Uruguay 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar

Uruguay’s 2026 campaign begins in Group H

Few nations carry the World Cup pedigree that Uruguay do for their size, and in 2026 the two-time champions were drawn into Group H with Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde, and Spain. It is a pool that spans four confederations, and the three group games run between June 15 and June 26, starting in Miami before finishing across the border in Guadalajara.

The opener did not give Uruguay the early control they wanted. They were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia at the Miami Stadium on June 15, dropping two points against the group’s AFC side. From there the schedule keeps them in Miami to meet Cape Verde on June 21, then sends them to Guadalajara for a closing meeting with Spain on June 26. Two cities, two countries, three kickoffs carried in US Eastern.

Uruguay’s draw gives them a settled start. The first two group games are both at the Miami Stadium, and both kick off at 6:00 PM ET, so Uruguay get back-to-back matchdays in the same city and the same slot before the group moves on. The only change of scene comes for the finale, when they cross into Mexico for Guadalajara. For a side that dropped points in the opener, that familiarity in Miami is a chance to put the campaign right before the longer trip.

The position is easy to lay out. Two from every group move on as of right, while the eight leading third-placed teams across the 12 groups round out the Round of 32. The draw with Saudi Arabia trimmed Uruguay’s margin early, so the Cape Verde and Spain games now decide whether they top Group H, take second, or fall back on a third-placed route. The closing fixture in Guadalajara, against fellow former champions Spain, could carry the group. The 2026 World Cup overview tracks every result and the bracket as it forms.

Miami first, Guadalajara last: Uruguay’s three games

Uruguay’s tournament began on Monday, June 15 at 6:00 PM ET against Saudi Arabia in Miami. The Miami Stadium hosted it, Uruguay were the away team, and the 1-1 scoreline means they took only one point from a game they would have eyed for three. A single draw is not a setback that ends a campaign, but for a side with Uruguay’s standing it removes the early breathing room a group of four usually allows.

The second match keeps Uruguay in Miami against Cape Verde on Sunday, June 21 at 6:00 PM ET, this time as the listed home side. On paper it is the most inviting fixture of the three, the game Uruguay will target for a first win, but Cape Verde already took a point off Spain and will not be brushed aside. Three points here would steady the group and lift Uruguay back toward the top two before the finale.

The group ends in Guadalajara on Friday, June 26 against Spain at 8:00 PM ET, Uruguay’s only trip into Mexico and a meeting of two former world champions, with Uruguay listed at home. By the time it kicks off, the Group H table may already be settled, or it may come down to this result and goal difference. Guadalajara is the date to ring, because group position decides which half of the knockout bracket Uruguay enter.

This is the fixture the neutrals will look for, two of the group’s senior names closing out the section against each other. After two games in Miami, the move to a Mexican host city gives Uruguay a different stage for their decider, and there is a real chance the result settles who tops Group H. A side with Uruguay’s record will not want their fate left to goal difference, so the earlier Cape Verde game becomes the one to convert before this heavyweight finale arrives.

Where the knockout draw could lead Uruguay

Come through Group H and the expanded format takes over for Uruguay. The 2026 World Cup runs to 104 matches and introduces a Round of 32 that the old 32-team setup never had. Group winners and runners-up are joined by the eight best third-placed teams, and from there it is knockout football the rest of the way: Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on July 19.

Who Uruguay would face first is not set, and it cannot be until every group has played its closing match. The bracket fills from the top down as group placings lock in, so the identity of Uruguay’s opening knockout opponent only becomes clear in the final days of the group stage. Group position drives all of it. Win Group H and the seeding looks one way, advance second or via a third-placed spot and the route can change entirely for Uruguay.

The third-placed route sits in the background as a safety net for Uruguay. Eight of the twelve sides that finish third still advance, ranked by points and then by goal difference and goals scored, so even a third-placed finish in Group H can keep a campaign alive. That math puts a premium on margins, not just results, which is why the early draw with Saudi Arabia carries more weight than the single point suggests. Goals scored and conceded along the way could decide a close ranking.

For a nation with Uruguay’s history, the knockouts are where ambition is measured, and the expanded bracket means one extra round to clear compared with any earlier World Cup. The dropped points against Saudi Arabia matter precisely because of that. They feed into seeding, and seeding shapes how hard the road through the Round of 32 and beyond becomes for Uruguay.

Putting Uruguay’s World Cup schedule on your calendar

Every Uruguay fixture on this page can move straight onto your own calendar. Use the download button on the schedule above to pull the full set as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and choose the whole group run or just one match if that is all you need.

The ICS file is the popular choice. Drop it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook and the Uruguay group games appear with kickoff times already shifted to your own zone, plus the venue and host city on each entry. The schedule is built from live tournament data, so it tidies itself: should a kickoff time move, or once Uruguay’s knockout opponents are confirmed, those entries change with no work from you.

The CSV export suits anyone who prefers a spreadsheet. It lays out each Uruguay fixture as a row, with the date, the ET kickoff, the opponent, the venue, and the host city in their own columns, ready to sort or filter however you like. The printable PDF is the choice for a wall planner or a matchday print-out, listing the three Group H games in order so you can mark them off as Uruguay play them. Whichever format you take, the underlying data is the same set that keeps this page current.

Following a second nation as well? The same downloads exist for every team at the 2026 World Cup, so you can set Uruguay alongside another side and read the whole tournament off one calendar. Pencil in the Group H dates first, June 15, June 21, and June 26, then let any knockout fixtures slot in as the bracket fills out around Uruguay.