Mikel Oyarzabal of Spain celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates Pau Cubarsi and Lamine Yamal of Spain [Alex Caparros/Getty Images]By ReutersPublished On 27 Mar 202627 Mar 2026Striker Mikel Oyarzabal got two superb first-half goals, and substitute Victor Munoz scored on his senior international debut as Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Serbia in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday.
With Serbia stepping into the breach after Spain’s original plan to play Argentina in Qatar was derailed by the ongoing conflict in the Gulf, Oyarzabal gave Spain the lead with a well-struck effort in the 16th minute after some superb pinpoint passing in the build-up.
Oyarzabal netted his second goal with a tremendous shot from the edge of the box in the 44th minute, and though Spain dominated for most of the game, it took until the 72nd minute for them to find the net again, with Munoz scoring after being teed up by a brilliant back-heel from Ferran Torres.
Spain will compete in Group H of the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, kicking off against Cape Verde on June 15 before going on to meet Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.
The Spanish, who face Egypt next week, announced on Friday that they will play Peru in their final World Cup warm-up game.
