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Spain Crush Georgia 4-0 to Stand One Step From 2026 World Cup

Only a seven-goal defeat to Turkey in Seville on Tuesday would block automatic qualification after five straight wins without conceding.

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group E - Georgia v Spain - Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia - November 15, 2025 General view of Spain fans celebrating after Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal scores their fourth goal REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group E - Georgia v Spain - Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia - November 15, 2025 Georgia's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in action with Spain's Mikel Merino REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group E - Georgia v Spain - Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia - November 15, 2025 Spain's Alex Baena in action with Georgia's Otar Kakabadze REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group E - Georgia v Spain - Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia - November 15, 2025 Georgia's Luka Lochoshvili in action with Spain's Mikel Merino REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

Overview

  • Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice, with Martin Zubimendi and Ferran Torres also on target, in a commanding win in Tbilisi.
  • La Roja have 19 goals scored and none conceded through five Group E matches to maintain a perfect record.
  • Turkey’s 2-0 victory over Bulgaria kept the group undecided, leaving Spain three points clear with a massive goal-difference cushion.
  • Georgia’s loss ended their hopes of reaching the playoffs for a first World Cup appearance.
  • Spain prevailed despite absences including Lamine Yamal, who withdrew after a Nov. 10 groin treatment the federation said it was not alerted to, in a match shown on Amazon Prime PPV in the UK and Fubo PPV in the US.