Spain's victory was already confirmed in the first half, but Georgia deserve a lot of credit for their hard-working display. Despite being 3-0 down, they have stayed composed; they have kept fighting, and to only concede one goal is a solid achievement.
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Georgia waste a free-kick attempt as they manage to win a free header, only for Kakabadze to head the ball away from goal.
82'
G. Chabradze gets yellow.
Chabradze is the second Georgia player to be carded due to a poor challenge.
80'
After numerous substitutions from both sides, the game has opened up a little bit. Georgia are yet to test Sanchez since he stepped off the bench, but they are playing with a little more freedom.
76'
O. Kakabadze enters the game and replaces G. Giorbelidze.
Georgia's bench is used for a fifth time as Kakabadze replaces Giorbelidze.
75'
Ferran Torres is the first player to score five or more goals for Spain in a calendar year since Isco in 2018.
74'
Robert Sánchez enters the game and replaces Unai Simón.
Gaya's night is over and he deserves a break, with Mendez his replacement.
A bit of a rarity in World Cup qualifiers, but Spain goalkeeper Simon is being replaced by Brighton stopper Sanchez for the final 16 minutes.
73'
Brais Méndez enters the game and replaces José Gayà.
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G. Chakvetadze enters the game and replaces Z. Davitashvili.
S. Altunashvili enters the game and replaces G. Aburjania.
Aburjania is also given an early night by Sagnol, with Altunashvili his replacement.
Further changes from the Georgia bench as Chakvetadze replaces Davitashvili.
68'
G. Kashia gets yellow.
Kashia is shown a yellow card by tonight's official, Tiago Martins, and he can have no complaints after going through the back of Merino.
63'
Pablo Sarabia has scored a goal for Spain! Assist by Pablo Fornals.
Fornals has only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes, but he already has an assist to his name.
GOAAALL - SPAIN 4-0 GEORGIA - Sarabia punishes Georgia as they fail to build on Simon's blunder from the resulting set-piece, and before they know it, they are four down. Spain's forwards burst into life, with Fornals charging into the box before playing in Sarabia, who waited for the keeper to commit himself before curling his shot into the opposite corner.
61'
Mikel Merino enters the game and replaces Eric García.
There is also another change at centre-back as Merino enters the field of play, in place of Barcelona's Garcia.
60'
Pablo Fornals enters the game and replaces Ferran Torres.
It is now Luis Enrique's turn to use his bench as Fornals replaces Ferran Torres.
57'
G. Mikautadze enters the game and replaces G. Zaria.
V. Qazaishvili enters the game and replaces I. Azarovi.
Sagnol turns to his bench for the first time this evening as he makes a double substitution. The first alteration sees Zaria make way for Mikautadze.
Azarovi also makes way, with Qazaishvili getting over 30 minutes to make his mark.
54'
Kashia comes to the rescue for Georgia as he concedes a corner while clearing Ferran Torres' cross. Without that block, Ruiz had a tap-in at the far post.
50'
It is as we were. Spain are dominating possession and looking to find another goal; Georgia are defending for their lives and trying to keep the scoreline at 3-0. Let's see who wins this battle in the next 40 minutes!
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We are back underway!
46'
Raúl Albiol enters the game and replaces Aymeric Laporte.
Luis Enrique makes a change at half-time, with Laporte replaced by Albiol.
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HALF-TIME - SPAIN 3-0 GEORGIA.
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Two minutes of stoppage time to come...
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A pretty perfect first-half for Spain so far. Georgia have not tested Simon in goal, and they have got themselves into a groove in front of goal.
41'
Ferran Torres has scored a goal for Spain!
GOAAAALLLL - SPAIN 3-0 GEORGIA - Ferran Torres gets in on the act, and Loria has had a mare with that strike. A low cross from the right-wing took a deflection before Torres pounced, but his tame effort should have been saved. Instead, Loria has dived over the ball, and Torres' strike has found the back of the net.
38'
Sarabia tries his luck from range, but he fails to generate any power, and Loria easily saves his left-footed strike.
30'
We have our first cooling break!
27'
Georgia find themselves fighting against the tide with over an hour left of this match!
25'
Carlos Soler has scored a goal for Spain!
GOAAAALLLL - SPAIN 2-0 GEORGIA - Luis Enrique's men double their lead thanks to a fine team move. The home side worked their way into space down the right-hand side, before Llorente's cutback missed two players at the near post, and Soler was on hand to fire into the roof of the net.
24'
Rodri has been instrumental in Spain's game plan so far, and thanks to him, they continue to churn out attack after attack. Georgia need to try and stop him from finding so much space before it is too late.
22'
CLOSE!!! Ferran Torres teases the Georgian backline with a mazy run before crossing the ball via a backheel, but the visitors clear the danger before Ruiz could pull the trigger.
17'
Georgia need to be careful here before the floodgates open, they will feel hard done by, but if they lose their shape or take too many risks, they will soon find themselves two or even three behind.
14'
José Gayà has scored a goal for Spain!
GOAAALLLLL - SPAIN 1-0 GEORGIA - Gaya opens the scoring, and the left-back can consider himself a little fortunate. The goal came from a Spain corner, with Georgia thinking they had done enough after the original clearance. The ball fell to Gaya, who smashed his shot back towards goal, Kashia tried to block his effort, but the ball deflects off his leg and beats Loria in the Georgia goal.
13'
Georgia are starting to open up a little bit more when in possession, but their latest attack is thwarted by some good work in defence from Spain as they rushed back to block Azarovi's cross.
10'
Georgia launch a rare counter-attack just as the 10th-minute mark approaches, but Davitashvili ruins their momentum when he gives away a free-kick while trying to get goal-side of Gaya.
8'
Georgia know they are up against it tonight, and to try and neutralise the home side, they have everybody behind the ball. Spain are one of the best teams in Europe but they will need to be sharp and accurate if they are to find a way through the congested midfield.
5'
Loria makes his first save of the match as he comes off of his line to catch Gaya's cross as Spain made their way to the edge of the Georgia box.
3'
We are only a couple of minutes into this World Cup qualifier, and Georgia have barely had a touch of the ball, with Spain just building out from the back so far.
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We are underway in Badajoz!
Hello and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Spain and Georgia. The home side will be hoping to bounce back from Thursday's disappointing defeat to Sweden, while Georgia are looking for their first win in qualifying.
Spain showed signs of rustiness as they let a 1-0 lead slip against Sweden, but they will fancy their chances of putting Georgia to the sword this evening in Badajoz. These two sides have met on four occasions in the past, with Spain winning three of those meetings, including a 2-1 success in March.
SPAIN XI (4-3-3): Unai Simon; Cesar Azpilicueta, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Jose Gaya; Carlos Soler, Rodrigo, Marcos Llorente; Pablo Sarabia, Abel Ruiz, Ferran Torres.
SUBS: Jordi Alba, Adama Traore, Robert Sanchez, Sergio Busquets, Pablo Fornals, Koke, Brais Mendez, Inigo Martínez, Avaro Morata, David de Gea, Mikel Merino, Raul Albiol.
Georgia were always expected to lose this fixture tonight, and they will be playing for pride in the second half. Sagnol's side are not really doing anything in attack, so they have 45 minutes to try and keep the scoreline at 3-0.
Kick-off is fast approaching in Spain, with both teams now on the field, and they are waiting for the national anthems.
Despite their midweek defeat to Sweden, La Roja are still second in Group B with seven points from four matches. Georgia have only managed to pick up one point from their first four games, losing 1-0 to Kosovo on Thursday.
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us!
Spain responded to Thursday's defeat to Sweden with a comfortable win, and it should settle some nerves in their camp. Luis Enrique's side are now top of Group B after tonight's victory, while Georgia remain rooted to the foot of the table. Spain face Kosovo in their final qualifier of this month on Wednesday, while Georgia will tackle Bulgaria in an international friendly.
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