2026 FIFA World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 15 to 26, 2026. ^[1] The group consists of Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay. The top two teams, possibly along with the third-placed team, will advance to the round of 32. ^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings [3]
									November 2025 [nb 1]	June 2026
H1	Spain	1	UEFA	UEFA Group E winner	November 18, 2025	17th	2022	Winner (2010)	1
H2	Cape Verde	4	CAF	CAF Group D winner	October 13, 2025	1st	—	—	68
H3	Saudi Arabia	3	AFC	AFC fourth round Group B winner	October 14, 2025	7th	2022	Round of 16 (1994)	60
H4	Uruguay	2	CONMEBOL	CONMEBOL round robin fourth place	September 4, 2025	15th	2022	Winner (1930, 1950)	16

Notes

1. The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw. ^[4]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2026. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 32: ^[2]

• The winner of Group H will advance to play the runner-up of Group J.
• The runner-up of Group H will advance to play the winner of Group J.
• The third-placed team of Group H might advance to play the winner of Group A, Group G, Group I, or Group L (if one of the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage).

Matches

All times listed are local. ^[1]

Spain vs Cape Verde

The two teams have never met before.

June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)

12:00 p.m. UTC−4

Spain	Match 14	Cape Verde
	Report

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay

The teams have previously faced each other thrice, most recently in Uruguay's 1–0 win at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. ^[5]

June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)

6:00 p.m. UTC−4

Saudi Arabia	Match 13	Uruguay
	Report

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Spain vs Saudi Arabia

Both teams have met three times, including their first encounter in Spain's 1–0 group stage victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ^[6] Spain won all matches, most recently a 5–0 friendly in 2012. ^[7]

June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21)

12:00 p.m. UTC−4

Spain	Match 38	Saudi Arabia
	Report

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Uruguay vs Cape Verde

The two sides have never met before.

June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21)

6:00 p.m. UTC−4

Uruguay	Match 37	Cape Verde
	Report

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia

Both teams have never met before.

June 26, 2026 (2026-06-26)

7:00 p.m. UTC−5

Cape Verde	Match 65	Saudi Arabia
	Report

NRG Stadium, Houston

Uruguay vs Spain

The teams have previously met ten times, including twice in the World Cup: a 2–2 final round draw in 1950 and a 0–0 group stage draw in 1990. ^[8] Their latest encounter was Spain's 2–1 group stage victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup to keep their unbeaten head to head record. ^[9]

June 26, 2026 (2026-06-26)

6:00 p.m. UTC−6

Uruguay	Match 66	Spain
	Report

Estadio Akron, Zapopan

Discipline

The team conduct ("fair play") score will be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied. It will also be used as a tiebreaker for the third-place ranking between groups if the overall records of teams are tied. The score will be calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows: ^[2]

• yellow card: −1 point;
• indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
• direct red card: −4 points;
• yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Score
Spain													0
Cape Verde													0
Saudi Arabia													0
Uruguay													0

References

1. "FIFA World Cup 26 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
2. "FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations" (PDF). FIFA. May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
3. "FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
4. "Draw Procedures for the FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
5. "Saudi Arabia national football team: record v Uruguay". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
6. "Spain vs. Saudi Arabia Head-to-Head in the World Cups". thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
7. "Spain national football team: record v Saudi Arabia". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
8. "Uruguay vs. Spain Head-to-Head in the World Cups". thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
9. "Uruguay national football team: record v Spain". 11v11.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website