Group H leaders Spain have one foot in the World Cup 2026 round of 32, but the standings are so congested that if Luis de la Fuente's men take their eye off the ball against two-time champions Uruguay, they could slip all the way down to third.
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Neither Lamine Yamal nor Nico Williams were fit enough to start La Roja's opener against Cape Verde, but even then few imagined that the pre-tournament favourites would huff and puff their way to a shock goalless draw. Spain got back on track with a Yamal-inspired 4-0 mauling of Saudi Arabia, and there's hope that his partner-in-crime Williams will be in from the start at Estadio Akron in Zapopan.
When they first saw their fixture list, Uruguay would have expected to wrap up qualification with a game to spare, but a pair of draws have left them level on points with minnows Cape Verde, who have a much easier closing fixture on paper. Although a win would guarantee Marcelo Bielsa's men a place in the knockouts, that's a tall order against Spain. A draw might not even be good enough for one of the top eight third-place slots.
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Uruguay vs Spain: World Cup 2026 Preview
Bielsa's World Cup portrait tells the story not just of Uruguay's tournament so far, but his tenure at large. While La Celeste's all-time top scorer has seemingly delighted in undermining him in the media, the last thing Bielsa needed was Luis Suarez's de facto successor Darwin Nunez to get off to such a poor start.
The former Liverpool centre-forward was hooked midway through the 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia, and made no impact when he was brought on for the final 20 minutes of the 2-2 draw with Cape Verde.
Each of Nunez's understudies, meanwhile, have stepped up, Maxi Araujo scoring twice and laying on another for Agustin Canobbio.
Spain are yet to hit the heights expected of them, but they've looked a damn sight better with an 80% fit Yamal than without him at all. It's not just what the 18-year-old phenomenon is able of conjuring with the ball – it's how he warps backlines to carve out space for Mikel Oyarzabal.
After a lonely display in the opener, the Real Sociedad man looked every inch the deadly penalty-box marksman Spain have been crying out for against Saudi Arabia.
However, De la Fuente still has a few wrinkles to iron out. Neither Gavi nor Alex Baena have cut it as alternatives to Williams, while Dani Olmo has looked far more assured than Fabian Ruiz. This may also be a good moment for trying to play Ferran Torres into form before the competition steps up.
Uruguay vs Spain: Group H
FourFourTwo's prediction
Uruguay 1-3 Spain
FourFourTwo predicts that Spain will prove too strong for Uruguay and romp their way to the knockouts as Group H winners.
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