Uruguay v Spain: World Cup 2026 – live
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Good news for Uruguay! Even if they do get thrashed by Spain tonight and end up going out, they’re guaranteed a place in the 2030 World Cup due to the fact that they are co-hosts. And by co-hosts, I mean they’re hosting exactly one match. No one is saying that it’s easier than ever to qualify for the World Cup but …
Spain are also guaranteed a place at the 2030 World Cup due to the fact that they’re another of the 38 tournament co-hosts. What happens if Spain or Uruguay win this World Cup? Do they qualify for 2030 automatically twice – as winners and hosts? Interestingly, under an obscure Fifa bylaw, they do. They get to field two teams, but each player is only allowed to play with one leg and has to wear a hat made of bees to make things fairer. Should be interesting!
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