Sweden advanced as one of the eight best third-placed teams after the victory against Tunisia, the heavy loss to the Netherlands and the draw with Japan. They now face one of the tournament's strongest teams, France, with stars such as Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé.
Spain took the lead in the 42nd minute through Alex Baena.
During the match, Uruguay's Manuel Ugarte was injured and had to leave the field on a stretcher. Uruguay tried to change the game by replacing the team's star player Federico Valverde with Federico Viñas, but they were unable to turn the result around.
