Spain opens the scoring against Austria, but the referee disallows the goal. What happened?

The referee made the right call.

Details: In today's Round of 16 World Cup clash between Spain and Austria, De la Fuente's men thought they'd drawn first blood, but their joy was short-lived.

The goal was scored by Marc Cucurella, who clinically finished off a sharp attacking move. However, after a VAR review, the referee spotted a foul in the build-up and ruled the goal out.

As a result, the scoreboard remains goalless, and Spain will have to find another way to break the deadlock—this time, within the rules.

At the moment, the score is 0-0.

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