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Spain v Cabo Verde: Group H - FIFA World Cup 2026

How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

Four nations made debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan gracing the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It is the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and Cape Verde have achieved the feat of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages, with the African nation to face Lionel Messi's Argentina on Friday.

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Biggest stars who failed to qualify for World Cup 2026

We are now just hours away from the start of the 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with all 48 teams having made their way to North America with dreams of glory driving them. All of the pre-qualifying favourites made it safely through, including Spain, Brazil, England, France and defending champions Argentina.

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Standings

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
14East Stirlingshire crestEast Stirlingshire34124185868-1040
L
W
L
W
W
15Broomhill FC crestBroomhill FC34116175659-339
W
D
W
L
D
16Gala Fairydean Rovers crestGala Fairydean Rovers3495204587-4232
L
L
D
W
L
17Gretna FC 2008 crestGretna FC 200834332826114-8812
W
L
L
D
L
18Edinburgh University crestEdinburgh University34232940132-929
L
L
L
L
W
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