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Uruguay v Spain: World Cup 2026 – live

Football | The Guardian

June 26, 2026

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Kick-off time: 6pm local/8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail TomAre Spain the best team at the World Cup? No! Because the Fifa rankings say they’re No 3 in the world, and those rankings are in no way flawed. They are, however, probably among the top two contenders, aside from France. And the French just gave everyone’s favourite dark horse, Norway, one hell of a beating. How much we can read into that is debatable – Norway rested 10 players – but the French still won 4-1 and looked very crisp. So, apart from the bit where they need a point to qualify for the next round, Spain may want to put on a dominant display tonight to gather some momentum as they head to the knockouts. Or they could just do the PSG method and mess around until it really matters and then become unbeatable.Good news for Uruguay! Even if they do get thrashed by Spain tonight and end up going out, they’re guaranteed a place in the 2030 World Cup due to the fact that they are co-hosts. And by co-hosts, I mean they’re hosting exactly one match. No one is saying that it’s easier than ever to qualify for the World Cup but Continue reading...

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