- Spain secured a dominant 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in Atlanta, successfully getting their World Cup campaign back on track after an initial goalless draw against Cape Verde.
- The European champions quickly asserted their dominance, scoring three goals within the opening 24 minutes of the match to take a commanding lead in Group H.
- Lamine Yamal, the 18-year-old Barcelona star, marked his first World Cup start by scoring the opening goal, which was swiftly followed by a quickfire double from Mikel Oyarzabal.
- Saudi Arabia's difficulties were further compounded in the second half when Hassan Al Tambakti scored an unfortunate own goal, extending Spain's lead to four.
- Despite a late goal from Ferran Torres being disallowed for offside after a lengthy VAR review, Spain comfortably saw out the rest of the game.
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