Spain vs Austria FIFA World Cup 2026: Match time in India, live streaming and team details

Spain will take on Austria in the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Friday, July 3 (IST), with a place in the last 16 at stake. The match will be played at Los Angeles Stadium in California, with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 AM IST.

Spain advanced to the knockout stage after finishing atop Group H with seven points. After opening their campaign with a goalless draw against Cape Verde, La Roja registered consecutive victories over Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.

Austria secured second place in Group J with four points. They began with a 3-1 win over Jordan, lost 2-0 to Argentina and ended the group stage with a 3-3 draw against Algeria.

Spain vs Austria FIFA World Cup 2026 match time in India

• Date: Friday, July 3 (IST)
• Time: 12:30 AM IST

Where to watch Spain vs Austria live streaming in India

The Spain vs Austria FIFA World Cup 2026 match will be streamed live on the Zee5 app and website with a subscription.

Spain vs Austria venue and stadium details

The match will be played at Los Angeles Stadium in California, which has an official seating capacity of 70,492 for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

The venue features an indoor-outdoor hybrid design with a 70,000-square-foot dual-sided 4K Infinity Screen suspended above the field. It also has a translucent ETFE roof, removable lower-bowl seating sections to accommodate FIFA's wider pitch dimensions and a playing surface built 30 metres below ground level.

Spain vs Austria TV telecast and online streaming platforms

• TV telecast: United8 Sports
• Online streaming: Zee5 app and website (subscription required)

Spain vs Austria FIFA World Cup 2026 match preview

Spain enter the knockout stage unbeaten after collecting seven points from three group-stage matches. Austria progressed as Group J runners-up after picking up four points and will look to continue their campaign against one of the tournament favourites.

Spain vs Austria predicted playing XI and team lineup

Spain possible starting XI: Unai Simon; Marcos Llorente, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Mikel Merino, Rodrigo Hernandez, Pedri Gonzalez; Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Alex Baena.

Substitutes: Pedro Porro, Marc Pubill, Eric Garcia, Alejandro Grimaldo, Martin Zubimendi, Fabian Ruiz, Pablo Gavi, Ferran Torres, Borja Iglesias, Dani Olmo, Victor Munoz, Nico Williams, Yeremy Pino.

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

Austria possible starting XI: Alexander Schlager; Stefan Posch, Philipp Lienhart, David Alaba, Phillipp Mwene; Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager; Konrad Laimer, Romano Schmid, Marcel Sabitzer; Marko Arnautovic.

Substitutes: Patrick Pentz, Florian Wiegele, David Affengruber, Kevin Danso, Alexander Prass, Michael Svoboda, Marco Friedl, Christoph Baumgartner, Carney Chukwuemeka, Florian Grillitsch, Alessandro Schopf, Paul Wanner, Patrick Wimmer, Michael Gregoritsch, Sasa Kalajdzic.

Coach: Ralf Rangnick

Spain vs Austria head-to-head record and recent team form

Head-to-head record

• Matches played: 16
• Spain wins: 9
• Austria wins: 4
• Draws: 3

The two sides have met once before at the FIFA World Cup, with Austria defeating Spain 2-1 in the 1978 edition.

Recent form

• Spain: W-W-D-W-D
• Austria: D-L-W-W-W

Key players to watch in Spain vs Austria FIFA World Cup 2026

Lamine Yamal (Spain): The Barcelona winger has scored one goal in three matches and will be one of Spain's main attacking threats.

Marko Arnautovic (Austria): The veteran striker has scored two goals in three matches and will be crucial to Austria's hopes of breaching Spain's defence, which is yet to concede a goal in the tournament.