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Uruguay Opens Group H as Vozinha Hits 15 Million Followers

6/22/2026

Summary

Uruguay Seeks Victory

Uruguay and Cape Verde opened Group H at Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, on June 21 2026, 6 p.m., as kickoff temperature was forecast at 88 °F; Uruguay seeks 2-0 win after a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia.
Vozinha’s Instagram followers rose from 40,000 to 14.6 million after the Spain draw, reaching 15 million by Uruguay match after his mother arrived in Miami on a visa waiver.
Thousands of fans filled the fan zone early.

Summary

Uruguay Favored

Uruguay opens as a -250 favorite against Cape Verde (+800) with a draw at +330.
Over/under is 2.5 (under -158, over +128) with Uruguay -1.5 spread at +142.
PrizePicks pays 1.38× for a Uruguay win, 3.84× for a tie, and 7.14× for a Cape Verde win.
The game airs on FS1 (English) and Telemundo/Peacock (Spanish), streams on FOX One, marking Cape Verde’s first senior-international point and clean sheet since 2006.

History

Historical Context

After independence in 1975, Cape Verde played its first international match on 19 April 1978, losing 0-1 to Guinea, and the Cape Verdean Football Federation joined FIFA in 1986. The team earned its first senior-international point with a 0-0 draw against Angola in 2006, ending a decade-long winless run. Building on that progress, Cape Verde qualified for its first FIFA World Cup in 2026—becoming the world’s smallest-area participant with about 525 000 people—and now faces Uruguay in the Group H opener.

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Uruguay Seeks Victory

Uruguay and Cape Verde opened Group H at Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, on June 21 2026, 6 p.m., as kickoff temperature was forecast at 88 °F; Uruguay seeks 2-0 win after a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia.
Vozinha’s Instagram followers rose from 40,000 to 14.6 million after the Spain draw, reaching 15 million by Uruguay match after his mother arrived in Miami on a visa waiver.
Thousands of fans filled the fan zone early.

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