Spain and Cape Verde have confirmed their starting teams as both teams begin their 2026 World Cup campaigns in Atlanta on Monday.The reigning European champions and 2010 World Cup winners are among the favourites to triumph this time.The Blue Sharks qualified by beating Eswatini 3-0 at home last October, finishing top of their qualifying group ahead of five-time African champions Cameroon.The match is the first to take place in Group H, which continues when Saudi Arabia meet Uruguay in Miami at 23:00 BST. Table of ContentsWorld Cup 2026: Spain confirmed team vs Cape VerdeWorld Cup 2026: Cape Verde full line up vs SpainWhere to watch Spain vs Cape Verde: TV channel, live online streamWorld Cup 2026: Spain vs Cape Verde statsWorld Cup 2026: Spain confirmed team vs Cape VerdeSpain make one changes from their 3-1 win over Peru in Puebla six days ago, bringing in Gavi for Alex Baena.Wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams have returned to full Spain training after hamstring injuries but do not start.Barcelona winger Fermin Lopez misses the finals after suffering a fracture in his right foot shortly before the squad was announced.Spain starting XI: Unai Simon, Marc Cucurella, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Marcos Llorente, Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Pedri, Gavi, Mikel Oyarzabal, Ferran TorresSpain substitutes: To followWorld Cup 2026: Cape Verde full line up vs SpainCape Verde are yet to release their line-up. This page will be updated.Villarreal centre-back Logan Costa has not played in a competitive international since March 2025, having missed almost the entirety of last season with a knee injury.Former Ireland Under-19 international Roberto Lopes, who is a defender for Irish side Shamrock Rovers, made his Cape Verde debut in 2019 after being recruited via LinkedIn, having been born in Dublin to a Cape Verdean father and Irish mother.Cape Verde starting XI: To followCape Verde substitutes: To followWhere to watch Spain vs Cape Verde: TV channel, live online streamKick-off on Monday is at 17:00 BST (12:00 ET / 09:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on ITV1.Fans can stream the action via ITVs website and ITVX app, which is available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.World Cup 2026: Spain vs Cape Verde statsSpain have qualified for their 17th World Cup and their 13th in a row since missing out on the 1974 edition, which is their longest ever streak of participations at the tournamentTheir triumph in 2010 is the only time they have reached the semi-finals of the tournament in their last 14 participationsThey have won one of their last six matches at the World Cup (D4 L1), beating Costa Rica 7-0 in the 2022 group stage.La Roja could become the fourth nation to simultaneously hold both the EURO and World Cup, after West Germany (EURO 1972, World Cup 1974), France (World Cup 1998, EURO 2000) and Spain themselves (EURO 2008, World Cup 2010, EURO 2012)An unbeaten 31-match run in competitive matches (W25 D6), since a 2-0 loss atScotland in March 2023, is the nations longest ever sequence of non-friendlies without defeatMikel Oyarzabal who scored Spains late winner in the EURO 2024 final was one of three players with at least 10 goal involvements in European qualifying (6 goals, 4 assists), along with Erling Haaland (18) and Memphis Depay (12).Luis de la Fuente will experience his second major tournament as Spain boss after guiding them to victory at EURO 2024. He also oversaw their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League triumphCape Verde could become the first African team since Ghana in 2006 to reach the knockout stage on their maiden appearance.They had the lowest goal difference among the African teams to reach the 2026 tournament (+8) and have advanced to the knockout stage in three of their four Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) appearances, with their best runs coming in 2013 and 2023, when they reached the quarter-finalsAfter winning one of their first three World Cup qualifiers (D1 L1), Cape Verde won six of their last seven (D1)Each of the four goals Dailon Livramento scored in qualifying put Cape Verde ahead and were winnersBubista is managing at his first World Cup, having taken charge of the Blue Sharks in January 2020 and led them to the AFCON knockout stage of the on two occasions: round of 16 in 2021 and quarter-finals in 2023, before failing to qualify for the 2025 edition Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup Cape Verde national football team Dani Olmo David Raya FIFA World Cup Lamine Yamal Luis de la Fuente Marc Cucurella Martin Zubimendi Mikel Merino Pedro Porro Rodri Spain National Football Team World Cup World Cup 2026 Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Argentina v Algeria: World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream to watch Lionel Messi, prediction Mitch Fretton 15th June, 2026 World Cup boss reacts to Liverpool and PSG transfer talk: They told me Diomande is going to sign Ben Miller 15th June, 2026 Austria v Jordan: World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction Mitch Fretton 15th June, 2026 Marc Cucurella: Real Madrid sign Spain defender from Chelsea in �51.8m transfer Nicholas McGee 15th June, 2026 Neymar: World Cup 2026 playing schedule, fixtures, results, kick off times, confirmed injury news updates, full Brazil squad Ben Miller 15th June, 2026 World Cup 2026: Full fixtures, dates, games, schedule and results from FIFA football finals Ben Miller 15th June, 2026
