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FIFA World Cup Group H preview: Spain hope to reign, but injuries are a worry

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World Cup Group H Preview: Can Anyone Stop Spain's March to the Knockouts?

By IANS News June 07, 2026 • 09:06 AM View: 807

Group H should be relatively straightforward for reigning European Champions Spain, with an intense Uruguay providing the main opposition; however, Spain will travel with injury doubts, and Saudi Arabia showed in Qatar that they are capable of springing a big surprise, and Cabo Verde have had promising results in their build-up to the FIFA World Cup.

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