Spain’s campaign at the Games of the Games of the Future 2026 in Astana has officially come to a close after Los Troncos FC fell 2-1 to FFK Rotor Ciss, sealing the elimination of the nation’s final remaining representatives in Kazakhstan. Perxitaa’s side mounted a physical fightback during the pitch action, but couldn’t overturn a deficit built during the opening digital phase, bowing out ahead of the phygital football quarterfinals.
The Spanish team arrived at the knockout fixture following a grueling penalty-shootout survival against Oeste SP, carrying ambitions of a deep run in one of the phygital calendar’s most relevant tournaments. Yet, FFK Rotor Ciss struck first in UFL, securing a 2-0 advantage across the virtual turf that ultimately proved insurmountable. Los Troncos raised their tempo on the grass pitch, where Álvaro García found the net during the five-a-side football match. While that 1-0 physical victory highlighted the squad’s competitive resolve, it fell short of balancing the aggregate scoreline, sending Rotor Ciss through at 2-1 and ending the club’s run.
That defeat capped a volatile tournament trajectory for Los Troncos. They opened the competition with a 3-2 defeat to Peñarol, settling for a 1-1 draw in the digital phase before dropping a 2-1 decision on the physical pitch. They subsequently rebounded against Oeste SP to prolong their tournament life, before running out of road against Rotor Ciss.
Spain Departs Astana Across Multiple Disciplines
The exit of Los Troncos marked the end of the line for Spain’s last active football roster. Noname Club had previously bowed out of the phygital football bracket after dropping both of their group-stage fixtures. Both national entries in the discipline—which fuses video game performance with real-world athletic execution—departed before the medal rounds despite contesting matches against heavyweight international opposition.
Spanish elimination had already begun on the phygital basketball courts. Valencia Basket 3×3 traveled to Astana for the 3×3 basketball tournament and missed out on the quarterfinals by a razor-thin 31-34 margin against PBC Astana. The loss closed the club’s debut appearance in the phygital world event, a format where every virtual possession and live-action basket feed into a single unified scoreboard.
The final chapter of Spain’s campaign unfolded in the phygital shooter bracket, contested via Counter-Strike 2. Klan Pedrajas finished third in Group A, missing out on the semifinals, which went to Team KZ and Liga Pro Team. With Los Troncos, Noname Club, Valencia Basket, and Klan Pedrajas all eliminated, Spain exits the Games of the Future 2026 without representation in the closing stages, though maintaining a presence across three of the tournament’s core hybrid pillars.
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