Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Prediction & Stats - World Cup 2026

Uruguay and Saudi Arabia begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 journeys with a Group H showdown at Miami Stadium on Monday. With Spain and Cape Verde also competing in the group, both sides will be eager to secure valuable early points.

Uruguay arrive as one of South America's strongest representatives and is expected to contend for the top spots, while Saudi Arabia will look to draw inspiration from their memorable World Cup surprises and make another statement on the global stage.

Read the prediction for Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay before making your selection.

Prediction for Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup

This is the first match for both teams in the 2026 World Cup. We looked at the background, squads, and current form of each national team before building our match prediction.

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Who is the favourite to win?

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• 🆚 Match: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay

• 🏆 Competition: 2026 FIFA World Cup

• 📅 Date: Monday, 15/06/2026

• 🕐 Time: 23:00 UK time

• 🏟️ Stadium: Miami Stadium

Saudi Arabia: 2026 World Cup debut

Saudi Arabia made their FIFA World Cup debut, but already has 23 matches in 2026 during the pre-World Cup period. Their record in the 2026 campaign:

• 9 win(s), 7 draw(s), and 7 defeat(s)

• 27 goals scored (1.17 per match)

• 21 goals conceded (0.91 per match)

Key players for Saudi Arabia

• Top scorer: Firas Albirakan with 5 goal(s)

• Assists: Musab Fahz Aljuwayr with 3

Latest results for Saudi Arabia

09/06/2026 19:00

Saudi Arabia

0 - 0

Senegal

D

05/06/2026 19:00

Puerto Rico

0 - 3

Saudi Arabia

W

30/05/2026 20:00

Ecuador

2 - 1

Saudi Arabia

L

31/03/2026 12:00

Serbia

2 - 1

Saudi Arabia

L

27/03/2026 13:30

Saudi Arabia

0 - 4

Egypt

L

Uruguay: 2026 World Cup debut

Uruguay make their FIFA World Cup debut after playing 20 match(es) in 2026.

The record for Uruguay's campaign this year:

• 7 win(s), 9 draw(s), and 4 defeat(s)

• 22 goals scored (1.1 per match)

• 14 goals conceded (0.7 per match)

Key players for Uruguay

• Top scorer: Darwin Núñez with 5 goal(s)

• Assists: Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches with 4 assists

Latest results for Uruguay

31/03/2026 14:30

Algeria

0 - 0

Uruguay

D

27/03/2026 15:45

England

1 - 1

Uruguay

D

18/11/2025 19:00

USA

5 - 1

Uruguay

L

15/11/2025 20:00

Mexico

0 - 0

Uruguay

D

13/10/2025 08:45

Uzbekistan

1 - 2

Uruguay

W

Head-to-head record between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay

The two national teams have only a few recent meetings: 1 match(es) in total, which makes this 2026 World Cup fixture even more unpredictable.

• Saudi Arabia: 0 win(s)

• Uruguay: 1 win(s)

• Draws: 0

Probable lineups for Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay

Check the probable lineups below for the Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay prediction in the 2026 World Cup.

Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Al-Owais, Saud Abdulhamid, Ali Lajami, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Mohamed Kanno, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Firas Al-Buraikan, Saleh Al-Shehri, Salem Al-Dawsari.

Uruguay: Sergio Rochet, Nahitan Nández, Ronald Araújo, José María Giménez, Mathías Olivera, Federico Valverde, Manuel Ugarte, Nicolás de la Cruz, Facundo Pellistri, Darwin Núñez, Maximiliano Araújo

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Home Team

Saudi Arabia

International - World Cup

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall		0
Home		0
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	0	0	0
Scored	0	0	0
Conceded	0	0	0
Both Teams to Score	0%	0%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0	0	0
xGA	0	0	0

Away Team

Uruguay

International - World Cup

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall		0
Home		0
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	0	0	0
Scored	0	0	0
Conceded	0	0	0
Both Teams to Score	0%	0%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0	0	0
xGA	0	0	0

Corners

0 / Match

Corners / Match

Both Teams are equal in terms of corners

0 / Match

Cards

0 / Match

Cards / Match

Both Teams are equal in terms of cards

0 / Match

Goals Scored

0 / Match

Both Teams are equal in terms of goals scored

0 / Match

Goals Conceded

0 / Match

Both Teams are equal in terms of goals conceded

0 / Match

World Cup Standings

Group A

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Mexico	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	3
2	South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
3	Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
4	South Africa	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0

Group B

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Bosnia-Herzegovina	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
2	Canada	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
3	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group C

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group D

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	USA	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	3
2	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Paraguay	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0	0

Group E

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Curaçao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group F

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group G

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group H

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group I

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group J

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group K

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Congo DR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group L

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0