FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, June 26, 2026
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Cape Verde WWDDD 0
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NRG Stadium · 68,278 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Cape Verde's dream run continues, will face Argentina in R32

Cape Verde drew Saudi Arabia 0-0 to finish second in Group H

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
49
Possession
51
7
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
381
444
Passes
451
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.1
50
Long Balls
55
21
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
12
29
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
13
25
Effective Clearances
29
25
Clearances
29

Highlights

00:39 Cape Verde send fans wild as they reach World Cup knockouts Watch on ESPN

Lineups

CPV · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1VozinhaG
  2. 3Diney BorgesCD-L
  3. 4Pico LopesCD-R
  4. 6Kevin PinaDM
  5. 8João PauloLB
  6. 24Wagner PinaRB
  7. 10Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
  8. 14Deroy DuarteCM-R
  9. 17Willy SemedoLM
  10. 20Ryan MendesRM
  11. 19Dailon LivramentoF

Substitutes

  1. 7Jovane CabralSUB
  2. 11Garry RodriguesSUB
  3. 23CJ dos SantosSUB
  4. 21Nuno da CostaSUB
  5. 25Kelvin PiresSUB
  6. 26Hélio VarelaSUB
  7. 12Márcio RosaSUB
  8. 16Yannick SemedoSUB
  9. 15Laros DuarteSUB
  10. 2StopiraSUB
  11. 5Logan CostaSUB
  12. 22Steven MoreiraSUB
  13. 9Gilson BenchimolSUB

KSA · 4-4-2

  1. 21Mohammed Al-OwaisG
  2. 5Hassan Al-TambaktiCD-L
  3. 4Abdulelah Al-AmriCD-R
  4. 13Nawaf BoushalLB
  5. 12Saud AbdulhamidRB
  6. 6Nasser Al-DawsariCM-L
  7. 15Abdullah Al-KhaibariCM-R
  8. 10Salem Al-DawsariLM
  9. 20Sultan MandashRM
  10. 23Mohamed KannoCF-L
  11. 9Feras Al-BrikanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Ziyad Al-JohaniSUB
  2. 14Hassan KadishSUB
  3. 11Saleh Al-ShehriSUB
  4. 18Ala Al-HajjiSUB
  5. 3Ali LajamiSUB
  6. 25Jehad ThakriSUB
  7. 24Moteb Al-HarbiSUB
  8. 22Ahmed Al-KassarSUB
  9. 26Mohammed Abu Al-ShamatSUB
  10. 2Ali MajrashiSUB
  11. 7Musab Al-JuwayrSUB
  12. 1Nawaf Al-AqidiSUB
  13. 19Abdullah Al-HamdanSUB
  14. 17Khalid Al-GhannamSUB
  15. 8Aiman YahyaSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Wagner Pina (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 13' Delay in match (Cabo Verde).
  4. 13'
  5. 13' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 13'
  7. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  8. 24'
  9. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 27'
  11. 30' Delay in match because of an injury Hassan Al Tambakti (Saudi Arabia).
  12. 30'
  13. 33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 33'
  15. 33' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Lajami replaces Hassan Al Tambakti because of an injury.
  16. 39'
  17. 39'
  18. 45' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Musab Al Juwayr replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
  19. 61' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Nuno da Costa replaces Dailon Livramento.
  20. 61' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Hélio Varela replaces Willy Semedo.
  21. 66' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Abu Al Shamat replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  22. 66' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Sultan Mandash.
  23. 67' Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  25. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  26. 71' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Laros Duarte replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  27. 71' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Garry Rodrigues replaces Ryan Mendes.
  28. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  30. 82' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Moteb Al Harbi replaces Nawaf Bu Washl.
  31. 88'
  32. 88'
  33. 90'+3' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  34. 90'+4' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Steven Moreira replaces Wagner Pina.

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