Former world champions Spain take on Austria in a round-of-32 clash in the 2026 World Cup at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Thursday. Spain finished top of Group H with a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Saturday,

By comparison, Algeria piled up 723 completed passes (out of 775 total) during its thrilling 3-3 tie Saturday with Austria in a Group J match at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead). A large chunk of those passes came in the final 10 minutes when the teams seemed content to play for a draw.

Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed

Austria survived late, DR Congo advanced, and Lionel Messi shined. Here's the best of Match Day 17 at the World Cup.

Austrian Ambassador to India Robert Zischg hailed Austrias qualification for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 28 years as a remarkable achievement and expressed confidence in the teams chances of progressing all the way to the final of the ongoing 2026 tournament.

Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Sasa Kalajdzic is allegedly left with a dilemma over his future, just days after scoring a dramatic goal to keep Austria in the World Cup.