Spain vs Austria Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
Updated
Below you can find key stats for Spain vs Austria. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- The only previous World Cup encounter between the sides was a 2-1 victory for Austria in the 1978 group stage.
- Across 16 meetings, Spain lead the head‑to‑head against Austria with nine wins to four, along with three draws. Their most recent encounter was a 5-1 Spanish victory in a November 2009 friendly in Vienna.
- This is Spain’s first World Cup knockout match against a European team since their Round of 16 exit at FIFA World Cup 2018 against Russia in a penalty shoot-out.
- Spain are winless in their last four World Cup matches against European sides (D3 L1).
- Spain are unbeaten in regular time in their last 33 matches (W24 D9) in a run stretching back to a 0-1 defeat to Colombia in a friendly in London on 22 March 2024.
- Spain have kept four successive clean sheets in World Cup matches, equalling their best sequence in the competition, which they last achieved in 2010.
- Austria are winless in their last six World Cup matches against European sides (D1 L5), since a 3-2 victory over Germany FR in the second round group stage in 1978.
- Austria have prevailed in three of their six World Cup knockout phase ties against European opponents.
- Austria have lost only two of their last seven World Cup matches (W2 D3).
- This is Austria’s first involvement in knockout action at the World Cup since 1954, when they finished in third place.
- Pedro Porro (Spain) and Kevin Danso (Austria) play together in the English Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur.
