Spain vs Austria — 2:0
It's quite possible that Austria will cover the +2 handicap, but one thing that stands out is that they concede in every match. To be honest, I've watched them play and I'm not impressed. To me, they resemble Switzerland in terms of style. That's enough to get out of the group, but I think that's as far as they'll go.
Spain have had their own shaky moments too. I'll leave the Cape Verde match aside—that felt more like promoting smaller football nations and sending the message that "if Cape Verde can do it, why can't you?" It also helped justify expanding the tournament to include teams that spend 90 minutes defending with their entire squad inside the penalty area.
Spain usually perform
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