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Spain vs Cabo Verde Live Score: Spain will be aiming to begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign on a strong note when they face Cabo Verde, one of the four debutants in the ongoing tournament, in their Group H fixture in Atlanta on Monday, 15 June. Spain are among the title favourites heading into this tournament, having won the Euro in 2024 after beating England in the final and finishing runners-up at the Nations League after losing to Portugal in the final the following year.
Cabo Verde, on the other hand, had secured their qualification for their maiden World Cup appearance in October last year after beating Eswatini 3-0 in the CAF Qualifiers, and will be hoping to punch above their weight in this tournament. The Blue Sharks had finished top of their group in the first round of the African World Cup qualifiers, ahead of established teams such as Cameroon.
Spain have won the showpiece event in football just once – in 2010 in South Africa when they beat Netherlands in the final in Johannesburg. It remains their only appearance in a World Cup final till date, with the Spaniards having suffered a group-stage exit in the next edition in 2014 and bowed out in the Round of 16 in the next two editions.
La Roja had won the Euro on either side of their World Cup triumph in 2010 and find themselves going through a similar run at the moment, reaching the semi-finals of the continental competition in 2021 and being crowned champions for the fourth time three years later. As for the Nations League, they have featured in the last three consecutive finals – finishing runners-up in 2021 and 2025 and lifting the trophy in 2023 after beating Croatia.
Luis de la Fuente's men thus will be fancying their chances of not only going deep in the upcoming tournament but adding a second World Cup trophy to their collection and becoming only the seventh nation in the world to win the event more than once.
Spain and Cabo Verde are placed alongside Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group H, and La Roja will be fancying their chances of advancing to the knockouts as group winners.
Cabo Verde, on the other hand, had secured their qualification for their maiden World Cup appearance in October last year after beating Eswatini 3-0 in the CAF Qualifiers, and will be hoping to punch above their weight in this tournament. The Blue Sharks had finished top of their group in the first round of the African World Cup qualifiers, ahead of established teams such as Cameroon.
Spain eye a strong start in their quest for a second world title
Spain have won the showpiece event in football just once – in 2010 in South Africa when they beat Netherlands in the final in Johannesburg. It remains their only appearance in a World Cup final till date, with the Spaniards having suffered a group-stage exit in the next edition in 2014 and bowed out in the Round of 16 in the next two editions.
La Roja had won the Euro on either side of their World Cup triumph in 2010 and find themselves going through a similar run at the moment, reaching the semi-finals of the continental competition in 2021 and being crowned champions for the fourth time three years later. As for the Nations League, they have featured in the last three consecutive finals – finishing runners-up in 2021 and 2025 and lifting the trophy in 2023 after beating Croatia.
Luis de la Fuente's men thus will be fancying their chances of not only going deep in the upcoming tournament but adding a second World Cup trophy to their collection and becoming only the seventh nation in the world to win the event more than once.
Spain and Cabo Verde are placed alongside Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group H, and La Roja will be fancying their chances of advancing to the knockouts as group winners.
