\u201cI\u2019m very happy to be wearing this jersey,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m feeling very comfortable thanks to my teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spain\u2019s final match will be against Georgia on Sunday in Valladolid, while Scotland will host Norway.<\/p>\n
It was the final qualifying game for Cyprus, which ended with no points and a goal difference of minus 25 after eight losses. The goal against Spain was the team\u2019s third overall. The others had come against Georgia and Norway.<\/p>\n
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Spain\u2019s Joselu, right, celebrates with his teammate Gavi after scoring his side\u2019s third goal during an Euro 2024 group A qualifying match between Cyprus and Spain, at the Alphamega Stadium stadium in Limassol, Cyprus.
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\nPetros Karadjias\/ AP\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nSpain\u2019s Joselu, right, celebrates with his teammate Gavi after scoring his side\u2019s third goal during an Euro 2024 group A qualifying match between Cyprus and Spain, at the Alphamega Stadium stadium in Limassol, Cyprus.
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\nPetros Karadjias\/ AP\n<\/p>\n
Yamal opened the scoring after a couple of nifty moves to clear the goalkeeper and a defender in front of the net. Oyarzabal added to the lead from close range in the 22nd in a goal that was initially disallowed for offside, and Joselu scored the third after a corner taken by Oyarzabal in the 28th.<\/p>\n
Substitute Kostas Pileas scored Cyprus\u2019 lone goal in a breakaway in the 75th.<\/p>\n
Oyarzabal had to be substituted in the 40th with a muscle injury on his left thigh. He was replaced by Rodrigo Riquelme, the Atletico Madrid midfielder who made his debut with the national team.<\/p>\n
Bayer Leverkusen defender Alejandro Grimaldo and Girona midfielder Aleix Garc\u00eda and also made their debuts for Spain.<\/p>\n
The Spanish football federation said Oyarzabal will not continue with the squad for Sunday\u2019s match against Georgia. He will not be replaced.<\/p>\n
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