Spain vs Austria Prediction, 7/2/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 6/30/2026

Game: Spain vs Austria

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: FOX

Spain (2-1-0) will try to beat Austria (1-1-1) at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Thursday. The line on this World Cup matchup has Spain at -300 and Austria is at +900. The total has been set at 2.5. The starting goalies will be Unai Simon for Spain and Alexander Schlager for Austria.

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Spain opened the World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, followed by a 4-0 win over Saudia Arabia and a 1-0 win over Uruguay. Mikel Oyarzabal has 2 goals for Spain, while Lamine Yamal and Alex Baena have 1 apiece. Unai Simon has 3 saves and has yet to allow a goal in the tournament in 3 games.

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Austria played to a 3-3 draw against Algeria in their most recent World Cup match. Prior to that, they opened with a 3-1 win over Jordan and then lost 2-0 to Argentina. Marko Arnautovic has 2 goals for Austria, while Marcel Sabitzer, Romano Schmid, and Sasa Kalajdzic have 1 each. Alexander Schlager has 7 saves but has allowed 6 goals for Austria.

The guy defending the goal for Spain is Unai Simon. Simon has played for 21,158 mins and has accumulated 559 saves so far in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has faced 781 shots attempted at him in 237 starts. His GA/90 is 1.07 (251 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of 71.6%. Simon (92-68-77 record during his career) has totaled 73 clean sheets, which has earned him a 31.1%% shutout percentage.

Alexander Schlager will be residing in front of the goal for Austria. In his career, Schlager has allowed 283 goals while totaling 606 saves in 240 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.18 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 114-67-59. He holds a save percentage of 70.2% and his shutout rate is 30.8%%. Schlager has earned 74 clean sheets while defending 863 shots against him in 21,600 career minutes.

Lamine Yamal is one member of the team who can be a force in the game for Spain. Yamal has had a starting assignment in 79 games during his career and scores 0.37 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Spain has earned 30 goals scored in 7,327 minutes played. He has 29 assists while accumulating 89 pts in his career.

Austria stars Marko Arnautovic, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. He scores 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 334 matches during his soccer career. The forward hailing from Austria has accumulated 29,621 mins while scoring 128 goals. He has totaled 323 pts during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 67 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Spain (-300)

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