Spain has been relentless in their European qualifiers, despite starting their World Cup campaign a bit later than other teams. They have now secured five victories in five matches, scoring 19 goals without conceding once. Their latest dominant performance came against Georgia, earning a convincing 4-0 win that pushed them to the brink of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Spain extends its dominant Qualifying Run
The 2010 world champions looked sharp and aggressive on Saturday at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Georgia. Neither Lamine Yamal’s recent injury nor his dispute with Barcelona seemed to distract the Spanish side. Mikel Oyarzabal netted twice, while Martin Zubimendi and Ferran Torres added one goal each to seal the big win.
“𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
Spain, now unbeaten in 30 consecutive competitive fixtures, enjoyed 57 percent possession and fired 15 shots on target. Georgia, meanwhile, managed only four attempts—two on target—and never posed a real threat. Spain took the lead early, scoring in the 11th minute after a Georgian handball resulted in a penalty, calmly converted by Oyarzabal. Zubimendi doubled the advantage in the 22nd minute with a composed finish following a Fabian Ruiz pass.
Dominant First Half Sets Up Comfortable Victory
Luis de la Fuente’s men tightened their grip on the game before halftime. Torres added Spain’s third with help from Oyarzabal, and if not for a superb save from Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, the margin would’ve been even larger before the break.
Georgia barely troubled Spain’s goalkeeper Unai Simón, registering their first real attempt in the 60th minute. Spain quickly responded, with Oyarzabal heading in a Torres cross in the 63rd minute, completing his brace and securing the emphatic victory.
“𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆,” 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉. “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃.”
Spain now sits comfortably at the top of Group E with 15 points from 5 matches. A win or draw against Turkey in the final match—or even a loss by fewer than seven goals—will confirm their direct entry into the World Cup. Turkey trail with 12 points, followed by Georgia with 3, while Bulgaria remains scoreless. The second-place team will still have a route through the play-offs.
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