Lamine Yamal leads the way for a Spain side that makes two changes against Ralf Rangnick’s Austria in the World Cup Round of 32.

It kicks off in Los Angeles at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST).

The winners of this fixture will go on to face either Portugal or Croatia in the Round of 16.

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Spain are among the favourites going into the tournament and are unbeaten so far in this World Cup, even after a shocking 0-0 opening draw with Cape Verde.

They followed that by thrashing Saudi Arabia 4-0, then squeezing past Uruguay 1-0 thanks to Alex Baena’s strike.

The star man is inevitably teenage Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal, who scored once so far in the competition along with a Mikel Oyarzabal brace.

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Spain have made two changes from the most recent match, bringing in Pedro Porro and Dani Olmo for Marcos Llorente and Mikel Merino.

Austria beat Jordan 3-1 in their first group game, then lost 2-0 to Argentina before a thrilling 3-3 draw with Algeria.

Coach Rangnick recently signed a new contract with the Federation, having been on the verge of accepting a different job as technical director of Milan.

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Familiar faces include former Inter striker Marko Arnautovic and Como-owned defender Stefan Posch, fresh from loans to Mainz and Bologna.

Spain vs. Austria line-ups

Spain: Simon; Pedro Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri, Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Oyarzabal, Baena

Austria: A Schlager; Posch, Lienhart, Alaba, Mwene; Seiwald, X Schlager; Laimer, Schmid, Sabitzer; Arnautovic

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Source: Football Italia