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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.

World Cup farcical format GFX

World Cup's unfair format plays right into Infantino's hands

June 25, 1982 was, according to The Times, "the day that sportsmanship died". What was expected to be a fiercely competitive fixture between West Germany and Austria became a 'non-aggression pact' between two teams who effectively stopped playing during the second half of their World Cup group game in Gijon to ensure that both progressed to the second round.

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Standings

Premier League crestPremier League

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
8Shamakhi FK crestShamakhi FK33911133140-938
L
W
L
L
W
9Imisli FK crestImisli FK33713132343-2034
D
L
D
W
L
10FC Kapaz crestFC Kapaz3383222561-3627
L
L
W
W
L
11FK Qabala crestFK Qabala3376203249-1727
W
W
D
L
D
12Karvan FK crestKarvan FK3336242366-4315
D
L
L
L
L
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