Spain vs Austria Confirmed Lineups & Formations Today: Predictions For World Cup 2026

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Spain vs Austria Confirmed Lineups & Formations Today: Predictions For World Cup 2026

Spain vs Austria: Confirmed Lineups & Formations Today | World Cup 2026 Round of 32

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✅ CONFIRMED LINEUPS · WORLD CUP 2026 · ROUND OF 32 · TODAY · KICKOFF 3PM ET

Today, Thursday July 2 2026 · 3:00 PM ET · Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood · FOX

Spain vs Austria: Confirmed Lineups & Formations

Official XIs · The Arnautović benching shock · Player roles · Betting impact

🚨 Arnautović Benched, Gregoritsch Starts · Austria Line Up In A Back Three, Not The Predicted Back Four

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⚡ LINEUPS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED MOMENTS AGO · SPAIN 4-3-3: SIMON, PORRO, CUBARSI, LAPORTE, CUCURELLA, RODRI (C), PEDRI, OLMO, YAMAL, OYARZABAL, BAENA — PORRO BEATS LLORENTE, OLMO BEATS RUIZ · AUSTRIA CONFIRM A BACK THREE, NOT THE PREDICTED 4-2-3-1: A.SCHLAGER, POSCH, ALABA, DANSO, X.SCHLAGER, SEIWALD, LAIMER, SABITZER, WANNER, SCHMID, GREGORITSCH — MARKO ARNAUTOVIC NOT IN THE STARTING XI

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · Confirmed Minutes Before Kickoff Today

🇪🇸 Spain vs Austria 🇦🇹 · Today · 3PM ET · Los Angeles Stadium Inglewood · FOX

Spain To Advance -1200 · Austria +680 · BTTS No -132

→ R16 vs POR/CRO

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The Real Story: Arnautović Left Out Entirely

As recently as yesterday, multiple previews had Marko Arnautović "fully fit to start" despite a knee knock in the Algeria game. The confirmed lineup shows him out of the XI entirely, with Michael Gregoritsch starting up top instead. Austria have also confirmed a back three of Posch, Alaba and Kevin Danso — dropping the widely predicted Philipp Lienhart and switching away from the flat back four every single preview projected. Spain, by contrast, confirmed almost exactly as expected, resolving two genuine selection battles: Pedro Porro over Marcos Llorente at right-back, and Dani Olmo over Fabián Ruiz in midfield.

🇪🇸 Spain — Confirmed Starting XI

✅ Confirmed Formation: 4-3-3, Two Selection Battles Resolved

Luis de la Fuente's confirmed XI settles the two genuine questions hanging over Spain's team news. Pedro Porro starts at right-back ahead of Marcos Llorente, and Dani Olmo completes the midfield three alongside Rodri and Pedri, beating out Fabián Ruiz. Up front, it's exactly as widely expected — Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal and Alex Baena, with Baena continuing to deputize for the injured Nico Williams. Rodri is confirmed captain.

🇪🇸 SPAIN · CONFIRMED 4-3-3 · DE LA FUENTE

Yamal

RW · Anytime +125

Oyarzabal ⭐

False-9 · Anytime +105

Baena ✅

LW · In for Williams · +230 AT

Pedri

Rodri ©

DM · Captain

Olmo ⚠️

CM · Beats Ruiz

Porro ⚠️

RB · Beats Llorente

Cubarsí

Laporte

Cucurella

Simón

Confirmed substitutes

Marcos Llorente ⚠️ · Nico Williams (injured) · Alejandro Grimaldo · Martín Zubimendi · Carney Chukwuemeka · Fabián Ruiz ⚠️ · Bryan Iglesias · check FD for full list

🇪🇸 Spain Confirmed XI — Roles, Notes & Betting Impact

Unai Simón GK

Confirmed, three clean sheets in three group games

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Pedro Porro RB · Confirmed over Llorente

Wins the right-back battle that was genuinely uncertain in every preview

Pau Cubarsí CB

Confirmed as predicted, part of the unbeaten defense

Aymeric Laporte CB

Confirmed as predicted

Marc Cucurella LB

Confirmed as predicted

Rodri DM · Captain · Confirmed

Confirmed starting and captaining, playing through an injury that will need surgery post-tournament

Pedri CM · Confirmed

Confirmed as predicted

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Dani Olmo CM · Confirmed over Ruiz

Wins the third midfield slot ahead of Fabián Ruiz and Mikel Merino · +210 anytime

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Lamine Yamal RW · Confirmed, ready for 90

Confirmed he's ready to play a full 90 minutes for the first time this knockout run · +125 anytime, +115 anytime assist

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Mikel Oyarzabal False-9 · Confirmed

Confirmed as expected · Board's shortest goalscorer price at +105

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Alex Baena LW · Confirmed, in for Williams

Confirmed starting again, scored the winner vs Uruguay from this role · +230 anytime

🇦🇹 Austria — Confirmed Starting XI

🚨 Confirmed Formation: Back Three, Arnautović Left Out Entirely

Ralf Rangnick's confirmed selection is the single biggest shock of the day across the whole Round of 32. Marko Arnautović — reported as "fully fit to start" as recently as yesterday — is not in the confirmed XI at all. Michael Gregoritsch leads the line instead. Austria have also lined up in a back three of Stefan Posch, David Alaba and Kevin Danso, dropping the widely predicted Philipp Lienhart and abandoning the flat back four every preview projected, with Konrad Laimer, Marcel Sabitzer, Paul Wanner and Romano Schmid forming an energetic four-man band in front of a Xaver Schlager–Nicolas Seiwald double pivot.

🇦🇹 AUSTRIA · CONFIRMED BACK THREE · RANGNICK

Gregoritsch ⚠️

ST · In for Arnautović · check FD

Laimer

Sabitzer

MF · +600 AT

Wanner ⚠️

MF · Surprise starter

Schmid

X. Schlager

Seiwald

Posch 😷

CB · Broken jaw, mask

Alaba ©

CB · Captain

Danso ⚠️

CB · Over Lienhart

A. Schlager

Confirmed benched (not starting)

Marko Arnautović 🚨 (widely predicted starter) · Sasa Kalajdzić · Philipp Lienhart ⚠️ · Phillipp Mwene ⚠️ · check FD for full bench list

📋 A Note On This Confirmation

This lineup comes from a single very recent source (minutes old) rather than multiple independently cross-checked outlets, given how close to kickoff it dropped. The personnel and the back-three shape are specific and internally consistent, but if you're betting anything Austria-specific, it's worth a quick double-check against FanDuel's own live lineup graphic before kickoff.

📊 Confirmed XIs — Side by Side

🇪🇸 Spain

Stat

Austria 🇦🇹

4-3-3

Formation

Back 3 ⚠️

Luis de la Fuente

Manager

Ralf Rangnick

Simón

A. Schlager

Porro ⚠️ · Cubarsí · Laporte · Cucurella

Def

Mid

X. Schlager · Seiwald

Yamal · Oyarzabal · Baena ✅

Attack

Laimer · Sabitzer · Wanner ⚠️ · Schmid

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Lone ST

Gregoritsch 🚨

Porro/Olmo win selection battles

Notable

Arnautović benched entirely

💡 Lineup Betting Impact — Now Confirmed

🚨 ARNAUTOVIĆ — fade completely, he's not playing

His +470 anytime price was already Austria's shortest before this news — it's now entirely dead. Any Austria goalscorer exposure should shift to Gregoritsch, whose live FanDuel price isn't in our data set.

✅ OYARZABAL & YAMAL — every prop confirmed accurate

Both confirmed exactly as expected. Their +105 and +125 anytime prices remain fully supported against an Austria back line now built around a back three rather than the predicted flat four.

⚠️ AUSTRIA'S BACK THREE — reconsider BTTS and totals

Losing your top striker while also switching defensive shape on short notice is a lot of change at once — this could cut either way, but it's not the settled, low-risk setup the pre-match previews assumed.

FanDuel Sportsbook · Spain vs Austria · Today · Kickoff 3PM ET · Los Angeles Stadium

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Oyarzabal AT +105 · Yamal AT +125 · Spain To Advance -1200

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Confirmed lineups · Spain (4-3-3): Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri (captain), Pedri, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Alex Baena · Substitutes include Marcos Llorente, Fabian Ruiz, Alejandro Grimaldo, Martin Zubimendi, Carney Chukwuemeka, Bryan Iglesias · Nico Williams and Yeremy Pino unavailable (injured) · Austria (back three): Alexander Schlager; Stefan Posch, David Alaba (captain), Kevin Danso; Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald; Konrad Laimer, Marcel Sabitzer, Paul Wanner, Romano Schmid; Michael Gregoritsch · Substitutes include Marko Arnautovic, Sasa Kalajdzic, Philipp Lienhart, Phillipp Mwene · Selection surprises: Marko Arnautovic left out of the starting XI entirely despite reports he was fit to start; Austria confirm a back three rather than the widely predicted flat back four; Pedro Porro beats Marcos Llorente for right-back; Dani Olmo beats Fabian Ruiz in midfield for Spain · This lineup was confirmed via a single recent source close to kickoff — recommend a final check against FanDuel's live lineup graphic · Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood CA · Today 3PM ET · FOX/Telemundo · Winner faces Portugal/Croatia winner in Round of 16 · Must be 21+ · Gambling Problem? 1-800-GAMBLER

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