Group H — the line-up
- Spain
- Cabo Verde
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
The opening match
Spain vs Cabo Verde — Monday 15 June, Gillette Stadium, Boston
The defining match
Spain vs Uruguay — Sunday 21 June, Gillette Stadium, Boston
What’s at stake
Reigning Euro 2024 champions Spain face a Uruguay built to bully them, with Cabo Verde’s debut adding genuine novelty and Saudi Arabia rounding out a navigable group. The big question mark: Lamine Yamal’s hamstring injury — he may miss the Cabo Verde opener. Spain are still tournament outright favourites at 9/2 (5.50).
Top scorer market
Lamine Yamal (Spain) — generational chance-creator if his hamstring holds up
Our betting view
Spain to win the group is the right side at almost any price. Yamal Golden Boot at 16/1 (17.00) is the higher-edge individual market — top scorer for the favourite, if Spain win, Yamal wins it.
How qualification works
Twelve groups, four teams each, top two advance plus the eight best third-place finishers fill out the new Round of 32. That third-place lifeline matters more than people realise — even teams that lose their opener can still progress with a single draw and a win.
Where to bet on Group H
Group-stage markets are where sportsbooks differentiate hardest. Books with the deepest group-winner, qualification, exact-finishing-positions and head-to-head markets win the group-stage audit. See our ranked sportsbook line-up for WC 2026.
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