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Spain beat Uruguay 1-0 to clinch World Cup Group H top spot
Key takeaways
- Spain wins World Cup group, beating Uruguay 1-0 as Muslera’s error sends two-time champions home.
- Alex Baena’s weak shot slipped through Muslera’s grasp for the only goal as Spain avoided a last 32 showdown against Argentina.
- The European champions will instead face Austria or Algeria next in Los Angeles on Thursday.
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Spain wins World Cup group, beating Uruguay 1-0 as Muslera’s error sends two-time champions home.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Spain's midfielder Alex Baena celebrates scoring his team's first goal [Ulises Ruiz/AFP]By AFPPublished On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Uruguay bowed out of the World Cup as goalkeeper Fernando Muslera’s howler gifted Spain a 1-0 win in Guadalajara to secure top spot in Group H.
Alex Baena’s weak shot slipped through Muslera’s grasp for the only goal as Spain avoided a last 32 showdown against Argentina.
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