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Forty-nine shots without a single goal was a crisis; fifty was the cure.

Spain exploded for four goals against Saudi Arabia to finally end their historic World Cup shooting drought.

After a frustrating opening draw against Cape Verde, looked completely stuck. They had fired 49 consecutive World Cup shots without scoring a single goal. But and his side could not hold them back. got his attack flowing again. led the charge from the wing, stretching the rigid Saudi defense. Three clean finishes and a Saudi own goal secured the blowout.

— and get this

Spain has now won all four of their historic matchups against Saudi Arabia, outscoring them 13 to 2.

Saudi Arabia has still never scored a competitive goal against Spain, with their only two previous goals coming in a 2010 friendly.

Their only other World Cup meeting was in 2006, where a heavily rotated Spain scraped a 1-0 win courtesy of a Juanito header.

Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia — World Cup

Forty-nine shots without a single goal was a crisis; fifty was the cure.