- Full Time
- A. Canobbio95'
- N. de la Cruz93'
- 76'Ferran Torres on for Mikel Oyarzabal
- 76'Nico Williams on for Lamine Yamal
- B. Rodríguez on for J. Sanabria70'
- 66'Yéremy Pino on for Álex Baena
- 60'Dani Olmo on for Mikel Merino
- 60'Fabián Ruiz on for Pedri
- G. Varela58'
- F. Viñas on for F. Valverde57'
- J. Sanabria54'
- S. Rochet on for F. Muslera46'
- 46'Álex Baena
- Half Time
- N. de la Cruz on for M. Ugarte45'
- 42'Álex Baena
- Kick Off
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Álex Baena1
- 1
Nicolás de la Cruz1 - 2Ferran Torres1
- 3Rodrigo Bentancur1
- 1Mathías Olivera4
- 2Juan Manuel Sanabria4
- 3Rodri4
- 1Marcos Llorente1
- 1Maxi Araújo2
- 2Federico Valverde1
- 3Pedri1
- 1Rodri99
- 2Aymeric Laporte94
- 3Pau Cubarsí84
- 1Lamine Yamal5
- 2Maxi Araújo4
- 3Nicolás de la Cruz1
- 1Rodrigo Bentancur3
- 2Aymeric Laporte3
- 3Mikel Merino3
Spain beat Uruguay 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Alex Baena as they progressed through to the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup as Group H winners, while Uruguay crashed out of the tournament.
Spain were held to a shock goalless draw by Cape Verde in their opening game, but have since bounced back with consecutive wins over Saudi Arabia and Uruguay to progress through to the last-32, where they will place the runners-up of Group J (either Austria or Algeria).
As for two-time winners Uruguay, they have now exited in the group stages of back-to-back World Cups following a hugely disappointing tournament under veteran manager Marcelo Bielsa, who failed to win a single game following draws to Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, then this defeat to Spain.
The only goal of the game came in the 42nd minute when Uruguay’s legendary goalkeeper Fernando Muslera failed to keep out a Alex Baena strike, which proved to be a costly mistake.
The keeper was then subbed at half-time and Biels’a men were unable to get back into the game, with midfielder Agustin Canobbio sent-off in injury time for a reckless challenge on Pau Cubarsi.
Uruguay vs Spain highlights
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