Saturday , 14 November 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AKRON!
  • 5' Uruguay are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Uruguay and Spain are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The travelling Spain supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sebastian Caceres suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Spain have won 64 goals from 126 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Alex Baena adds to his 6 season tally! Spain lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas de la Cruz. He replaces Manuel Ugarte on 45 minute.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Alex Baena. He receives a card.
  • 46' A change in the Uruguay ranks — Fernando Muslera exits the field as Sergio Rochet enters on 46.
  • 51' Fabian Ruiz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 37 goals in his last 521 appearances.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Juan Sanabria. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 56' Federico Vinas gets the nod from Uruguay. He replaces Federico Valverde and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' The referee shows Uruguay player a card on 58.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Spain — Dani Olmo on, Mikel Merino off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 66' Spain make a change. Alex Baena trudges off to be replaced by Yeremi Pino on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Uruguay make a change. Juan Sanabria trudges off to be replaced by Brian Rodriguez on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Spain team. Mikel Oyarzabal is replaced by Ferran Torres on 76 minute.
  • 81' Spain has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 86' It’s high time Luis de la Fuente made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Nicolas de la Cruz.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.