Spain vs Georgia Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)
by Alex Lawes ·
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The European champions will be seeking to wrap up FIFA World Cup qualification as soon as this week as they now take on Georgia at the Manuel Martinez Valero in Elche.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – FOX Sports
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Disney+
Key stats
- Spain have won seven of the previous eight international matches between these teams. The exception is a 1-0 away win for Georgia in a friendly in June 2016. That is their only friendly, so all Spain’s seven wins came in competitive encounters.
- Spain have lost only one of their last 73 World Cup qualifying matches (W58 D14)
- Spain have scored in each of their last 45 World Cup qualifying matches. Since a 0-0 draw against Serbia and Montenegro in March 2005.
- Spain are unbeaten in their last 22 international matches (W17 D5).
- Spain have won their last six World Cup qualifying matches without conceding a goal.
- Spain have never lost a World Cup qualifying match at home (W51 D10).
- Spain have not failed to score in a home World Cup qualifying match since they drew 0-0 vs Republic of Ireland in November 1992
- Georgia have won three of their last four World Cup qualifying matches (L1).
Spain vs Georgia prediction
Spain are brilliant and they have been brilliant for a very long time with their squad only seemingly getting better and thus heightening the demands on coach Luis de la Fuente They rose to those demands last month as they beat Bulgaria 3-0 in Sofia before an extremely impressive 6-0 demolition of Turkey in Konya.
Georgia, who will be without injured key man Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, have turned themselves into many neutrals second team with their entertaining style that gets them to punch above their weight. They were beaten 3-2 by Turkey in Tbilisi last month before then hammering Bulgaria by three goals to nil.
Georgia, without Kvaratskhelia, still have attacking talent, such as Villarreal striker Georges Mikautadze, and will pose a threat to La Roja, as they did in the round of 16 at UEFA EURO 2024, but the Spanish will still likely ease their way to a third successive win.
Spain vs Georgia tip: Spain to win & both teams to score
