Spain remained atop Group G in 2018 World Cup qualifying Saturday, as they defeated Macedonia 4-0 at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes in Granada, Spain.
The Spaniards now have three wins and one draw. Vitolo, Nacho Monreal and Aritz Aduriz contributed goals Saturday, and an own goal by Macedonian defender Darko Velkovski opened the scoring in the first half.
According to OptaJose, La Roja predictably entered the contest with a great deal of recent success against their overmatched opponents:
4 - Spanish national team have won their four previous official meetings against Macedonia. Favourite.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 12, 2016
Spain also boast a long unbeaten streak in World Cup qualifying, and Macedonia were the latest casualty in that run of dominance:
56 - Spain are unbeaten in their last 56 World Cup qualifiers (W43 D13).