**Rodri completed the full 90 minutes as Spain cruised beyond Austria in a 3-0 win to reach the last-16 of the FIFA World Cup.**
The European champions dominated the pace of the game, overcoming a frustrating opening half-hour where **Marc Cucurella** had a goal harshly ruled out for a **Pau Cubarsí** foul on goalkeeper **Alexander Schlager**.
The breakthrough finally arrived in the 36th minute when **Mikel Oyarzabal** neatly swept home a low cross from Cucurella. Despite a spectacular string of saves from Schlager just before the interval – including tipping an **Álex Baena** free-kick onto the crossbar – **Spain** refused to relent in the second half.
**Pedro Porro** doubled the advantage in the 66th minute, storming into the penalty area to head home a precise Baena cross. **Real Madrid’s** new left-back Cucurella then turned provider once more in the 89th minute, sliding a perfectly weighted through-ball to Oyarzabal, who calmly slotted home his second of the night and fourth of the tournament.
Austria’s historic first knockout appearance since 1954 sputtered out with only a single off-target **Sasa Kalajdžić** header to show for it, leaving Spain tied with **Mexico** as the only nations yet to concede a goal in their first four matches.
The controlled showing sets La Roja up perfectly for a mouth-watering round-of-16 clash, where they will face either **Portugal** or **Croatia**, who go head-to-head in their own last-32 clash on Thursday night.
90 Minutes108 Touches (Most)85 Accurate Passes92% Pass Accuracy6 Recoveries6 Ground Duels Won5 Tackles5 Accurate Long Balls2 Clearances2 Interceptions2 Chances Created2 Passes Into Final Third1 Was Fouled1 Aerial Duel Won1 Headed Clearance
1 Touch In Opposition Box
**Data courtesy of FotMob.**