Uruguay vs Spain - prediction, team news, lineups

Both aiming to publication their spot successful the knockout circular of the 2026 World Cup, Spain and Uruguay volition fastener horns successful Group H connected Friday.

Spain are presently apical of the section, picking up 4 points from 2 matches, portion Uruguay are second, collecting 2 points from their 2 games astatine the tournament.

Match preview

Spain opened their 2026 World Cup with an underwhelming goalless gully against Cape Verde, but La Roja were fantabulous successful their clash against Saudi Arabia past clip out, running retired 4-0 winners, with Mikel Oyarzabal (two) and Lamine Yamal connected the scoresheet.

Luis de la Fuente's squad are presently apical of Group H connected 4 points, 2 points up of second-placed Uruguay and third-placed Cape Verde up of the last matchday.

Spain volition suffice for the knockout circular of the 2026 World Cup arsenic Group H winners should they bushed Uruguay, portion a gully would besides beryllium capable for La Roja, providing that Cape Verde bash not flooded Saudi Arabia by 5 oregon much goals.

La Roja would decorativeness 2nd successful the conception if they suffer to Uruguay, providing that Cape Verde neglect to flooded Saudi Arabia, but De la Fuente's squad volition not privation to permission thing to accidental and volition truthful beryllium targeting a triumph successful matchday three.

Spain person won 5 and drawn 5 of their erstwhile 10 matches against Uruguay successful each competitions, including draws successful the radical signifier of the 1950 and 1990 World Cups.

Uruguay person not really faced Spain since 2013, losing a Confederations Cup group-stage fixture 2-1, and they are connected a tally of 3 consecutive defeats to La Roja, who person netted 16 times crossed 10 meetings with the South American nation.

The Sky Blues opened their 2026 World Cup with a 1-1 gully against Saudi Arabia, earlier playing retired a 2-2 with Cape Verde past clip retired - 2 points from 2 games has near them successful second, level connected points with third-placed Cape Verde.

Marcelo Bielsa's broadside volition suffice for the circular of 32 arsenic Group H winners if they decision Spain, and Cape Verde neglect to bushed Saudi Arabia successful the section's different match.

There are besides a fig of scenarios which could spot Uruguay decorativeness second, 3rd oregon fourth, with Group H having a full big of permutations astatine this signifier of proceedings.

Uruguay famously won the World Cup successful 1930 and 1950, portion they were 4th arsenic precocious arsenic 2010, but the South Americans were knocked retired successful the radical signifier of the 2022 tournament.

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Team News

Uruguay volition beryllium without the services of Ronald Araujo (calf) and Giorgian de Arrascaeta (calf) for Friday's match, but determination are nary caller fittingness concerns for the South American team.

There could beryllium a cardinal alteration successful the last 3rd of the tract for this match, with Darwin Nunez perchance being introduced successful spot of Federico Vinas.

Agustin Canobbio was a standout performer against Cape Verde past clip out; the aforesaid tin besides beryllium said for Maxi Araujo, and some players are acceptable to clasp their spots successful the last third, with Nunez going done the mediate arsenic the fig nine.

Spain, meanwhile, could erstwhile again beryllium missing Victor Munoz, but Yamal started against Saudi Arabia past clip out, and the Barcelona wonderkid is again acceptable to beryllium included successful the archetypal XI for the contention with Uruguay.

Nico Williams has made 2 substitute appearances astatine the 2026 World Cup, and this could beryllium the lucifer that sees the Athletic Bilbao guardant travel into the starting side.

Dani Olmo impressed successful midfield past clip retired and is again acceptable to beryllium fixed the motion implicit Fabian Ruiz, with Alex Baena apt to beryllium the subordinate to driblet retired for Nico Williams.

Oyarzabal scored doubly against Saudi Arabia past clip out, and the Real Sociedad attacker is again acceptable to diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the field.

Uruguay imaginable starting lineup:

Muslera; Varela, Gimenez, Caceres, Olivera; Bentancur, Ugarte, Valverde; Canobbio, Nunez, Araujo

Spain imaginable starting lineup:

Simon; Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri, Olmo; Yamal, Oyarzabal, N Williams

We say: Uruguay 1-2 Spain

Uruguay are susceptible of making this a tricky lucifer for Spain, but we are expecting La Roja to cod each 3 points to unafraid apical spot successful the section, leaving Uruguay facing elimination, with 2 points highly improbable to beryllium capable to suffice successful third.

Yamal could people again, and the attacker is simply a contender for the Golden Boot, the likelihood for which you tin research successful our World Cup betting strategy.

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