On Thursday, July 2, the Spanish national football team won a World Cup playoff match for the first time in 16 years, defeating Austria with a 3-0 scoreline.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice for the winners, finding the net in the 36th and 89th minutes, while Pedro Porro added a goal in the 66th minute. In the Round of 16, Spain will face the winner of the match between Portugal and Croatia. The last time Spanish players won a World Cup playoff game was back in 2010.
On July 1, the United States national team advanced to the Round of 16 of the World Cup by defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in the Round of 32. The match took place in San Francisco.
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