Fifa World Cup 2026 Spain Vs Cape Verde Football Live Score Updates Esp Group H Opener Vs Minnows Cpv

e Spanish armada will look to make short work of the World Cup debutants before the tougher fixtures against Uruguay and Saudi Arabia roll in.

It is for precisely that reason Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente might opt to start with a second-string side so that their main players are well rested before the Uruguay and Saudi Arabia clashes. Víctor Muñoz, Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal recently came back from spurts of injuries in the build up so they might play just cameo roles in this one.

Their opponents Cape Verde, meanwhile, will hope for a more spirited showing than their fellow debutants Curacao who were thrashed by Germany 7-1 on Sunday night. Cape Verde have been predicted to finish 4th in the Group but the second-smallest nation to qualify after Iceland in 2018, will want to spring in a surprise or two.

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Cape Verde are the second smallest nation after Iceland in 2018, to qualify for a FIFA World Cup. It's a big moment for the players and fans but they need to be vary of the gulf in quality. They just need to look at how another debutant Curacao was thumped by a ruthless German team on Sunday night to know what might await them against Spain. Or they could pull off an upset. This is football after all.

Luis de la Fuente bears little resemblance, in temperament, to Jose Mourinho. Spain’s head coach possesses none of the Portuguese’s rodomontade. Such is his commitment to humility that when Deportivo Alaves sacked him three months into the job, midfielder Carlos Indiano suggested it was partly because de la Fuente was too nice. (READ MORE)