Today's matches:
Spain vs Cape Verde - 18:00 CET
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay - 00:00 CET
Iran vs New Zealand - 03:00 CET
Live updates:
15:08 CET - We're still a few hours away from kick-off in the day's first match between Spain and Cape Verde, so here are a few of today's features to whet the appetite!
In-depth statistical preview of Spain's Group H clash with Cape Verde
Faustino Asprilla exclusively speaks on Colombia's World Cup chances & Luis Diaz
Making sense of FIFA's controversial 'hydration breaks' at the tournament
13:40 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of day five at the 2026 FIFA World Cup!
After a thrilling start to the tournament with goals aplenty, our attention turns to Groups G and H today, with European champions Spain, Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay, and a star-studded Belgium all getting their campaigns underway.
Catch up on all of yesterday's action with our daily highlights, or relive all of the drama as it unfolded in the day four live tracker.
FIFA World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup is taking place from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament features 48 national teams and is played at 16 modern stadiums.
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