And the final whistle has been blown and Spain emerge victorious over Uruguay 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2026, Group H match. With this, Uruguay have been knocked out of the Round of 32 race, while Cape Verde qualify after playing a goalless draw against Saudi Arabia. 

As we were talking about the yellow card to Nicolas de la Cruz, Uruguay's Agustin Canobbio takes it a step further. His rough tackle and aggressiveness leaves referee Ismail Elfath frustrated as he straight away shows him a red card and asks him to step out. What follows is a completes chaos as players from both the teams gets involved in heated argument

Uruguar's Nicolas de la Cruz shows aggressiveness on the field. In an attempt of snatching the ball, he ends up showing a harsh tackle and bringing an opponent down. Referee Ismail Elfath wastes no time and signals a yellow card. 

The 90 minutes of the FIFA World Cup match between Uruguay and Spain have ended and both the teams have been given five minutes of extra time. Can Uruguay score an equalizer now? 

Spain's Ferran Torres tries to make it 2-0 for his side but his runs out of luck this time. He makes a run into the box to support his teammate. He gets a great pass and takes a shot from close range, but the ball hits the crossbar. He was unlucky there. The ball goes out, and Uruguay get a goal kick.

Oh No!!! This could have been the equalizer for Uruguay as Nicolas de la Cruz makes a terrific attempt. He receives a good pass and then fires a long-range shot, which goes towards the bottom-left corner. However, Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon remains alert and makes a good save. Spain are still in lead. 

Unai Simon to the rescue once again! It was a brilliant ball played down the middle but before Nunez could reach it, Unai Simon was there on a flash. A good collection and Spain keep their lead intact.

Waves after waves of Spanish attack but the finishing has just not been up to the mark. Olmo and Yamal both had golden chances to double their lead but they could not find the back of the net!

As things stand right now, Spain will top the group while Cape Verde will go through as the second-placed side. A draw against Saudi Arabia will take Cape Verde to 3 points while Uruguay will remain at 2 points if they lose to Spain.

A rash tackle on Lamal and it is a yellow card for Sanabria. The youngster has bothered the Uruguay players quite a bit and they are finding it difficult to contain him.

The second half is underway and we have a lot of developments already. Big change for Uruguay as Fernando Muslera is substituted out for Sergio Rochet. Minutes later, Alex Baena picked up a yellow card.

It is half-time and Spain lead 1-0. Spain had the majority of attacks but Uruguay also had their moments. However, both teams were quite wasteful with Alex Baena's goal being the difference.

A brilliant chance for Uruguay but Unai Simon pulled off a brilliant save! The Spanish goalkeeper did not have much to do in the first half but this was a significant save.

Manuel Ugarte cannot walk and he had to be stretchered off. Things are getting worse for Uruguay who are a goal down and have lost a very important member of their midfield!

Alex Baena scores and Spain lead 1-0! This is massive for them and Uruguay are stunned. A bullet of a shot from Baena and Muslera should have done better as the ball bounced out of his grip and went inside the goal.

Unai Simon has made multiple errors in the match and Spain have been lucky not to concede from any one of them. Once again, he tried to catch a free-kick but ended up spilling it. The ball fell to an Uruguay footballer but he was not able to find the back of the net!

Spain have come up with multiple attacks down the flanks but the end product is still missing. Mikel Oyarzabal has failed to find the right positions to capitalise on the crosses and he will need to take more responsibility in this match.

Pedri carried the ball well in the midfield before passing it to Yamal who took a powerful shot which was blocked. This has been the simple plan from Spain who are looking to give most opportunities to their young superstar.

While most of the attacks have come from Spain, Uruguay are certainly not sitting back. They need to win this game in order to keep their knockout stage chances alive and they will surely be looking for a positive result.

It is very clear that Spain are looking to launch their attacks through Lamine Yamal and the youngster has been the focus of a lot of their attempts. However, Uruguay are keeping a close eye and are determined to not allow him to find the spaces.

This has been a brilliant start by Spain. They have looked very aggressive in their approach and they have already launched couple of attacks. However, no success till now.

A minute silence observed by players from both teams in honour of the victims of the earthquake in Venezuela,

We are just moments away from the start of the game. Will Spain claim top spot in Group H or Uruguay spring a surprise?

The two teams are out in the middle and it is time for the national anthems. A huge game in context of the knockout stages with Cape Verde facing Saudi Arabia in the other match of the group.

Muslera; Varela, Caceres, Olivera, Sanabria; Ugarte, Bentancur, Fede Valverde; Canobbio, Maxi Araujo; Darwin Nunez

Unai Simon; Marcos Llorente, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Pedri, Mikel Merino; Lamine Yamal, Oyarzabal, Baena

Welcome to the live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 encounter between Spain and Uruguay. Spain are at the top of the points table in Group H while Uruguay need to win this match in order to keep their Round of 32 dreams alive.