{"id":1463951,"date":"2026-06-27T03:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1463951"},"modified":"2026-06-27T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:05:25","slug":"post-match-analysis-uruguay-vs-spain-27-06-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-uruguay-vs-spain-27-06-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Uruguay vs Spain stats and analysis: Celeste’s fatal flaw shows once more in group stage elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Uruguay<\/a> lost to Spain<\/a> and crashed out of the 2026 World Cup<\/a> in the group stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Celeste’s loss to La Roja means they failed to advance to the knockout stages despite sharing a group with Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, this one felt much more like a game that Uruguay lost than one that Spain won. It was the South Americans’ actions that mostly defined the score on both ends.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    How did Uruguay lose to Spain?<\/h2>