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15 June 2026 97 comments
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Much-fancied Spain get their World Cup campaign underway on Monday, when they face Cape Verde.

La Roja are considered one of the favourites to win this tournament, so they should, in theory, find it relatively easy to overcome the World Cup newcomers.

Kick-off in Atlanta is at 17:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams are only fit enough for the bench after injury.

With an ownership of nearly 40%, Yamal is the fourth most-owned player in World Cup Fantasy.

Spain’s two other most-owned players, Marc Cucurella and Mikel Oyarzabal, are both included in Luis de la Fuente’s starting line-up.

Unai Simon is preferred to David Raya in goal, while Marcos Llorente gets the nod over Pedro Porro at right-back.

No Cape Verde player features in more than 0.6% of Fantasy squads.

LINE-UPS

Spain XI: Simon, Llorente, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Pedri, Rodri, Ruiz, Torres, Gavi, Oyarzabal

Subs: Raya, J Garcia, Pubill, Grimaldo, E Garcia, Porro, Merino, Baena, Zubimendi, Olmo, Pino, Williams, Yamal, Munoz, Iglesias

Cape Verde XI: Vozinha, Moreira, Lopes, Borges, S Cabral, K Pina, L Duarte, Mendes, Monteiro, J Cabral, Livramento

Subs: Rosa, dos Santos, Stopira, Costa, W Pina, Pires, Paulo, D Duarte, Y Semedo, Arcanjo, Benchimol, Rodrigues, W Semedo, da Costa, Varela


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  1. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 9 mins ago

    Pedri YC lol…stopping a breakaway…

  2. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    2 hours, 8 mins ago

    As predicted, Spain are doing nowt this tournament

  3. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 7 mins ago

    Up the Dubs 🙂

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 6 mins ago

    CV now joint favourites….

  5. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 6 mins ago

    Wirtz outscores Oryabazal 😆

    What S**t housery 🙁

  6. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 hours, 6 mins ago

    Amazing! Who had this on their bingo card as the first 0-0 of the tournament?

  7. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 6 mins ago

    Scandalous

  8. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 hours, 6 mins ago

    Thing is Cape Verde isnt just fouling to draw

    Total fouls
    Spain 10 fouls
    Cape Verde 1

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 5 mins ago

    CV GK player of the match, surly…

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 hours, 1 min ago

      Their number 8 was immense!

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 4 mins ago

    Sub on Ronaldo for Oryabazal?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 55 mins ago

      😆

  11. boc610
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 4 mins ago

    spain just cant kick their tippy tappy habit. they've relapsed again.

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      2 hours ago

      Any style would struggle against Cape Verde defence tonight. Spain looked complacent, expecting a walk in the park. Bar Cucurella and Pedri can't remember too many of them doing the hard work.

      1. boc610
        • 14 Years
        1 hour, 55 mins ago

        not sure about that. a posession based style would fair the worst imo, let them have some attacks and then break but keeping the ball and letting them defend lots pointless sideway passes and crosses is what they where set up for and spain duly delivered

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          1 hour, 43 mins ago

          They were sussed alright. Hopefully CV coach has as good plans v Saudi and Uruguay with a few goals included.

  12. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 4 mins ago

    So the Cape Verde defensive scouting bonus triple up was the way to go
    Who'd have thought it ?

  13. Kroenius
      2 hours, 2 mins ago

      Absolute cinema. Hopefully they saved all the goals for us Belgians (in Egypt's goal,that would be helpful too)

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 hours, 1 min ago

      Cape Verde Islands population is smaller than Bristol 😆

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 hours, 1 min ago

        They are way better than either of our cities 2 clubs, though!

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 59 mins ago

      Statues of Vozinha being thrown up all over Cape Verde as we speak, lol!

    • JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 55 mins ago

      Egypt x2 goals would be nice

    • bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 54 mins ago

      Is Saudi going to follow the Cape Verde plan?

    • ow00019
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 52 mins ago

      Does anyone know what is considered a chance created? Haven't seen a midfielder credited with a point for it yet and that includes Gravenberch who was credited with 2 assists

    • Christina.
      • 16 Years
      1 hour, 47 mins ago

      lets do this egypt

    • CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 36 mins ago

      Late post:

      Spain played right into Cape Verde's hands who played a very defensive masterclass match and gained a valuable draw. Spain will almost feel like they lost this.

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 34 mins ago

        Also a very valuable win for Ivory Coast and an impressive win for Sweden.

      2. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 33 mins ago

        Also Vozinha was pretty impressive in goal.

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      C'mon, KDB! I never stopped believing in you! x

    • GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 27 mins ago

      Pico Lopes. The Cape Verde centre back from Dublin.

      https://youtu.be/kMglO36segA?is=z446PlE4ZMdQLQT1