Round of 32 · FIFA World Cup 2026
Spain vs Austria
Spain vs Austria at FIFA World Cup 2026. Thu, Jul 2, 07:00 PM UTC. BMO Field.
Kickoff
Venue
BMO Field
Toronto
Capacity
30,000
AI Win Probability
Kickoff
03
days
18
hours
08
minutes
12
seconds
AI Win ProbabilityIn validation
Kickoff time by timezone
GoalPulse keeps the canonical fixture time in UTC, then renders venue local time and UTC+8 for Beijing, Singapore and Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur searchers.
Venue local time
America/Toronto
Local stadium time, generated with the venue IANA timezone rather than the server timezone.
UTC+8 time
Asia/Shanghai
Beijing, Singapore and Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur all use UTC+8 during the tournament window, so the clock time is identical.
Canonical UTC
UTC
Canonical source timestamp used by schema, datasets and downstream feeds.
Spain local time
Europe/Madrid
Primary home-market time for Spain; useful when team-country time differs from venue, UTC or UTC+8.
Austria local time
Europe/Vienna
Primary home-market time for Austria; useful when team-country time differs from venue, UTC or UTC+8.
Match quick answers
When is Spain vs Austria?
Spain vs Austria is scheduled for Thu, Jul 2, 07:00 PM UTC. Venue local time is Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 03:00 PM EDT; UTC+8 time for Beijing, Singapore and Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur is Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 03:00 AM GMT+8. Team-local checks: Spain local time: Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 09:00 PM GMT+2; Austria local time: Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 09:00 PM GMT+2.GoalPulse updates match status, scores and fixture links before and during matchday.
Where is Spain vs Austria played?
The match is played at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, a venue with capacity for 30,000 supporters.
What stage is this match?
This is a FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match, with the winner advancing to the next round.
What are the FIFA rankings and coaches?
Spain are FIFA-ranked #7 and coached by Luis de la Fuente. Austria are FIFA-ranked #21 and coached by Ralf Rangnick.
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Match preview
Spain face Austria in the round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The match kicks off at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, a venue with a capacity of 30,000.
Spain enter as the higher-ranked side (FIFA #7) against Austria (#21). The a modest ranking gap between the two sides is 14 places. Both teams come from the UEFA confederation, making this an intra-continental fixture.
Spain are coached by Luis de la Fuente, while Austria are led by Ralf Rangnick. Both managers have shaped distinct identities for their squads in the build-up to North America 2026.
In the knockout phase, every match is a single elimination. If the score remains level after 90 minutes, the contest extends to 30 minutes of extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
FIFA World Cup 2026 is the first edition with 48 teams, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July 2026. A total of 104 matches will be played, the highest in tournament history.