Spain fixtures are now mapped out across World Cup Group H, and the list already includes a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde on Monday June 15 in Atlanta, USA. Spain are also set to face Saudi Arabia, while Uruguay and Cape Verde fill out the group across four host cities.
The schedule matters because Spain’s path is fixed by date, opponent and venue: Sunday June 21 brings Saudi Arabia in Atlanta at 5pm, then Uruguay meet Spain on Saturday June 27 in Zapopan, Mexico at 1am. Cape Verde play Uruguay on Sunday June 21 in Miami at 11pm, and Cape Verde meet Saudi Arabia on Saturday June 27 in Houston at 1am.
Unai Simon and Spain’s squad list
Spain’s player pool for the group includes Unai Simon, David Raya and Joan Garcia in goal. In front of them are Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Marcos Llorente, Eric Garcia, Pedro Porro, Alex Grimaldo, Pau Cubarsi and Marc Pubill, with Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Mikel Merino, Pedri, Gavi, Martin Zubimendi and Alex Baena in midfield. Ferran Torres, Mikel Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal, Yeremy Pino, Borja Iglesias and Victor Munoz are listed as forwards.
That depth gives Spain a clear read on how the group can be handled over a short timetable. A goalkeeper group anchored by Unai Simon also means the margin for rotation is built into the list before a ball is kicked in the second and third fixtures.
Cape Verde in Atlanta
The first result already adds friction to the group picture. Spain were presented as favourites, but the record shows a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde on Monday June 15 in Atlanta, a scoreline that leaves no early separation between the sides.
Cape Verde’s own list is headed by Vozinha, Marcio Rosa and CJ dos Santos in goal, with Stopira, Roberto Lopes, Joao Paulo, Diney, Logan Costa, Steven Moreira, Wagner Pina, Sidny Lopes Cabral and Kelvin Pires in defence. Jamiro Monteiro, Kevin Pina, Deroy Duarte, Telmo Arcanjo, Laros Duarte and Yannick Semedo are named in midfield, while Ryan Mendes, Garry Rodrigues, Willy Semedo, Jovane Cabral, Gilson Tavares, Dailon Livramento, Helio Varela and Nuno da Costa are the forwards available around the schedule Spain have to navigate.
Group H timing and venues
For fans tracking Spain fixtures, the practical part is simple: three dates, three opponents, and venues spread between the USA and Mexico. Atlanta hosts Spain twice in the listed sequence, while Miami, Houston and Zapopan complete the group’s footprint.
Spain’s next listed match is Saudi Arabia on Sunday June 21 at 5pm in Atlanta, and that is the game that turns the 0-0 opener into a live group table instead of a paper schedule. Until then, the draw with Cape Verde is the only result on the board, and it sets the baseline Spain have to improve on when the fixtures resume.
