A contender for the title, Spain faces Austria this Thursday in Los Angeles in the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
This matchup looks like a potential trap for Lamine Yamal’s La Roja against Ralf Rangnick’s team. The World Cup showdown kicks off at 7 p.m. GMT at SoFi Stadium.
Spain’s lineup:
Simon – Porro, Laporte, Cubarsi, Cucurella – Baena, Rodri, Pedri – Yamal, Oyarzabal, Olmo
Substitutes:
Raya, J. Garcia, Pubill, Grimaldo, E. Garcia, Llorente, Merino, Ruiz, Gavi, Zubimendi, Torres, Pino, N. Williams, Munoz, Iglesias
Switzerland’s lineup:
A. Schlager – Danso, Posch, Alaba – Wanner, Laimer, Schmid, Sabitzer, Seiwald, X. Schlager – Gregoritsch
Substitutes:
Wiegele, Pentz, Affengruber, Lienhart, Mwene, Friedl, Svoboda, Grillitsch, Chukwuemeka, Ljubicic, Prass, Schoepf, Arnautovic, Kalajdzic, Wimmer
