Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands

Argentina beat Cape Verde Islands 3-2 in the World Cup on Friday 3 July 2026, 1-0 at half-time.

World Cup Fri 3 Jul 2026, 23:00 Save

Argentina

AET

HT 1-0

Cape Verde Islands

Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens Drew Fischer

Pre-match probabilities

62%Argentina 23%Draw 15%Cape Verde Islands

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Argentina or draw 85%
Cape Verde Islands or draw 38%
Argentina or Cape Verde Islands 77%

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Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands key moments

29' Lionel Messi 1-0 Goal · Assist Lisandro Martínez · Left foot shot, Argentina
59' Deroy Duarte 1-1 Goal · Assist Ryan Mendes · Right foot shot, Cape Verde Islands
68' Kevin Lenini Yellow card · Foul, Cape Verde Islands
92' Lisandro Martínez 2-1 Goal · Assist Alexis Mac Allister · Left foot shot, Argentina
103' Sidny Lopes Cabral 2-2 Goal · Assist Yannick Semedo · Right foot shot, Cape Verde Islands
111' Diney Borges 3-2 Own goal · Own Goal, Argentina
115' Gonzalo Montiel Yellow card · Foul, Argentina

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Argentina Cape Verde Islands

0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

0–15'

15–30'

30–45'

45–60'

60–75'

75–90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

ArgentinaCape Verde Islands

2.07 Expected goals (xG) 0.57

2.15 xG on target 1.45

64% Possession 36%

174 Attacks 91

82 Dang. Attacks 35

22 Shots 16

10 Shots On Target 5

3 Big Chances 0

8 Corners 8

92% Pass Accuracy 86%

3 Saves 8

13 Fouls 12

1 Yellow Cards 1

3 Offsides 2

2.07 Expected goals (xG) 0.57

2.15 xG on target 1.45

174 Attacks 91

82 Dang. Attacks 35

22 Shots 16

10 Shots On Target 5

5 Shots Off Target 5

6 Shots Blocked 7

15 Shots Inside Box 6

7 Shots Outside Box 10

13 Goal Attempts 10

3 Big Chances 0

2 Big Chances Missed 0

8 Corners 8

16 Dribbles 24

10 Successful Dribbles 12

63% Dribble Success 50%

3 Offsides 2

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands lineups

Confirmed

Argentina 4-4-2

23 Emiliano Martínez

26 Nahuel Molina
13 Cristian Romero
6 Lisandro Martínez
25 Facundo Medina

7 Rodrigo De Paul
20 Alexis Mac Allister
24 Enzo Fernández
16 Thiago Almada

10 Lionel Messi
22 Lautaro Martínez

Substitutes

1 Juan Musso
2 Marcos Senesi
3 Nicolás Tagliafico 86'
4 Gonzalo Montiel 104'
5 Leandro Paredes 84'
8 Valentín Barco
9 Julián Álvarez 63'
11 Giovani Lo Celso
12 Gerónimo Rulli
14 Exequiel Palacios
15 Nico González 64'
17 Giuliano Simeone
18 Nico Paz
19 Nicolás Otamendi
21 José Manuel López

Cape Verde Islands 4-1-4-1

1 Vozinha

13 Sidny Lopes Cabral
3 Diney Borges
4 Roberto Lopes
22 Steven Moreira

6 Kevin Lenini

7 Jovane Cabral
14 Deroy Duarte
15 Laros Duarte
20 Ryan Mendes

21 Nuno Da Costa

Substitutes

2 Stopira
5 Logan Costa
8 João Paulo
9 Benchimol 100'
10 Jamiro Monteiro 67'
11 Garry Rodrigues
12 Márcio Rosa
16 Yannick Semedo 100'
17 Willy Semedo 80'
18 Telmo Arcanjo
19 Dailon Livramento 67'
23 CJ dos Santos
24 Wagner Pina
25 Kelvin Pires
26 Hélio Varela 80'

Argentina and Cape Verde Islands player stats

Argentina player stats

23 Emiliano Martínez GK	120	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	28	0
6 Lisandro Martínez DEF	120	1	1	1	1	119	0	1	1	119	0
13 Cristian Romero DEF	120	0	0	1	0	117	2	1	0	117	2
26 Nahuel Molina DEF	104	0	0	0	0	54	1	0	0	54	1
25 Facundo Medina DEF	86	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	47	0
20 Alexis Mac Allister MID	120	0	1	2	0	89	1	2	0	89	1
24 Enzo Fernández MID	120	0	0	4	2	111	1	4	2	111	1
7 Rodrigo De Paul MID	84	0	0	0	0	76	1	0	0	76	1
16 Thiago Almada MID	63	0	0	0	0	34	1	0	0	34	1
10 Lionel Messi FWD	120	1	0	9	6	45	1	9	6	45	1
22 Lautaro Martínez FWD	63	0	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	14	2
3 Nicolás Tagliafico DEF Sub	34	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	20	0
4 Gonzalo Montiel DEF Sub	16	0	0	1	0	5	1	1	0	5	1
5 Leandro Paredes MID Sub	36	0	0	1	1	41	0	1	1	41	0
9 Julián Álvarez FWD Sub	57	0	0	1	0	21	1	1	0	21	1
15 Nico González FWD Sub	57	0	0	2	0	29	1	2	0	29	1

Cape Verde Islands player stats

1 Vozinha GK	120	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	32	0
13 Sidny Lopes Cabral DEF	120	1	0	2	2	45	0	2	2	45	0
4 Roberto Lopes DEF	120	0	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	55	0
22 Steven Moreira DEF	120	0	0	1	0	37	0	1	0	37	0
3 Diney Borges DEF	120	0	0	2	1	59	1	2	1	59	1
14 Deroy Duarte MID	100	1	0	2	2	43	3	2	2	43	3
6 Kevin Lenini MID	100	0	0	1	0	55	2	1	0	55	2
7 Jovane Cabral MID	80	0	0	1	0	19	1	1	0	19	1
20 Ryan Mendes MID	80	0	1	2	0	18	0	2	0	18	0
15 Laros Duarte MID	67	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
21 Nuno Da Costa FWD	67	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
10 Jamiro Monteiro MID Sub	53	0	0	1	0	30	2	1	0	30	2
16 Yannick Semedo MID Sub	20	0	1	1	0	21	0	1	0	21	0
19 Dailon Livramento FWD Sub	53	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	10	1
17 Willy Semedo FWD Sub	40	0	0	1	0	8	2	1	0	8	2
26 Hélio Varela FWD Sub	40	0	0	2	0	18	0	2	0	18	0
9 Benchimol FWD Sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Form

Argentina W W W W W

Cape Verde Islands D D D W W

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

ArgentinaCape Verde Islands

100% Win rate 0%

2.67 Goals scored 0.67

0.33 Goals conceded 0.67

33% Both teams score 33%

67% Over 2.5 goals 33%

67% Clean sheets 67%

100% Scored first 33%

1.78 xG for 0.73

0.38 xG against 1.67

5.33 Match corners 11.00

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Venue: Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens Capacity 65,326 · Grass
Weather: 26°C, overcast clouds Wind 23 km/h · Humidity 82%
Managers: Lionel Scaloni Argentina Pedro Leitão Brito Cape Verde Islands
Officials: Referee Drew Fischer 1st Assistant M. Barwegen 2nd Assistant L. Arfa 4th Official K. Itzel García

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Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands

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