FIFA World Cup

Uruguay vs Cape Verde, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Uruguay
  • 44': Maxi Araújo
  • 45'+6': Agustín Canobbio
FT
2 - 2
Cape Verde
  • 21': Kevin Pina
  • 61': Hélio Varela

Cape Verde impress again as they hold Uruguay to 2-2 draw

After holding Spain to a 0-0 draw, Cape Verde pulled off another impressive result with a draw against Uruguay.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
  • 3': Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
  • 5': Foul by Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde).
  • 5': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Pico Lopes.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a cross.
  • 8': Offside, Uruguay. Federico Viñas is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Uruguay. Maxi Araújo is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Pico Lopes.
  • 13': Foul by Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde).
  • 13': Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Agustín Canobbio following a fast break.
  • 16': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Diney Borges.
  • 18': Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
  • 20': Telmo Arcanjo (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
  • 20': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! Uruguay 0, Cabo Verde 1. Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Manuel Sanabria.
  • 24': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Telmo Arcanjo.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxi Araújo.
  • 25': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 31': Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 36': Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
  • 38': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Agustín Canobbio with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Cáceres (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Diney Borges (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 44': Goal! Uruguay 1, Cabo Verde 1. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Telmo Arcanjo (Cabo Verde).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 1. Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a headed pass.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Deroy Duarte replaces Telmo Arcanjo because of an injury.
  • 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 1.
  • 49': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Sidny Cabral.
  • 50': Delay in match (Uruguay).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Uruguay).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Pina.
  • 58': Gilson Benchimol (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Uruguay).
  • 58': Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Nuno da Costa replaces Gilson Benchimol.
  • 58': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Hélio Varela replaces Garry Rodrigues.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Foul by Deroy Duarte (Cabo Verde).
  • 60': Federico Viñas (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Goal! Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 2. Hélio Varela (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin Pina following a fast break.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  • 68': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Sidny Cabral.
  • 68': Offside, Uruguay. Maxi Araújo is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Uruguay. Darwin Núñez replaces Federico Viñas.
  • 70': Substitution, Uruguay. Nicolás de la Cruz replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  • 71': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Laros Duarte replaces Kevin Pina because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Juan Manuel Sanabria.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Pico Lopes (Cabo Verde) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
  • 80': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Yannick Semedo replaces Jamiro Monteiro because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Maxi Araújo.
  • 84': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 86': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Laros Duarte.
  • 88': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 89': Foul by Yannick Semedo (Cabo Verde).
  • 89': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Laros Duarte.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Diney Borges (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 90'+4': Yannick Semedo (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Laros Duarte (Cabo Verde) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fernando Muslera (Uruguay). Assisted by Ryan Mendes.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laros Duarte.
  • 90'+7': Laros Duarte (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Laros Duarte (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fernando Muslera (Uruguay).
  • 90'+9': Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Sebastián Cáceres (Uruguay).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 11
0 Saves 2
34.8 Possession 65.2
12 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
205 Accurate Passes 420
278 Passes 511
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 29
0.3 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 48
18 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 7
15 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 16
0.9 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 7
48 Effective Clearances 11
48 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Attendance: 64,003

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 3 +5 7
2 Cape Verde 3 0 3
3 Uruguay 3 -1 2
4 Saudi Arabia 3 -4 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

URU Uruguay (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
23 Fernando Muslera (GK)
16 Mathías Olivera Yellow Card
3 Sebastián Cáceres
5 Manuel Ugarte
25 Juan Manuel Sanabria
13 Guillermo Varela
8 Federico Valverde
6 Rodrigo Bentancur Yellow Card
20 Maxi Araújo
14 Agustín Canobbio
21 Federico Viñas
Uruguay Substitutes:
Rodrigo Zalazar, Nicolás de la Cruz, Rodrigo Aguirre, José María Giménez, Brian Rodríguez, Facundo Pellistri, Matías Viña, Joaquín Piquerez, Emiliano Martínez, Santiago Bueno, Santiago Mele, Darwin Núñez, Sergio Rochet.

CPV Cape Verde (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Vozinha (GK)
3 Diney Borges Yellow Card
4 Pico Lopes
6 Kevin Pina
13 Sidny Lopes Cabral Yellow Card
22 Steven Moreira
10 Jamiro Monteiro
18 Telmo Arcanjo
11 Garry Rodrigues
20 Ryan Mendes
9 Gilson Benchimol
Cape Verde Substitutes:
João Paulo, Willy Semedo, Jovane Cabral, Deroy Duarte, Yannick Semedo, Kelvin Pires, Márcio Rosa, Nuno da Costa, Laros Duarte, Dailon Livramento, Logan Costa, CJ dos Santos, Stopira, Wagner Pina, Hélio Varela.

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