An underwhelming group stage meant some had sold their stocks in Luis de la Fuente’s Spain, but plenty will be dealing with seller’s remorse after watching La Roja put Austria to the sword in the World Cup round of 32.
Spain’s 3–0 victory over Ralf Rangnick‘s team was as convincing as they come, with Austria, whose efforts without the ball were rendered futile by a technically supreme outfit, struggling to lay a glove on the European champions.
