Oyarzabal's Staggering Statistics for Spain See Him Equal "La Furia Roja" Legends

Mikel Oyarzabal once again proved his crucial, though often underestimated, importance to the Spanish national team. The Real Sociedad forward converted a penalty past Mike Maignan, giving "La Furia Roja" a 1-0 lead against France in their 2026 World Cup semi-final clash.

With this goal, Oyarzabal drew level with legends Emilio Butragueño and David Villa for the most goals scored for Spain in a single World Cup, each with five. Furthermore, the Real Sociedad star now shares the record with iconic players like Raúl González and Fernando Morientes for total World Cup goals for "La Roja" – also five, with only Villa surpassing him with nine.

Since the start of 2025, Oyarzabal has been directly involved in 24 goals across his 19 appearances for "La Roja" in all competitions, tallying 17 goals and 7 assists. This impressive statistic puts him a remarkable 14 contributions ahead of any other Spanish player during this period, with Mikel Merino in second place with 10 goal involvements.

It's also worth remembering that it was Oyarzabal who scored Spain's winning goal in the Euro 2024 final against England, securing a 2-1 victory.