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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 will make debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It will be the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and all will have ambitions of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages.

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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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Sorry, Cristiano, Bruno is Portugal's most important player!

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes showed why he's Portugal's most important player going into this summer's World Cup in North America by starring in a 2-1 friendly win over Chile in Lisbon on Saturday evening that featured a stupid red card for winger Rafael Leao and a worryingly ineffective display from Seleccao skipper Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Standings

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Osnabrueck crestOsnabrueck38248666343280
W
D
W
W
W
2Energie Cottbus crestEnergie Cottbus38219872512172
W
W
L
W
W
3RW Essen crestRW Essen382010878661270
W
W
L
L
L
4MSV Duisburg crestMSV Duisburg381911866491768
D
D
W
L
W
5Hansa Rostock crestHansa Rostock381813774492567
W
W
D
L
D
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