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Uruguay vs Spain – Lineups & Match Details

Spain beat Uruguay 1-0. Goals: Álex Baena (42'). Uruguay had 33% possession against Spain's 67%. Shots on target: 1-1.

World Cup · Group Stage - 3

Saturday, 27 June 2026

UruguayUruguay

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

SpainSpain

Referee: Ismail Elfath, USA

Lineups

UruguayUruguay4-1-4-1
Fernando Muslera23Fernando MusleraG
Guillermo Varela13Guillermo VarelaD
Sebastián Cáceres3Sebastián CáceresD
Mathías Olivera16Mathías OliveraD
Juan Sanabria25Juan SanabriaD
Manuel Ugarte5Manuel UgarteM
Agustín Canobbio14Agustín CanobbioM
Rodrigo Bentancur6Rodrigo BentancurM
Federico Valverde8Federico ValverdeM
Maximiliano Araújo20Maximiliano AraújoM
Darwin Núñez9Darwin NúñezF

Substitutes

7Nicolás de la CruzM
1Sergio RochetG
21Federico ViñasF
18Brian RodríguezF
12Santiago MeleG
17Matías ViñaD
24Santiago BuenoD
2José María GiménezD
4Ronald AraújoD
22Joaquín PiquerezD
15Emiliano MartínezM
10Giorgian de ArrascaetaM
11Facundo PellistriM
19Rodrigo AguirreF
26Rodrigo ZalazarM
SpainSpain4-2-3-1
Unai Simón23Unai SimónG
Marcos Llorente5Marcos LlorenteD
Pau Cubarsí22Pau CubarsíD
Aymeric Laporte14Aymeric LaporteD
Marc Cucurella24Marc CucurellaD
Pedri20PedriM
Rodri16RodriM
Lamine Yamal19Lamine YamalM
Mikel Merino6Mikel MerinoM
Alex Baena15Alex BaenaM
Mikel Oyarzabal21Mikel OyarzabalF

Substitutes

8Fabián RuizM
10Dani OlmoM
11Yéremy PinoM
17Nico WilliamsF
7Ferran TorresF
13Joan GarcíaG
1David RayaG
2Marc PubillD
4Eric GarcíaD
12Pedro PorroD
9Pablo GaviM
18Martín ZubimendiM
3Alejandro GrimaldoD
26Borja IglesiasF
25Víctor MuñozF

Match Events

42'G

Álex Baena

Assist: Marcos Llorente

45'S

M. Ugarte

Substitution 1

46'S

F. Muslera

Substitution 2

46'Y

Álex Baena

54'Y

J. Sanabria

57'S

F. Valverde

Substitution 3

58'Y

G. Varela

60'S

Pedri

Substitution 1

60'S

Mikel Merino

Substitution 2

66'S

Álex Baena

Substitution 3

70'S

J. Sanabria

Substitution 4

76'S

Lamine Yamal

Substitution 4

76'S

Mikel Oyarzabal

Substitution 5

90'+3Y

N. de la Cruz

90'+5R

A. Canobbio

Statistics

Uruguay
33%67%
Spain
0.2Expected Goals (xG)0.86
5Total Shots6
1Shots on Target1
1Corners6
14Fouls14
5Offsides2
76Pass Accuracy (%)89
3Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Uruguay host Spain on Saturday, 27 June 2026 at Estadio AKRON. The kick-off time is 00:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Uruguay go into the match 12th in the table; Spain sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Uruguay have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Spain have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Match recap

Spain beat Uruguay 1-0. Spain replied with Álex Baena 42'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 42 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Uruguay held 33% of the ball against 67% for Spain. Shots on target finished 1-1. Expected goals read 0.20 for Uruguay, 0.86 for Spain.

Verdict

Spain take the three points; Uruguay look at a thin night for the home crowd. Uruguay sat 12th and Spain 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.