It has been a hugely underwhelming World Cup so far for Uruguay and draws against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia mean their hopes of progressing through to the round of 32 are in serious peril. Only a win against European champions Spain would guarantee them a place in the first knockout stage although a draw may be enough depending on results elsewhere.But with reports suggesting all is not well behind the scenes in the Uruguay camp, a positive performance tonight appears a long shot.Spain are all but through but need a win to guarantee top spot in Group H. Luis de la Fuentes side started slowly with a draw against Cape Verde but looked back to their best in thrashing Saudi Arabia last time out.Table of ContentsURUGUAY TEAM NEWSSPAIN TEAM NEWSWhere to watch Uruguay v Spain: TV and online streamsStats for Uruguay v SpainURUGUAY TEAM NEWSUruguay: Muslera, Caceres, Varela, Olivera, Ugarte, Bentancur, Valverde, Canobbio, Araujo, Sanabria, NunezUruguay Substitutes: Rochet, Mele, Gimenez, Araujo, Vina, Bueno, De la Cruz, De Arrascaeta, Martinez, Piquerez, Zalazar, Pellestri, Rodriguez, Aguirre, VinasSPAIN TEAM NEWSSpain: Simon, Llorente, Laporte, Cubarsi, Cucurella, Merino, Baena, Rodri, Pedri, Yamal, OyarzabalSpain Substitutes: Raya, Garcia, Pubill, Grimaldo, Garcia, Porro, Ruiz, Gavi, Zubimendi, Torres, Olmo, Pino, Williams, Munoz, IglesiasWhere to watch Uruguay v Spain: TV and online streamsUruguay versus Spain kicks off at 1am in the early hours of Saturday morning. You can watch it on ITV1 and stream via ITVX.Stats for Uruguay v SpainSpain have won five and drawn five of 10 previous meetings with UruguayTheir last meeting came at the 2013 Confederations Cup with Spain winning 2-1Spain are unbeaten in their last 33 gamesUruguay have not won any of their last six games, drawing five Topics Spain National Football Team Uruguay National Football Team 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 Uruguay v Spain: Predicted line-ups, preview and where to watch with qualification on the line for Bielsa Jon Fisher 26th June, 2026 Cape Verde boss slams Marcelo Bielsa for lack of fair play after Uruguay score controversial equaliser Jon Fisher 22nd June, 2026 Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde World Cup new boys stun the world again in Miami Tom Rostance 22nd June, 2026 Uruguay vs Cape Verde: Line-ups confirmed for World Cup clash Mitch Fretton 21st June, 2026 Luis de la Fuente slams crazy Spain critics after emphatic Saudi Arabia victory Tom Rostance 21st June, 2026 Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia: Report, result and goals as Yamal leads La Roja to important World Cup win Mitch Fretton 21st June, 2026
