World Cup LIVE: Spain face Austria before blockbuster Croatia vs Portugal clash

[h2]Today's matches:[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/austria-naHiWdnt/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=jJucpA84"]Spain vs Austria - 21:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/croatia-K8aznggo/portugal-WvJrjFVN/?mid=6BqAZhfn"]Portugal vs Croatia - 01:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/algeria-nc87N1BR/switzerland-rHJ2vy1B/?mid=rgxknWwh"]Switzerland vs Algeria - 05:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][h2]Live updates:[/h2][p][b]13:00 CET - [/b]Good afternoon and welcome to what feels like a big day at the 2026 World Cup. It is a day when European stars take centre stage and the question is posed to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine Yamal[/a]: Can he join fellow superstars [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a] by taking this tournament by storm and delivering on the world stage? [/p][video alt="World Cup 2026: Spain - Cape Verde (video preview)" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1e965133-5b53-426a-8787-df77a67cb850" id="94108c12-30bc-446a-87e9-b4e26b31b4c8" /][p]We will find out during the 90 minutes or longer of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] vs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a], after a long wait for day 22 to get underway. If Lamine does deliver or not, however, a day when Spain and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] are both in World Cup action is a good one and one to look forward to tremendously.[/p][p][b]As always, take a look at our [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-world-championship-world-cup-highlights-usa-make-history-as-belgium-stage-incredible-comeback-over-senegal/nZFrCOYF/"]daily highlights piece here[/a] and relive all of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-world-cup-day-21-live-updates/IaN28BmR/"]yesterday's drama here[/a]. [/b][/p]