"Dani Olmo's excellent touch and finish got Spain off to a flying start in the fourth minute, but Luis de la Fuente's team failed to build on their lead, with Altay Bayindir impressive in Turkiye's goal. Against the run of play, Turkiye drew level in the 42nd minute when Deniz Gul capitalised on sloppy defending from a set-piece. And Spain's unbeaten streak looked in real danger as Salih Ozcan drilled a brilliant effort into the bottom-left corner early in the second half."
"It is now 31 competitive games unbeaten for Spain, which matches the longest run set by a team that has won the World Cup (previously by Italy), with De la Fuente taking charge of 26 of those (W20 D6). Oyarzabal, meanwhile, finished this qualifying campaign on 10 goal involvements, trailing only Erling Haaland (18) and Memphis Depay (12) among European players."
Spain drew 2-2 with Turkiye in Seville but finished top of World Cup qualifying Group E by three points and secured qualification for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Dani Olmo opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a composed finish, while Turkiye equalised through Deniz Gul from a set-piece and Salih Ozcan put Turkiye ahead early in the second half. Mikel Oyarzabal restored parity six minutes later. Spain had late chances ruled out and missed further opportunities but maintained an extended unbeaten competitive run of 31 matches.
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