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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.
