Spain finished top of Group H with seven points after a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde, a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia and a 1-0 victory over Uruguay. The group-stage records show Spain with five goals scored and none conceded, ahead of Cape Verde on three points, while Uruguay and Saudi Arabia had two each. In the Uruguay match, Álex Baena scored in the 42nd minute from a Marcos Llorente assist, information from match data reproduced by La Verdad.
The knockout schedule listed Spain’s round-of-16 match against Austria for July 2 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The stadium is in Inglewood, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area; the schedule gives a 3 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff, not 21:00 local time. Spain then advanced with a 1-0 win over Portugal on July 6, a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Belgium on July 10 and a 2-0 semifinal win over France on July 14, according to ESPN’s results listing.
Spain’s tournament ended in the final against Argentina on July 19, where it won 1-0 after extra time. The results took the team from its Group H campaign to the final, with knockout matches staged across U.S. host cities. For supporters planning travel, it matters to distinguish venue locations from metropolitan-area labels and local kickoff times from times shown in other time zones.
The tournament schedule also sent other national teams through demanding fixtures and long-distance travel, including the decisive Group E encounter between Ecuador and Curaçao, covered in this report on a impressive World Cup clash in Kansas City. ESPN’s results listing records Spain’s run to the title, with wins over Portugal, Belgium, France and Argentina.
