Saudi ArabiavsSpain
KSA 0/ESP 4
Things to say
Spain hammered Saudi Arabia 4-0 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium for their first World Cup win of the group.
01
opener
Spain were ruthless. Four-nil and it could've been more. Saudi never got a foot on the ball.
02
key player
Lamine Yamal's a problem. Five shots, ran the whole right side, the kid's only going to get better.
03
hot take
Rodri completing 113 passes is just absurd. He could play that midfield in his sleep.
04
deep cut
Clean sheet but Unai Simón made one save all match. That's how little Saudi threatened.
05
exit
Spain look the real deal. Anyway, who've they got next round? That's the one to watch.
The recap
Spain put Saudi Arabia to the sword with a 4-0 paddling that was never really a contest. Lamine Yamal terrorized the right flank with five shots while Rodri pulled the strings, racking up an absurd 113 accurate passes and dictating everything in the middle.
The Saudis barely got out of their own half, mustering a single shot all match, and only some busy goalkeeping from Mohammed Al-Owais kept the scoreline from getting properly embarrassing. Unai Simón had nothing to do, picked up a clean sheet, and Spain marched off with a statement win.