Spain – Turkey : a ticket almost confirmed 
On Tuesday evening, Spain hosts Turkey at the Estadio La Cartuja with a simple mission: mathematically confirm their place at the 2026 World Cup. Top of the group by three points and with a huge advantage on goal difference, La Roja only needs to avoid an unlikely catastrophe to seal qualification. But Luis de la Fuente’s side aren’t playing to survive — they’re playing to dominate.
Spain : a team moving forward unfazed 
Since the start of qualifying, Spain has left no openings, not a scrap. Five matches, five wins, nineteen goals scored and none conceded. A cold, methodical machine — above all, disciplined. Their last trip to Georgia underlined that superiority again: a neat, controlled 4-0, never looking like they had to force it.
In this well-oiled collective, some players have shone more recently. Mikel Oyarzabal celebrated his 50th cap with a brace, a sign of his importance to the group. Behind him, Zubimendi and Ferran Torres added their contributions, each in their own style: one in control and intelligence, the other in impact and efficiency.
Spain only needs to avoid a defeat by seven goals, a scenario that belongs only in fiction. But when they step onto the pitch, the aim isn’t to manage: it’s to keep imposing their tempo, lock the match down, and extend this unbeaten run that’s already breaking records. With four straight wins over Turkey, including the thunderous 6-0 in the first meeting, confidence is understandable. The field now has to confirm it.
Turkey : a solid campaign, but an Everest ahead 
Turkey arrive in Seville with a very different reality. Their campaign has been solid, with consistent wins over Georgia and Bulgaria, but the dark episode remains their trip to Istanbul in September: that infamous 6-0 that left a mark. Since then the team has picked itself up, regrouped, and secured a top-two spot after their 2-0 win over Bulgaria. Overall, the group has shown character, solidarity, and an ability to impose themselves against teams within reach.
The dream of direct qualification still exists… but only on paper. They would need a win by seven goals, a virtually unreachable prospect. The real aim is elsewhere: show a solid face, try to unsettle a Spain that hasn’t lost an official match in over a year, and maybe even create a memorable night.
Montella knows his team has nothing to lose. To hope for anything, they’ll have to disrupt Spain’s rhythm, prevent the ball from circulating too quickly, and seize every space on transitions. But one statistic weighs heavily: Turkey haven’t beaten Spain in nine meetings. And to add to the challenge, they must become the first side to score against La Roja in qualifying.
Football Prediction Spain vs Turkey
Spain by 2 goals or more
La Roja looks too solid and too confident in their play to leave any opening. With the desire to finish this campaign in style, a clear victory seems the most likely scenario.
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