FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, June 26, 2026
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Estadio Akron · 45,065 att. · FOX

Match Report

AP Photo/Fernando Llano

Spain win World Cup group with 1-0 win over Uruguay

Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 after another goalkeeping mistake by Fernando Muslera to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminate the South American powerhouse.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
0
66.9
Possession
33.1
6
SHOTS
5
1
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
553
Accurate Passes
228
622
Passes
301
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
34
Long Balls
43
18
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
14
23
Effective Clearances
14
23
Clearances
14

Highlights

00:41 Bielsa: Uruguay goalkeeper Muslera asked to be subbed at half-time Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

URU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Fernando MusleraG
  2. 16Mathías OliveraCD-L
  3. 3Sebastián CáceresCD-R
  4. 5Manuel UgarteDM
  5. 25Juan Manuel SanabriaLB
  6. 13Guillermo VarelaRB
  7. 8Federico ValverdeCM-L
  8. 6Rodrigo BentancurCM-R
  9. 20Maxi AraújoLM
  10. 14Agustín CanobbioRM
  11. 9Darwin NúñezF

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 22Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 24Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 5Marcos LlorenteRB
  6. 6Mikel MerinoAM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 20PedriRM
  9. 21Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 15Álex BaenaAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 39' Delay in match because of an injury Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
  6. 39'
  7. 40' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 40'
  9. 42' Goal! Uruguay 0, Spain 1. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
  10. 42' Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
  11. 42'
  12. 45' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 45'
  14. 45' Substitution, Uruguay. Nicolás de la Cruz replaces Manuel Ugarte because of an injury.
  15. 45' Substitution, Uruguay. Sergio Rochet replaces Fernando Muslera.
  16. 46' Álex Baena (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 54' Juan Manuel Sanabria (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 57' Substitution, Uruguay. Federico Viñas replaces Federico Valverde.
  19. 58' Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 60' Substitution, Spain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Pedri.
  21. 60' Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Mikel Merino.
  22. 66' Substitution, Spain. Yéremy Pino replaces Álex Baena.
  23. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  24. 68' Delay in match (Uruguay).
  25. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 70'
  27. 70' Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Juan Manuel Sanabria.
  28. 76' Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Lamine Yamal.
  29. 76' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  30. 87' Delay in match because of an injury Yéremy Pino (Spain).
  31. 87'
  32. 88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  33. 88'
  34. 90'+3' Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  35. 90'+5' Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) is shown the red card.

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