A resounding victory for the team featuring a Ballon d'Or nominee, Spain is 99% certain to qualify for the World Cup

Despite the absence of Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Carvajal, and others, Spain still displayed their elite status by dominating Georgia 4-0 on their home ground, a team featuring the 2025 Ballon d'Or nominee, Kvaratskhelia.

A commanding win over Georgia puts Spain very close to securing a World Cup berth

Spain traveled to Georgia missing several key players such as Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Carvajal, and Nico Williams. Nonetheless, this shortage of personnel did not hinder coach Luis De La Fuente’s team. From the early moments, relentless pressure from the visitors forced Gocholeishvili to handle the ball inside the penalty area after a shot from Ferran Torres. Oyarzabal calmly converted the penalty to open the scoring and marked Spain’s 100th goal under De La Fuente’s reign.

The match was entirely in favor of "La Roja." Alex Baena nearly doubled the lead with a shot that hit the post, before Fabian Ruiz delivered a sharp through ball that allowed Zubimendi to break through and score the second goal in the 22nd minute. Oyarzabal then continued to shine by assisting Torres, who easily tapped the ball in close range to give Spain a 3-0 lead in the first half.