Group H of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is about as tight as it gets. After the opening round of matches on June 15, all four teams sit on a single point, separated by nothing more than goal difference.
Spain and Cape Verde played to a 0-0 draw in Atlanta, while Saudi Arabia and Uruguay fought to a 1-1 stalemate in Miami Gardens.
The Group H table after matchday one
Uruguay and Saudi Arabia sit technically atop the group, each with a goal difference of zero but having scored one goal apiece. Spain and Cape Verde occupy the bottom two spots, also with zero goal difference, but without having found the net at all.
For Spain, the scoreless result against Cape Verde is the kind of opening-match stumble that will generate headlines back home. La Roja entered the tournament as one of the favorites, and failing to break down an island nation with a population under 600,000 is not exactly the statement performance the Spanish camp was hoping for.
