Match report
Germany beat Spain 2–0 at Spain Stadium in World Cup 2026. Füllkrug opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Spain have 3 wins in their last 5, while Germany have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
6'
⚽Füllkrug
Oyarzabal
22'
2H
Pedri
54'
⇄Costa↓ Oyarzabal
65'
65'
⇄Rossi↓ Füllkrug
67'
⚽Musialaassist Pavlović
71'
Rüdiger
⇄Nielsen↓ Nico Williams
84'
84'
⇄Lindqvist↓ Gnabry
Momentum
ES
⚽⚽
DE
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 8, 2023 · 19:00
VenueSpain Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance68,278 / 73,417 (93%)
RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)
FIFA ranking
#3·
#10
#3·#10Where to watch
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Statistics
40Ball possession %60
0.4Expected goals (xG)2
12Total shots12
5Shots on target5
5Shots off target5
4Blocked shots1
6Corner kicks6
3Offsides3
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves5
480Passes564
79Pass accuracy %77
16Tackles16
Player of the match
Füllkrug7.9Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 |  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 | |
| 13 |  USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:5 | -2 | 0 | |
| 15 |  Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 | |
| 16 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Spain2-1GermanyUEFA Nations League
2023Spain0-2GermanyInternational Friendly
2022Germany3-2SpainUEFA Nations League
2021Spain1-0Germany