World Cup LIVE: Spain kicking off Group H campaign against Cape Verde

Spain's players in training
Spain's players in trainingIMAGN IMAGES via REUTERS / Jordan Godfree / Flashscore

We've got another jam-packed day of action at the FIFA World Cup, with European champions Spain among the teams taking to the field for the first time. Follow every moment of today's four matches with our live tracker!

Today's matches:

Spain vs Cape Verde - 18:00 CET

Belgium vs Egypt - 21:00 CET

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay - 00:00 CET

Iran vs New Zealand - 03:00 CET

Live updates:

13:40 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of day five at the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

After a thrilling start to the tournament with goals aplenty, our attention turns to Groups G and H today, with European champions Spain, Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay, and a star-studded Belgium all getting their campaigns underway.

Catch up on all of yesterday's action with our daily highlights, or relive all of the drama as it unfolded in the day four live tracker.

The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament will feature 48 national teams and will be played in 16 modern stadiums.

Match schedule and times | Group tables | Full squads for World Cup | How to watch the World Cup 

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