Oyarzabal leads Spain to victory with 2-goal, 1-assist outing after lackluster World Cup debut

After a highly criticized World Cup debut, Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal returned to Atlanta Stadium with a vengeance on Sunday. Oyarzabal, on Monday, became the first player since 1966 to fail to record a touch in the first 30 minutes of a World Cup match. Nearly a week later, the 5-foot-11 forward found a new home in the record books with a two-goal, one assist performance in Spain’s 4-0 rout of Saudi Arabia as just the second player in World Cup history to score or assist three goals in the opening 25 minutes of a match.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: After a highly criticized World Cup debut, Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal returned to Atlanta Stadium with a vengeance on Sunday. Oyarzabal, on Monday, became the first player since 1966 to fail to record a touch in the first 30 minutes of a World Cup match. Nearly a week later, the 5-foot-11 forward found a new home in the record books with a two-goal, one assist performance in Spain’s 4-0 rout of Saudi Arabia as just the second player in World Cup history to score or assist three goals in the opening 25 minutes of a match.