Uruguay vs Spain, FIFA World Cup 2026: Predicted Lineups, Head-to-Heads, Form Guide

Urguay are heading into a must-win match, needing to beat pre-tournament favorites Spain to progress to the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockouts.

History is not on Marcelo Bielsa’s side either. In the four meetings against the European team so far, Uruguay has never achieved a victory. Spain has won twice, while twice ended in a draw.

Both ties took place during the World Cups: first a 2-2 draw in 1950 and then a 0-0 stalemate in 1990.

Head-to-head record between Uruguay and Spain

• Played: 4

• Spain: 2

• Uruguay: 0

• Pull: 2

Uruguay vs Spain form guide

Uruguay: DDDDL

• Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde

• Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay

• Algeria 0-0 Uruguay

• England 1-1 Uruguay

• USA 5-1 Uruguay

Spain: WDWDD

• Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia

• Spain 0-0 Cape Verde

• Peru 1-3 Spain

• Spain 0-0 Iraq

• Spain 1-1 Egypt

Uruguay vs Spain predicted lineups

Uruguay (4-2-3-1): Muslera — Varela, Caceres, Olivera, Sanabria — Ugarte, Bentancur — Canobbio, Valverde, Araujo — Vinas

Spain (4-1-2-3): Simon — Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella — Rodri — Pedri, Olmo — Yamal, Oyarzabal, Williams

Published on June 26, 2026