cucurella, Laporte, Cubarsi, Llorente, Fabian, Rodri, Pedri, Ferran, Oyarzabal, Yamal

Saudi Arabia: Al-Owais, Al-Harbi, Al-Amri, Al-Tambakti, Abdulhamid, Kanno, Al-Khaibari, Al-Dawsari, Al-Juwayr, Al-Shamat, Al-Buraikan

Jun 21, 2026 06:41 PM IST
ESP vs KSA World Cup LIVE: Hello and welcome

Favourites Spain were left shell-shocked by minnows Cape Verde in their opening World Cup match when the debutants held on resolutely to force the 2010 champions to drop points against them in a 0-0 draw. While Spain did not take the chances afforded to them, Cape Verde made it pretty difficult for the Spanish armada to run through them. Spain now face Saudi Arabia, a team that had defeated Argentina in the 2022 World Cup, which will be an even more difficult task than trying to break down Cape Verde.

How World Cup debutants Cape Verde frustrated Spain for 90 minutes

Cape Verde, second smallest in size, third smallest in population, etched their name in World Cup history, holding the current European champions, Spain, to a timeless 0-0 draw that reinvigorated the magic of a World Cup. The result was as razor-thin as could be expected – Cape Verde’s keeper Vozinha made seven crucial saves, and Spain threw the kitchen sink at the end. But the debutants held on stoutly and produced what will go down as one of the biggest results of a World Cup.

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