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Argentina vs Cape Verde — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-446CLASS: KNOCKOUTSTATUS: ROUND OF 32WC 2026 · MIAMI
VS
FT
Argentina
3–2
Cape Verde Islands
Match events
  • L. Messiassist L. Martinez29'1–0
  • L. MartinezOn: J. Alvarez63'
  • T. AlmadaOn: N. Gonzalez64'
  • R. de PaulOn: L. Paredes84'
  • F. MedinaOn: N. Tagliafico86'
  • L. Martinezassist A. Mac Allister92'2–1
  • N. MolinaOn: G. Montiel104'
  • D. Borges (OG)111'2–3
  • G. Montiel115'
  • 1–159'D. Duarteassist R. Mendes
  • 67'L. DuarteOn: J. Monteiro
  • 67'N. Da CostaOn: D. Livramento
  • 68'K. Lenini
  • 80'R. MendesOn: W. Semedo
  • 80'J. CabralOn: H. Varela
  • 100'D. DuarteOn: Y. Semedo
  • 100'K. LeniniOn: Benchimol
  • 2–2103'S. Lopes Cabralassist Y. Semedo
ARGMatch statsCPV
64%Possession36%
22Shots13
10Shots on Target5
8Corners7
13Fouls12
1Yellow Cards1
1
All-time meetings
1
Argentina wins
0
Draws
0
Cape Verde wins

Argentina — starting XI

4-4-2
23 E. Martínez26 N. Molina13 C. Romero6 L. Martínez25 F. Medina7 R. Paul20 A. Allister24 E. Fernández16 T. Almada10 L. Messi22 L. Martínez
Bench
  • 12Gerónimo Rulli
  • 1Juan Musso
  • 4Gonzalo Montiel
  • 2Marcos Senesi
  • 3Nicolás Tagliafico
  • 19Nicolás Otamendi
  • 14Exequiel Palacios
  • 11Giovani Lo Celso
  • 17Giuliano Simeone
  • 5Leandro Paredes
  • 18Nico Paz
  • 15Nicolás González
  • 8Valentín Barco
  • 9Julián Alvarez
  • 21José Manuel López

Cape Verde Islands — starting XI

4-1-4-1
1 Vozinha22 S. Moreira4 Pico3 D. Borges13 S. Cabral6 K. Lenini20 R. Mendes15 L. Duarte14 D. Duarte7 J. Cabral21 N. Costa
Bench
  • 23CJ Dos Santos
  • 12Márcio Rosa
  • 5Logan Costa
  • 25Kelvin Pires
  • 2Stopira
  • 24Wagner Pina
  • 11Garry Rodrigues
  • 26Hélio Varela
  • 10Jamiro Monteiro
  • 8João Paulo
  • 17Willy Semedo
  • 16Yannick Semedo
  • 18Telmo Arcanjo
  • 19Dailon Rocha Livramento
  • 9Gilson Tavares
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Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for Argentina vs Cape Verde. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

#3
FIFA Rank
#69
ROUND OF 32
Stage
ROUND OF 32
L. Scaloni
Coach
Rui Águas
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Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

68Argentina
24DRAW
8Cape Verde
68%
24%
8%
03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

Argentina

W
W
W
W
W
Jul 3
vs Cape Verde Islands
World Cup · Round of 32 · Hard Rock Stadium
3–2
Jun 28
at Jordan
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · AT&T Stadium
3–1
Jun 22
vs Austria
World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · AT&T Stadium
2–0
Jun 17
vs Algeria
World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · Arrowhead Stadium
3–0
Jun 10
vs Iceland
Friendlies · Friendly International · Jordan-Hare Stadium
3–0

Cape Verde

L
D
D
D
W
Jul 3
at Argentina
World Cup · Round of 32 · Hard Rock Stadium
2–3
Jun 27
vs Saudi Arabia
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · NRG Stadium
0–0
Jun 21
at Uruguay
World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · Hard Rock Stadium
2–2
Jun 15
at Spain
World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
0–0
Jun 6
vs Bermuda
Friendlies · Friendly International
3–0
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The bench faceoff.

L. Scaloni
Argentina · Head coach

L. Scaloni

Rui Águas
Cape Verde · Head coach

Rui Águas

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🇺🇸 United States
FOX Sports · Telemundo
🇲🇽 Mexico
Televisa · TV Azteca
🇧🇷 Brazil
Globo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BBC · ITV · talkSPORT
🇪🇸 Spain
RTVE · Mediapro · DAZN Spain
🇮🇹 Italy
RAI · DAZN Italy
🇩🇪 Germany
Telekom Deutschland · ARD · ZDF
🇫🇷 France
M6 · beIN Sports France
🇮🇳 India
Zee Entertainment
🇯🇵 Japan
Dentsu
🇰🇷 South Korea
JTBC
🇮🇩 Indonesia
TVRI
// the venue

Hard Rock Stadium

Miami
Stadium guide →
65,000
Capacity
Miami
City
1987
Opened
grass
Surface
The squads

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Argentina
Argentina
ARG · Full dossier →
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
CPV · Full dossier →

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Argentina v Cape Verde · the wire

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Argentina vs Cape Verde.
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