Spain beat Saudis 1-0

Saudi Arabia 0 vs Spain 1 (Gutierrez Juanito, 36th).

KAISERSLAUTERN: Spain fielded a virtual second string team to beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 with a goal from central defender Juanito at the World Cup on Friday.

Spain, who were already qualified for the second round after winning their first two Group H matches, took the lead in the 36th minute when Juanito scored with a powerful header from a Jose Antonio Reyes free kick.

In the last 16, Spain will play the runners-up in Group G -- Switzerland, South Korea or France -- in Hanover on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia were eliminated after finishing with one point from their three group games.

Teams for the Group H match between Saudi Arabia and Spain:

Saudi Arabia: Mabrouk Zaid, Ahmed Dokhi, Redha Tuker, Hamad al-Montashari, Abdulaziz Khathran, Hussein Sulimani, Mohammed Noor, Saud Kariri, Khaled Aziz, Sami al-Jaber (capt), Saad al-Harthi.
Coach: Marcos Paqueta.

Spain: Santiago Canizares, Michel Salgado, Juanito, Carlos Marchena, Antonio Lopez, Cesc Fabregas, David Albelda, Andres Iniesta, Joaquin, Raul (capt), Jose Antonio Reyes.
Coach: Luis Aragones.

Referee: Coffi Codjia (BEN).