R32 · Match 86FIFA World Cup 2026
Argentina
Manager: Lionel Scaloni
FT3 – 2
Cape Verde Islands
Manager: Pedro Leitão Brito
29' L. Messi92' L. Martínez111' D. Borges (OG)
59' D. Duarte103' S. Cabral
Miami Stadium · Friday, 3 July 2026 · 23:00 · FT · Argentina won after extra-time.
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Argentina4-4-2
Confirmed lineup
Cape Verde Islands4-1-4-1
68.5
L. Martínez
⚽
266.3↓104'
N. Molina
77.1↓84'
R. Paul
10★8.7
L. Messi
⚽
247.5
E. Fernández
257.0↓86'
F. Medina
137.0
C. Romero
166.5↓64'
T. Almada
207.3
A. Allister
226.4↓63'
L. Martínez
236.4
E. Martínez
137.3
S. Cabral
⚽
147.4↓100'
D. Duarte
⚽
156.4↓67'
L. Duarte
206.7↓80'
R. Mendes
216.3↓67'
N. Costa
226.3
S. Moreira
17.7
Vozinha
36.8
D. Borges
46.8
R. Lopes
67.0↓100'
K. Lenini
76.6↓80'
J. Cabral
Substitutions
63' ▲ Julián Álvarez ▼ Lautaro Martínez
64' ▲ Nico González ▼ Thiago Almada
84' ▲ Leandro Paredes ▼ Rodrigo De Paul
86' ▲ Nicolás Tagliafico ▼ Facundo Medina
104' ▲ Gonzalo Montiel  ▼ Nahuel Molina
67' ▲ Dailon Livramento ▼ Nuno Da Costa
67' ▲ Jamiro Monteiro ▼ Laros Duarte
80' ▲ Willy Semedo ▼ Ryan Mendes
80' ▲ Hélio Varela ▼ Jovane Cabral
100' ▲ Benchimol ▼ Kevin Lenini
100' ▲ Yannick Semedo ▼ Deroy Duarte
Match stats

Team totals

Argentina v Cape Verde Islands · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
ArgentinaCape Verde Islands
64.1%
Possession
35.9%
15
Shots
8
8
Shots on target
3
5
Corners
2
12
Fouls
9
1
Cards
1
Match stats

Advanced

Argentina v Cape Verde Islands · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
2.10
Expected goals (xG)
0.55
2.13
xG on target
1.45
3
Big chances created
0
Match stats

Player Ratings

33 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Argentina
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi★
120' · 1G · 9 shots · 4 KP · 1 tkl
8.69
Lisandro Martínez
Lisandro Martínez
120' · 1G · 1A · 1 shots · 1 KP
8.53
Enzo Fernández
Enzo Fernández
120' · 4 shots · 1 tkl
7.55
Alexis Mac Allister
Alexis Mac Allister
120' · 1A · 2 shots · 2 KP · 4 tkl
7.26
Leandro Paredes
Leandro Paredes
36' · 1 shots · 1 tkl
7.18
Rodrigo De Paul
Rodrigo De Paul
84' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
7.08
Nico González
Nico González
57' · 2 shots · 1 KP · 3 tkl
7.04
Cristian Romero
Cristian Romero
120' · 1 shots · 2 tkl
7.03
Facundo Medina
Facundo Medina
86' · 3 tkl
6.99
Julián Alvarez
Julián Alvarez
57' · 1 shots · 1 KP
6.78
Nicolás Tagliafico
Nicolás Tagliafico
34' · 3 tkl
6.76
Gonzalo Montiel
Gonzalo Montiel
16' · 1 shots
6.52
Thiago Almada
Thiago Almada
63' · 1 KP
6.50
Emiliano Martínez
Emiliano Martínez
120'
6.42
Lautaro Martínez
Lautaro Martínez
63' · 1 KP
6.38
Nahuel Molina
Nahuel Molina
104' · 3 tkl
6.30
Cape Verde Islands
Vozinha
Vozinha
120'
7.73
Deroy Duarte
Deroy Duarte
100' · 1G · 2 shots · 1 tkl
7.40
Sidny Lopes Cabral
Sidny Lopes Cabral
120' · 1G · 2 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
7.28
Kevin Lenini
Kevin Lenini
100' · 1 shots · 3 tkl
7.04
Yannick Semedo
Yannick Semedo
20' · 1A · 1 shots · 3 KP
7.00
Roberto Lopes
Roberto Lopes
120' · 2 tkl
6.77
Diney Borges
Diney Borges
120' · 2 shots · 1 KP · 3 tkl
6.76
Hélio Varela
Hélio Varela
40' · 2 shots · 1 KP
6.73
Ryan Mendes
Ryan Mendes
80' · 1A · 2 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.67
Jovane Cabral
Jovane Cabral
80' · 1 shots · 2 tkl
6.64
Benchimol
Benchimol
20' · 1 KP
6.53
Dailon Livramento
Dailon Livramento
53' · 1 tkl
6.48
Jamiro Monteiro
Jamiro Monteiro
53' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 4 tkl
6.45
Laros Duarte
Laros Duarte
67' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.41
Steven Moreira
Steven Moreira
120' · 1 shots · 1 KP
6.31
Nuno da Costa
Nuno da Costa
67'
6.25
Willy Semedo
Willy Semedo
40' · 1 shots
6.23
Dugout

Coaches in focus

Scaloni v Brito · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Coach
Lionel Scaloni
Argentina · Since Aug 2018
Points per game
3.00
Win rate 100%
3W 0D 0L · 8-1 goals
3 recorded matches · small sample
Coach
Pedro Leitão Brito
Cape Verde Islands · Since Jan 2020
Points per game
1.00
Win rate 0%
0W 3D 0L · 2-2 goals
3 recorded matches · small sample
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Argentina
3 markets
vs
Cape Verde
3 markets
11.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
2001Oddschecker (best price)
1.36Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
67.00Oddschecker (best price)
1.02Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
3.00Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands
18 qualifiers · 10 qualifiers
ArgentinaCape Verde Islands
1.7Goals for1.6
0.6Goals ag.0.8
28%BTTS %30%
39%Over 2.5 %40%
61%Clean sheet70%
11%Failed to score10%
Referee
D. Fischer
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Recent Results · Qualifying Games

Win Draw Loss
Argentina
  • 3-1AJordan28 Jun
  • 2-0HAustria22 Jun
  • 3-0HAlgeria17 Jun
  • 0-1AEcuador10 Sept
  • 3-0HVenezuela5 Sept
  • 1-1HColombia11 Jun
  • 1-0AChile6 Jun
  • 4-1HBrazil26 Mar
  • 1-0AUruguay21 Mar
  • 1-0HPeru20 Nov
Cape Verde Islands
  • 0-0HSaudi Arabia27 Jun
  • 2-2AUruguay21 Jun
  • 0-0ASpain15 Jun
  • 3-0HEswatini13 Oct
  • 3-3ALibya8 Oct
  • 1-0HCameroon9 Sept
  • 2-0AMauritius4 Sept
  • 2-1AAngola25 Mar
  • 1-0HMauritius20 Mar
  • 1-0HLibya11 Jun
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Argentina
overall
3/10
Cape Verde Islands
overall
3/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Argentina
overall
4/10
Cape Verde Islands
overall
4/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Argentina
overall
6/10
Cape Verde Islands
overall
5/10
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