The world and European champions will be looking for their 57th victory under Del Bosque in Doha, a vastly superior record than Hungarian-born Kubala managed between 1969 and 1980, when there were far fewer international matches played.
Under the former Barcelona player and coach, who died in 2002, Spain won 31 games, drew 21 and lost 16. Del Bosque's side have lost only six and drawn five in a triumphant four-and-a-half-year run that yielded the country's first World Cup and a second straight European Championship crown.
"All of us who were contemporaries of Kubala have magnificent memories of him," Del Bosque, a former player and coach at Barca's arch-rivals Real Madrid, said at a news conference previewing the Uruguay game on Tuesday.
"He was a gentleman and someone who defended football above all else," he added.
Spain will be missing several stalwarts for Wednesday's clash with the South American champions, including captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who is nursing a broken hand, and injured midfielder pair Xavi and Xabi Alonso.
"We are happy that Carles is joining this club of internationals," Del Bosque said.
"He deserves it for what he has achieved and he is a player who has been an example both on and off the field."
