Spain have defeated Austria 3-0 in the World Cup Round of 32 to reach the Round of 16, setting up a clash against the winner between Portugal and Croatia.
Austria were outclassed on Thursday in their first World Cup knockout appearance in 44 years, with Spain having had a 65 percent ball possession and over 22 attempts, 10 of them on target.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored first for Spain in the 36th minute. Pedro Porro scored Spain's second goal in the 66th minute.
Oyarzabal scored the third and final goal of the match in the 89th minute to take Spain to the last 16 of the World Cup.
Spain will face Portugal or Croatia in last 16 on Monday at Dallas Stadium.
The Spaniards started brightly, with Lamine Yamal repeatedly troubling Austria's defence as La Roja pressed for an early breakthrough on a sunny day in Southern California.
The pressure finally paid off when Marc Cucurella whipped a precise cross into the area and Oyarzabal steered it into the bottom corner, igniting the Spain-heavy crowd.
Austria, who squeaked into the knockout round with a last-gasp goal to draw with Algeria, struggled to create clear chances against a Spain side who remained composed in possession and disciplined at the back to continue their shutout streak at the tournament.
Spain, World Cup winners in 2010, made an uncertain start to the tournament with a goalless draw against Cape Verde that raised questions about their form.
Along with Mexico, Spain is the tournament’s strongest defence, having conceded zero goals so far.
