Spain shreds Austria to reach World Cup round of 16. Who will La Roja play next?
3 news sources are covering this Sports story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
🌍 Cross-language spread
This story first appeared in 🇪🇸 Spanish coverage — 2.4 hours before PULSE detected it in English news.
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The brief
"Spain shreds Austria to reach World Cup round of 16. Who will La Roja play next?" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Politico, The Guardian and ESPN. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "Spain shreds Austria to reach World Cup round of 16. Who will La Roja play next?" trending?
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Coverage (5)
- Spain routs Austria while still working to reach World Cup champion form Los Angeles Times · 3h ago
- Good luck scoring on Spain. La Roja looks unbeatable at World Cup. USA Today · 3h ago
- Los Angeles hosts battle of the Habsburgs Politico · 3h ago
- Mikel Oyarzabal at the double as Spain beat Austria and cruise into last 16 The Guardian · 3h ago
- Spain finally have World Cup mojo back with first knockout win since 2010 final ESPN · 3h ago
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