The Spanish national team won a World Cup playoff match for the first time in 16 years.

The Spanish national football team on Thursday, July 2, for the first time in 16 years won the World Cup playoff match, beating the Austrian team. The match ended with a score of 3:0.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored goals for the winners, who scored doubles in the 36th and 89th minutes of the match, as well as Pedro Porro, who hit the opponent's goal in the 66th minute. In the 1/8 finals of the tournament, the Spanish national team will face the winner of the match between Portugal and Croatia.

The last time Spanish football players won matches in the World Cup playoffs was in 2010.

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The U.S. national team reached the 1/8 finals of the FIFA World Cup on July 1, beating the team of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1/16 finals match. The match was held in San Francisco and ended with a score of 2:0.