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Who qualifies from Group H at the 2026 World Cup?

Group H features Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde. The top two advance automatically; third place can progress among the best eight.

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Group H standings

Group H, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 Spain flag Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 v Cape Verde · 15 Jun
2 Uruguay flag Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 v Saudi Arabia · 15 Jun
3 Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 v Uruguay · 15 Jun
4 Cape Verde flag Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 v Spain · 15 Jun

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: current points, goal difference, remaining fixtures, and the live route to the round of 32. The top two go through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advance.

Spain flag Can Spain qualify from Group H? FIFA 2currently 1st

Spain are seeded 1st of four in Group H by FIFA world ranking (No. 2). Group games: Cape Verde (15 Jun), then Saudi Arabia (21 Jun), then Uruguay (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group H: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 15 Jun v Cape Verde 21 Jun v Saudi Arabia 27 Jun v Uruguay

Path: 15 Jun v Cape Verde 21 Jun v Saudi Arabia 27 Jun v Uruguay

Spain squad →

Uruguay flag Can Uruguay qualify from Group H? FIFA 17currently 2nd

Uruguay are seeded 2nd of four in Group H by FIFA world ranking (No. 17). Group games: Saudi Arabia (15 Jun), then Cape Verde (21 Jun), then Spain (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group H: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 15 Jun v Saudi Arabia 21 Jun v Cape Verde 27 Jun v Spain

Path: 15 Jun v Saudi Arabia 21 Jun v Cape Verde 27 Jun v Spain

Uruguay squad →

Saudi Arabia flag Can Saudi Arabia qualify from Group H? FIFA 61currently 3rd

Saudi Arabia are seeded 3rd of four in Group H by FIFA world ranking (No. 61). Group games: Uruguay (15 Jun), then Spain (21 Jun), then Cape Verde (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group H: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 15 Jun v Uruguay 21 Jun v Spain 27 Jun v Cape Verde

Path: 15 Jun v Uruguay 21 Jun v Spain 27 Jun v Cape Verde

Saudi Arabia squad →

Cape Verde flag Can Cape Verde qualify from Group H? FIFA 69currently 4th

Cape Verde are seeded 4th of four in Group H by FIFA world ranking (No. 69). Group games: Spain (15 Jun), then Uruguay (21 Jun), then Saudi Arabia (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group H: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 15 Jun v Spain 21 Jun v Uruguay 27 Jun v Saudi Arabia

Path: 15 Jun v Spain 21 Jun v Uruguay 27 Jun v Saudi Arabia

Cape Verde squad →

Remaining fixtures

Date (UTC) Match Venue
Mon 15 Jun, 16:00 UTC Spain vs Cape Verde Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Mon 15 Jun, 22:00 UTC Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Hard Rock Stadium
Sun 21 Jun, 16:00 UTC Spain vs Saudi Arabia Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Sun 21 Jun, 22:00 UTC Uruguay vs Cape Verde Hard Rock Stadium
Sat 27 Jun, 00:00 UTC Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia NRG Stadium
Sat 27 Jun, 00:00 UTC Uruguay vs Spain Estadio Akron

How qualification works

Live qualification scenarios go live after Matchday 1, when each outcome combination across the three matchdays maps to a final group ranking. The per-team paths above are seeded from the FIFA world ranking and the published fixture order.

Group H opens on 15 June 2026. For the 2026 tiebreaker order (head-to-head points before overall goal difference), see how the 48-team format works.

Group H news