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Spain News:
Backed to comfortably progress as Group H winners by the best betting sites for the World Cup, Spain followed the status quo after a disappointing opening draw with Cape Verde, taking seven points from nine on offer while conceding a grand total of zero goals.Assuring themselves of a knockout place at the expense of Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay, La Roja edged out their South American counterparts 1-0 on the final matchday thanks to an Alex Baena winner, but it was De la Fuente's defence that stole the show.Not only have Spain posted a 100% clean sheet record in North America so far, the European champions are yet to face a first-half shot on target, while they have not conceded more than six shots in any of their last five World Cup matches - just one of two teams to do so since 1966 after Argentina in 2022.
Spain's rearguard resilience has come to the fore at an ideal time, as De la Fuente has been hamstrung by attacking injuries to Yeremy Pino (shoulder), Nico Williams (adductor) and Victor Munoz (thigh), all of whom are at risk of missing the last-32 match.Liverpool-bound Munoz seemingly has the best chance of being available, but Baena should not cede his spot on the left-hand side after coming up with the decisive moment against Uruguay - his first goal for the national team since October 2024.De la Fuente's only selection dilemma comes in the middle of the park, where Mikel Merino was given the nod against Uruguay, but Fabian Ruiz, Dani Olmo and Gavi are all competing to displace the Arsenal man.
Austria News:
The gates were largely slammed shut during Uruguay vs. Spain, but the goals flowed in Austria's engrossing final group game, one in which Ralf Rangnick's men sealed a last-32 place by the skin of the skin of their teeth.Had Riyad Mahrez's brace proved decisive for Algeria, Austria would have been heading out in third place owing to an inferior goal difference to fellow bronze medallists Senegal, but towering striker Sasa Kalajdzic nodded home a 96th-minute equaliser in a 3-3 draw to prolong Austria's Mundial journey.Clinching second spot on goal difference over Algeria - who also progressed - Austria head into the knockout rounds knowing that a slice of World Cup history is theirs; they are the first team to ever avoid defeat in a World Cup match after falling behind in second-half stoppage time.
On the Austrian end, veterans Marko Arnautovic and David Alaba were a little worse for wear following the six-goal thriller with Algeria, but neither man is thought to be suffering from anything more serious than minor knee discomfort.Rangnick otherwise has no concerns whatsoever for Thursday night, when Kevin Danso and Michael Gregoritsch will be on standby to replace Alaba and Arnautovic if need be; Kalajdzic's heroics are unlikely to put him in the frame for a start.
