Spain player ratings vs Saudi Arabia

Spain's 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia was defined by a clear top tier. Mikel Oyarzabal led the way with a 9.3, Lamine Yamal and Rodri both finished on 8.2, and the gap between the standout performers and everyone else showed quickly.

Oyarzabal and Yamal set the tone

Oyarzabal was rated 9/10 by GOAL and 9/10 by Sports Mole after the game, and the numbers fit the eye test. He created the opening goal, then added two close-range finishes of his own to finish with 2 goals and 1 assist in 45 minutes.

Yamal did not need long to make his mark either. He scored Spain's opening goal in the 10th minute of his first start of the tournament, having been limited to a cameo off the bench against Curacao due to injury. Sports Mole said he made an immediate impact in that first start, and his 8.2 reflects the urgency he brought to the left side.

Spain were 3-0 up by the 24th minute before Hassan Al Tambakti's own goal made it 4-0 in the 49th minute. At that point, the contest was already gone and the ratings at the top of the list told the story better than the final score alone.

Rodri and the control behind the scoreline

Rodri's 8.2 came from a 96-minute shift that included 113 passes and 6 duels won, more than any other Spain player in the stats pack for passing volume. That was the quiet part of the performance, but it was also the part that kept Spain moving cleanly through the game.

Pedro Porro also contributed from the right side, completing 65 passes, making 3 key passes and taking 2 shots in 96 minutes. Aymeric Laporte's 81 completed passes and 1 assist show the build-up was not just coming from the forward line, while Dani Olmo added another assist and 40 passes from midfield.

Saudi Arabia had a difficult night at the other end. Moteb Al-Harbi was their lowest-rated starter at 5.3, while Hassan Tambakti finished on 5.9 after the own goal that made it 4-0.