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Spain 5–0 Saudi Arabia

Friday 7 Sep 2012 · Pontevedra, Spain

Spain5–0Saudi Arabia

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Cazorla Pedro Xavi Villa Pedro

23′1–0Santi Cazorla Spain
27′2–0Pedro Spain
47′3–0Xavi Spain
63′4–0David Villa Spain · penalty
73′5–0Pedro Spain

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Spain

12Víctor ValdésGK ↓72′
2Raúl AlbiolDF
3Gerard PiquéDF ↓46′
4Nacho MonrealDF
5JuanfranDF
10Cesc FàbregasMF ↓46′
13Beñat MF
16Sergio BusquetsMF ↓60′
20Santi CazorlaMF● ↓60′
9Fernando TorresFW ↓53′
11PedroFW●●

Came on

15Sergio RamosDF↑46′
8XaviMF●↑46′
7David VillaFW●↑53′
6Andrés IniestaMF↑60′
21David SilvaMF↑60′
1Iker CasillasGK↑72′

Saudi Arabia

Came on

19Abdulmajeed Al-RuwailiFW↑58′
18Hamad Al hamedFW↑64′
13Moataz Al-MoussaMF↑70′
9Mohammed Al-SahlawiFW↑77′
5Mohammed Al-BishiDF↑80′
16Yasser Al-ShahraniDF↑85′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Spain: 2187 → 2188
Saudi Arabia: 1620 → 1619

Expected score for Spain: 97.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 4, 2006–2026.

Spain wins: 4
Draws: 0
Saudi Arabia wins: 0

Form either side

Spain

Before

1–0 v Croatia 18 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
2–0 v France 23 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
0–0 v Portugal 27 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
4–0 v Italy 1 Jul 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
2–1 v Puerto Rico 15 Aug 2012 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Georgia 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
4–0 v Belarus 12 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–1 v France 16 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
5–1 v Panama 14 Nov 2012 · Friendly
3–1 v Uruguay 6 Feb 2013 · Friendly

Saudi Arabia

Before

4–0 v Morocco 18 Jun 2012 · Friendly
4–0 v Kuwait 22 Jun 2012 · Arab Cup 2012
2–2 v Palestine 28 Jun 2012 · Arab Cup 2012
0–2 v Libya 3 Jul 2012 · Arab Cup 2012
0–1 v Iraq 5 Jul 2012 · Arab Cup 2012

After

0–1 v Gabon 11 Sep 2012 · Friendly
3–2 v Congo 14 Oct 2012 · Friendly
0–0 v Argentina 14 Nov 2012 · Friendly
0–0 v Iran 9 Dec 2012 · WAFF Championship 2012
1–0 v Yemen 12 Dec 2012 · WAFF Championship 2012

Every Spain v Saudi Arabia match4

From Spain's side.


21 Jun 2026	Saudi Arabia	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
7 Sep 2012	Saudi Arabia	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 May 2010	Saudi Arabia	3–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Jun 2006	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2006	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN