Spain made it five wins from wins in World Cup qualifying with a routine 4-0 victory over Georgia on Saturday, and while it was not enough to book their place at next summer’s tournament, they did

How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work? England, France, Croatia, Portugal and Norway have secured their qualification, while the likes of Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Belgium are close. MORE — UEFA World Cup qualifying scenarios for final dayThere are two epic showdowns lined up for the final round of games in qualifying with Scotland vs Denmark and Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina having everything on the line.

After sweeping to victory at Euro 2008, Spain, by now under the guidance of two-time Champions League winner and Real Madrid legend Vicente del Bosque, actually opened the 2010 World Cup with a shock defeat to Switzerland—until Argentina followed suit in 2022, they were the only team to lose their first match and still go on to win a World Cup.

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente could keep changes to a minimum for Tuesday's final World Cup 2026 qualifier against Turkey . La Roja have all but guaranteed to feature at next year's tournament after they maintained their three-point lead at the top of Group E with a 4-0 win over Georgia on Saturday.

Spain has dropped Lamine Yamal before two World Cup qualifiers after the star forward underwent more treatment on a nagging groin injury. The Spanish soccer federation says the treatment will

Luis Rubiales, former head of Spain's soccer federation, was pelted by eggs while presenting his memoir. His own uncle threw them.

Follow all the action across another day of UEFA World Cup qualifying!UP NEXT STILL TO COME 2025-11-15T16:15:58ZSpain are a win or a draw away from officially booking passage to the 2026 FIFA World

Suriname has defeated El Salvador 4-0 in CONCACAF qualifying, moving closer to its first World Cup. On Thursday, Tjaronn Cherry scored a penalty in the 44th minute.