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Spanish national team
approaching the door leading to
2026 World Cup
after winning over Georgia in the qualifying match at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Stadium, Tbilisi, Sunday (16/11) early morning Indonesian time.
Spain immediately locked in and put pressure on the hosts.Georgia struggled as hard as it could on defense.
In the 10th minute referee Benoit Bastien saw replay footage of the incident in the Georgia penalty box.Bastien pointed to the white dot because he believed it was Giorgi Gocholeishvilli
handball
.
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Mikel Oyarzabal, who took the penalty kick, made no mistake in carrying out his duties and put Spain ahead 1-0 in the 11th minute.
Alex Baena fired a long-range shot in the 16th minute.The ball hits the right goalpost.
Martin Zubimendi gave Spain a 2-0 lead after using Fabian Ruiz’s pass in the 22nd minute.
Ferran Torres entered the list of goalscorers after finishing a chance in the Georgia goalmouth in the 34th minute.
Spain’s goals increased again in the second half.
Crossing
Torres was headed by Oyarzabal.The score was 4-0.
Georgia and Spain’s attacks in the final minutes of normal time almost resulted in a goal, but the position did not change until the referee blew the final whistle.
Even though they won with a landslide score, Spain could not confirm their ticket to the 2026 World Cup because Türkiye also won over Bulgaria.La Furia Roja can only achieve certainty about going to next year’s world football festival in the next match, which is the last match of the qualifying round, when they meet Türkiye.
Currently, Spain leads the 2026 World Cup Qualification Group E standings in the European zone with 15 points, followed by Türkiye, which has 12 points.
Spain vs Georgia Core Player Lineup:
Spain: Unai Simon;Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte;Marc Cucurella;Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi, Fabian Ruiz;Ferran Torres, Mikel Oyarzabal, Alex Baena.
Georgia: Giorgi Mamardashvili;Vladimir Mamuchashvili, Saba Goglichidze, Luka Lochoschvilli, Giorgi Gocholeishvili;Anzor Mekvabishvili;Iuri Tabatadze, Zuriko Davitashvili, Otar Kiteishvili, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia;Budu Zivzivadze.
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