2026 FIFA World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 15 to 26, 2026. 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.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
November 2025 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.

Standings

Pos Team 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:

  • 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.

Spain vs Cape Verde

The two teams have never met before.

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.

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. Spain won all matches, most recently a 5–0 friendly in 2012.

Spain Match 38 Saudi Arabia
Report
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Uruguay vs Cape Verde

The two sides have never met before.

Uruguay Match 37 Cape Verde
Report
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia

The two teams have never met before.

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. 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.

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:

  • 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

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