Lamine Yamal's Spain face Austria in a high-stakes 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 clash at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium on July 2. Hungry for goals? Here's a simple way to watch Spain vs Austria for free – in the U.S., Canada and beyond.
Kick-off is at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST, with fans around the world tuning in to see whether Spain can take the next step towards the final.
- Free stream: BBC iPlayer (U.K.)
- Watch from anywhere: Norton VPN (Up to 63% Off)
Fit-again Lamine Yamal will again be Spain's key man, but Luis de la Fuente must decide who will replace injured Nico Williams. Alex Baena is most likely, while Mikel Merino and Dani Olmo compete at No.10.
Austria were seconds from World Cup elimination on Matchday 3. Substitutes Michael Gregoritsch and Sasa Kalajdzic combined for a vital equaliser and Ralf Rangnick may promote one or both to his starting XI.
If you're searching for how to watch Spain vs Austria free online, we've got everything a 'soccer' fan needs, including kick-off times, TV channels, and where to find a live stream of every goal, header and Lamine Yamal flick and trick.
Read on as we show you how to watch Spain vs Austria from anywhere in the world for free with Norton VPN.
Watch Spain vs Austria live streams for free
In the U.K., Spain vs Austria will be broadcast for free on BBC. The build-up is live now ahead of kick-off at 8 p.m. BST.
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How to watch Spain vs Austria live streams from anywhere
Quick guide: watch World Cup for free
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, Norton VPN is our No.1 streaming VPN.
2. Choose the location. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to watch Spain vs Austria free, you'd select 'United Kingdom' from the list.
3. Watch the World Cup. Head to BBC iPlayerand watch the game live.
What devices is BBC iPlayer available on?
- Amazon Fire TV Stick (including Fire TV Cube)
- Android devices (phones, tablets)
- Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad)
- Chromecast (casting from Android/iOS devices)
- Chromecast with Google TV (supported/certified devices)
- EE TV
- Freely, Freeview Play, Freesat, YouView
- Google TV devices (with BBC certification)
- Hisense Smart TVs
- LG Smart TVs (webOS)
- Linux PCs (via supported browsers)
- Macs (via Safari or other supported browsers)
- Panasonic Smart TVs
- Philips Smart TVs (Google TV models)
- PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Roku streaming players and Roku TVs
- Samsung Smart TVs (supported models)
- Sky boxes (Glass, Stream, Q)
- Sony Android TV (Google TV models)
- TCL Android TV (Google TV models)
- Toshiba Smart TVs (supported models)
- Virgin Media (Stream, TV 360)
- Windows PCs (via supported web browsers)
- Xbox One, Xbox Series S and X
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