Yamal scores early as Spain crush Saudi Arabia in World Cup action
World Cup play continued overnight with four matches as the group stage neared its end, highlighted by Spain's 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia. The result was the headline performance of the night, with Lamine Yamal starting for Spain for the first time in the tournament and scoring within 10 minutes.
Spain dominated under Mikel Oyarzabal, who had gone without touching the ball for the first half-hour against Cape Verde in the previous game but this time scored twice, in the 21st and 24th minutes, after assisting Yamal's opener. Hassan Tambakti added to Saudi Arabia's misery by scoring an own goal in the 49th minute.
A late Spain goal by Ferran Torres in the 92nd minute was disallowed after a lengthy VAR review. The article also notes other overnight results, New Zealand beat Egypt 3-1 and Belgium drew 0-0 with Iran, as part of the same World Cup round.
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