Uruguay vs Cape Verde Preview

Sunday’s late kick-off at Hard Rock Stadium sees Group H leaders Uruguay take on Cape Verde, who arrive as one of the form sides of the entire tournament after their own credible opening result. With all four teams in this group separated by goal difference alone, this fixture carries real weight in shaping the path to the knockout stage.

Uruguay’s tournament opener ended in a 1-1 draw away to Saudi Arabia on 15th June, a result that leaves them top only by virtue of goal difference. Prior to that, they drew 0-0 away to Algeria in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, a 1-1 draw away to England. Earlier in this run they lost 5-1 away to the USA, and in their oldest result here they drew 0-0 away to Mexico. La Celeste have struggled to find the net consistently throughout this run, managing only two goals across their last five matches, and that lack of cutting edge could prove costly here.

Cape Verde have been the standout performers in Group H. Their most recent outing produced a 0-0 draw away to Spain on 15th June, an outstanding result against vastly superior opposition on paper. Prior to that, they won 3-0 at home to Bermuda in a friendly. Before that, a 3-0 home win over Serbia. Earlier in this run they won a penalty shootout at home against Finland, and in their oldest result here they lost 4-2 away to Chile. The Blue Sharks have been excellent throughout this run and their result against Spain in particular suggests they are no easybeats in this group.

There is no previous meeting on record between these two nations, making this the first-ever fixture between Uruguay and Cape Verde.

Uruguay sit top of Group H on one point and a goal difference of zero, level with Saudi Arabia, Spain and Cape Verde after a tightly contested opening round in which every match finished level. A win for Uruguay would move them to four points and put them in a commanding position, while a Cape Verde win would represent one of the shocks of the tournament and put them firmly in control of their own qualification hopes.

In the UK, this match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In the United States, viewers can watch on Fox Sports 1 or fuboTV. Uruguayan fans can follow the action on DIRECTV Sports Uruguay or AUF TV, while Cape Verdean viewers can tune in on SuperSport MaXimo 1.

Lineups & Injuries

Uruguay (4-4-2) Muslera, Cáceres, Olivera, Bentancur, Viña, Varela, Ugarte, Valverde, Araújo, Viñas, Núñez

Cape Verde (4-1-4-1) Vozinha, Moreira, Lopes, Borges, Mendes, Pina, Cabral, Duarte, Cabral, Livramento, Monteiro

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Group H Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Uruguay	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
2	Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	Spain	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Cape Verde Islands	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

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Uruguay Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Saudi Arabia	1-1	Uruguay	World Cup	15.06.26
🤝	Algeria	0-0	Uruguay	Friendly	31.03.26
🤝	England	1-1	Uruguay	Friendly	27.03.26
❌	USA	5-1	Uruguay	Friendly	19.11.25
🤝	Mexico	0-0	Uruguay	Friendly	16.11.25

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Cape Verde Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Spain	0-0	Cape Verde	World Cup	15.06.26
✅	Cape Verde	3-0	Bermuda	Friendly	06.06.26
✅	Cape Verde	3-0	Serbia	Friendly	31.05.26
✅	Cape Verde	1-1 (pen)	Finland	Friendly Series	30.03.26
❌	Chile	4-2	Cape Verde	Friendly Series	27.03.26

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Head-to-Head

No previous meetings on record between these two nations.

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	ITV 1 UK, RTE 2, ITVX, RTE Player
USA	Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, Telemundo
Uruguay	DIRECTV Sports Uruguay, AUF TV, Canal 5 Uruguay
Cape Verde Islands	SuperSport MaXimo 1, ZAP, DStv Now
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Germany	Das Erste, ZDF, MagentaTV
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, CTV
Italy	DAZN Italia