{"id":24745,"date":"2026-06-21T22:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/spain-vs-saudi-arabia-fifa-world-cup-2026-live-score-spain-3-0-saudi-arabia-half-time-spain-are-in-cruise-control\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T22:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:07:47","slug":"spain-vs-saudi-arabia-fifa-world-cup-2026-live-score-spain-3-0-saudi-arabia-half-time-spain-are-in-cruise-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/spain-vs-saudi-arabia-fifa-world-cup-2026-live-score-spain-3-0-saudi-arabia-half-time-spain-are-in-cruise-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain vs Saudi Arabia, FIFA World Cup 2026 Live Score: Spain 3-0 Saudi Arabia; Half-time, Spain are in cruise control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131892619,imgsize-342368.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post28\">\n<p>Saudi Arabia vs Spain Live Score: Team sheets are in! Yamal starts for Spain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">The massive news out of the Spanish camp is confirmed: teenage superstar Lamine Yamal has been named in the starting XI by Luis de la Fuente, shaking off his hamstring issue to inject some much-needed magic into the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">De la Fuente has made significant changes from the side that drew blank against Cape Verde, with Pedro Porro coming into the backline and Alex Baena starting in a dynamic midfield setup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia boss Georgios Donis has made two tactical tweaks to the team that drew with Uruguay. Ali Lajami slots into the defense, while Nasser Al-Dawsari gets the nod in midfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Spain Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Goalkeeper: Unai Sim\u00f3n<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Defenders: Pedro Porro, Pau Cubars\u00ed, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Defensive Midfielders: Rodri, Pedri<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Attacking Midfielders: \u00c1lex Baena, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Forward: Mikel Oyarzabal<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Spain Substitutes: David Raya (GK), Joan Garc\u00eda (GK), Marc Pubill, Alejandro Grimaldo, Eric Garc\u00eda, Marcos Llorente, Mikel Merino, Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz, Gavi, Nico Williams, Mart\u00edn Zubimendi, Ferran Torres, Y\u00e9remy Pino, V\u00edctor Mu\u00f1oz, Borja Iglesias.<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Saudi Arabia Starting XI (5-3-2): Goalkeeper: Mohammed Al-Owais<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Defenders: Saud Abdulhamid, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Ali Lajami, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Moteb Al-Harbi<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Midfielders: Nasser Al-Dawsari, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Musab Al-Juwayr<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Forwards: Firas Al-Buraikan, Salem Al-Dawsari (C)<\/p>\n<p class=\"liveblogtextlist\">Saudi Arabia Substitutes: Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK), Ahmed Al-Kassar (GK), Ali Majrashi, Hassan Kadesh, Nawaf Boushal, Jehad Thakri, Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat, Mohamed Kanno, Ziyad Al-Johani, Alaa Hejji, Ayman Yahya, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Sultan Mandash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/spain-vs-saudi-arabia-fifa-world-cup-2026-live-score-updates-national-football-team-match-today-fifa-cup-records-rankings-latest-news-lamine-yamal-salem-al-dawsari\/liveblog\/131892619.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia vs Spain Live Score: Team sheets are in! Yamal starts for Spain The massive news out of the Spanish camp is confirmed: teenage superstar Lamine Yamal has been named in the starting XI by Luis de la Fuente, shaking off his hamstring issue to inject some much-needed magic into the attack. 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