Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Uruguay vs Spain, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Uruguay
0 – 1
Full Time
Spain
Sat 27 Jun 2026 · 00:00 UTC AKRON HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 42' Alex Baena
Y 46' Alex Baena
Juan Sanabria 54' Y
Guillermo Varela 58' Y
Nicolas de la Cruz 90' Y
Agustin Canobbio 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs Spain — Worldcup at AKRON.

  • Uruguay 3 games · 2 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Assistant 1 Corey Parker
  • Assistant 2 Kyle Atkins
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Uruguay 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-27 Uruguay 0–1 Spain

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Spain H 0–1 L
21 Jun Cape Verde Islands H 2–2 D
15 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–1 D
02 Dec Ghana A 2–0 W
28 Nov Portugal A 0–2 L
24 Nov South Korea H 0–0 D
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Uruguay A 1–0 W
21 Jun Saudi Arabia H 4–0 W
15 Jun Cape Verde Islands H 0–0 D
14 Jul England H 2–1 W
09 Jul France H 2–1 W
05 Jul Germany H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Uruguay Spain
#31 Position #29
2 Points 7
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
3 Scored 5
4 Conceded 0
-1 GD +5
0.67 PPG 2.33
0% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Uruguay are 31st (2 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Uruguay is hosting Spain for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spain needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Spain are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Uruguay that had 21 games and scored 21 goals.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at AKRON. Uruguay seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis de la Fuente might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' Alex Baena doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Nicolas de la Cruz is replacing Manuel Ugarte for the Uruguay side.
  • 46' Alex Baena catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 46.
  • 46' The Uruguay manager makes a substitution. Fernando Muslera departs to be replaced by Sergio Rochet.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' Uruguay player sees a card in front of him.
  • 56' Federico Vinas gets the nod from Uruguay. He replaces Federico Valverde and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Guillermo Varela on 58.
  • 60' The whistle greets Mikel Merino as he departs to be replaced by Dani Olmo.
  • 65' Uruguay are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Spain's 4-1-2-3 shape.
  • 66' Spain make a change. Alex Baena trudges off to be replaced by Yeremi Pino on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Uruguay. Juan Sanabria is replaced by Brian Rodriguez.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 76' Ferran Torres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mikel Oyarzabal on 76 minute.
  • 81' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rodrigo Bentancur, as he is very good at scoring at AKRON with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas de la Cruz argues furiously but the card stands.
  • Another three points for Spain.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Spain Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis de la Fuente

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Uruguay15% Draw31% Spain54%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
46%
Draw or Spain
85%
Uruguay or Spain
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay5% Draw58% Spain37%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
23.3%
0 – 2
15.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
1 – 3
2.4%
0 – 4
2.1%
2 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
1 – 4
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 31% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 18% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.