Spain vs Saudi Arabia Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
Below you can find key stats for Spain vs Saudi Arabia. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- Spain have won all three international matches between the sides, including the only previous FIFA World Cup match between the teams, a 1-0 victory in the group stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Kaiserslautern. Spain have won both friendlies since, most recently 5-0 at home in Pontevedra in September 2012.
- Spain’s most recent FIFA World Cup match against an AFC team was their 1-2 defeat against Japan in the 2022 group stage. That was their first such defeat against a team from that confederation having gone unbeaten in six previous encounters (W4 D2).
- Spain have tasted defeat in just five of their last 30 group stage encounters at the FIFA World Cup (W17 D8).
- Spain have drawn six of their last nine matches at the FIFA World Cup.
- Spain are winless in their last four FIFA World Cup matches (D3 L1), equalling their longest run without a victory in the competition which had happened twice previously.
- Spain defender Aymeric Laporte played in Saudi Arabia for Al-Nassr from 2023-25.
- Saudi Arabia’s only win in 11 FIFA World Cup matches against European teams (L10) was a 1-0 success against Belgium in the 1994 group stage. They have lost nine in a row since then, the last eight without scoring.
- Following their match against Uruguay, Saudi Arabia have held half-time leads in all four of their World Cup group matches played in the United States, having also been up at the break in all three group matches at USA 1994.
- None of Saudi Arabia’s 20 matches at the FIFA World Cup have ended goalless.
