Champion and money player in football and unknown, rivals of Spain

The 2026 World Cup draw was good for the Spanish national team. An important rival to whom they have never lost, Uruguay, a country of money and no football tradition, Saudi Arabia, and newcomer Cape Verde. If it is classified as The first team in Group H will play against the second Argentine group, which could be Austria or Algeria.

Classic Uruguay

Uruguay is considered a classic team in football and in the World Cup. They were world champions twice, in 1930, the first edition of the World Cup, and in 1950, Brazil, which is considered the greatest disappointment in football history. “Maracanazo” Which finished the Brazilian team and gave the title to Uruguay.

Uruguay competed in fourteen editions (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) and will compete in its fifteenth edition under the leadership of Argentine Marcelo Bielsa. Spain has never lost to Uruguay in ten matches (five wins, five draws).

Bielsa is a 70-year-old veteran Who traveled half the world with his unconvertible philosophy. In relation to football, intensity, movement, possession of the ball and the creation of one’s own style, where perfection is sought through mechanization of movements to free the player from thought and fear. He has a deep sense of stoicism and human values ​​such as loyalty and pride in origin.

The most famous Uruguayan footballer is Fede Valverde, Real Madrid’s captain and a formidable midfielder. Spain will feature Jose Maria Gimenez, a mainstay in Atletico’s defense for years, Ronald Araujo, the Barcelona defender who has requested some mental health time, and Darwin Nunez, a former Liverpool player who now plays for Al Hilal Al Arabi.

Spain will play against Uruguay on June 26 in Houston or Guadalajara (Mexico).


This is what the groups look like

For the 2026 World Cup

The tournament will be held in Mexico

United States and Canada

From June 11 to July 19, 2026.

The first two of

Each group and the best four third parties

A: Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia

And Herzegovina. B: Ukraine, Sweden, Poland

Or Albania. A: Denmark, North Macedonia,

Czech Republic or Ireland.

D: Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia, or Kosovo

International Replay (FIFA):

To: Democratic Republic of the Congo, New Caledonia or

Jamaica. B: Iraq, Bolivia, or Suriname

This is how the 2026 World Cup groups remain

The tournament will be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada

From June 11 to July 19, 2026.

The top two teams in each group and the four best third teams qualify.

A: Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina.

B: Ukraine, Sweden, Poland or Albania.

A: Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia, or Kosovo

D: Denmark, North Macedonia, Czech Republic or Ireland.

International Replay (FIFA):

A: Democratic Republic of the Congo, New Caledonia or Jamaica. B: Iraq, Bolivia, or Suriname

Money and football in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia returns to the World Cup after its distinguished appearance in the previous edition, Qatar 2022, when Defeated champion ArgentinaWith a score of 1-2 in the first group match. A complete surprise that was not confirmed by the continuity of the results. The Arabs lost to Poland and Mexico and were eliminated.

The World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will serve as a thermometer to measure the impact of the Euro Championship on his country’s national football team. Many stars of this sport have been playing in the Arabian Peninsula since they decided to colonize it based on money. cristiano ronaldo benzema, Koeman, Theo Hernandez, Joao Felix.

Currently, football players do not emigrate abroad, but rather play in the local league. Midfielder Firas Al-Braikan is the team’s most prominent player, with a rating of 4.5 million on transfer reference sites.

His French coach, Hervé Renard, specializes in second division teams. He has coached Zambia, Angola, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Spain will play against Arabia on June 21 in Atlanta or Miami.

The unknown Cape Verde

Spain will make its debut at the 2026 World Cup on June 16 against Cape Verde, the third country with the smallest population in history to compete in a World Cup. There are only half a million people in a country that is estimated to have more citizens living abroad than living on its territory.

This will be their first World Cup appearance and they are known as the ‘Blue Sharks’. Coach Pedro Leitao Brito. alias popista, A former player from Cape Verde who made his debut with Badajoz in the second division.