Austria meets Spain in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ at Los Angeles Stadium on July 2, 2026. Here’s how to watch live on TV.
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, CA
- TV Channels: FOX, Telemundo
How to Watch Austria vs. Spain on July 2, 2026
You can watch Spain take on Austria live on DIRECTV on FOX and Telemundo on July 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET.
Austria vs. Spain — Round of 32 Match Preview
Austria and Spain meet in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, California, with a Quarterfinal berth on the line. Austria advanced from Group J with a 1-1-1 record and 4 points, finishing second behind their group winner, while Spain rolled through Group H at 2-1-0 with 7 points, 5 goals for and 0 goals conceded in three matches.
The contrast is stark: Ralf Rangnick’s Austria side was the only group-stage qualifier from Group J with a neutral goal difference of 0, scoring and conceding 6 goals apiece across three dramatic matches, where Spain kept three clean sheets en route to 7 points and surrendered nothing to any opponent.
Austria are back at the World Cup for the first time since 1998, a 28-year absence that makes this knockout match the biggest stage Rangnick’s squad has faced in a generation. The two sides last met in a 2009 international friendly that Spain won 5-1, and their only prior World Cup meeting came at the 1978 tournament in Argentina, a 2-1 Spain result that underlines Austria’s historic difficulty when these nations meet on the biggest occasions. Marko Arnautovic leads Austria’s attack with 2 goals in 3 appearances and will need a defining performance against a Spanish back line that has yet to be breached in this tournament; Spain, as reigning European champions and 2010 World Cup winners, carry the pedigree and the form, but Austria’s attacking depth — four different players with a direct goal contribution across the group stage — signals that Rangnick’s side is not merely here to participate.
National TV
FOX, Telemundo
What Time is the Spain vs. Austria Match Today?
The Austria vs. Spain match starts at 3:00 PM ET.
Where Can I Watch Austria vs. Spain?
You can watch Austria vs. Spain on FOX and Telemundo.
Players to Watch: Austria vs. Spain
Austria
Marko Arnautovic — Forward. Arnautovic leads Austria with 2 goals across 3 appearances in this tournament, making him the squad’s most dangerous finisher heading into the knockout round. His physicality and technical finishing have been central to Austria’s ability to keep scorelines level in tight group-stage matches; against a Spain defense that has conceded 0 goals in 3 matches, he represents Austria’s clearest route to an upset.
Marcel Sabitzer — Midfielder. Sabitzer has contributed 1 goal in 3 appearances, adding threat from midfield to complement Austria’s forward line. A creative and high-energy presence through the center, he provides Austria’s best link between defense and attack, and his ability to arrive late into dangerous areas will be tested by Spain’s compact defensive shape.
Konrad Laimer — Midfielder. Laimer is Austria’s standout defensive midfielder, registering 1 assist in 3 matches while covering ground relentlessly across the group stage. His pressing intensity and ball-winning in midfield are exactly the qualities Austria will need to disrupt Spain’s ball-circulation game, and his engine often sets the tempo for how aggressively Rangnick’s side presses in the final third.
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal — Forward. Oyarzabal leads Spain with 2 goals in 3 appearances, making him the team’s sharpest finisher at this tournament. Clinical in tight spaces, his ability to create and convert chances inside the box has been one of the defining features of Spain’s efficient group-stage campaign — a campaign in which they scored 5 goals and conceded 0.
Lamine Yamal — Forward. At 18 years old, Yamal has already put 1 goal in 3 appearances to his name at this World Cup and has been Spain’s most direct threat from wide positions. His pace and dribbling on the right flank give Spain an outlet that no defense in Group H was able to consistently contain, and the challenge of restricting him will fall squarely on Austria’s left side.
Aymeric Laporte — Defender. Laporte anchors the Spain back line that has not conceded a single goal in three group-stage matches, adding 1 assist in 3 appearances to his contributions going forward. Composed in possession and decisive in the air, his reading of the game against Arnautovic — the most physical striker Austria possesses — may define Spain’s ability to keep their clean sheet run intact deep into the knockout round.
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