Group · Match 65FIFA World Cup 2026
Cape Verde Islands
Manager: Pedro Leitão Brito
FT0 – 0
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Giorgios Donis
Houston Stadium · Saturday, 27 June 2026 · 01:00 · FT · Game ended in draw.
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Cape Verde Islands4-2-3-1
Confirmed lineup
Saudi Arabia4-4-2
37.1
D. Borges
47.4
R. Lopes
67.4
K. Lenini
176.8↓61'
W. Semedo
196.4↓61'
D. Livramento
206.6↓71'
R. Mendes
247.1↓90'
W. Pina
17.3
Vozinha
87.3
J. Paulo
106.5↓71'
J. Monteiro
147.3
D. Duarte
106.3↓66'
S. Al-Dawsari
12★7.5
S. Abdulhamid
136.5↓82'
N. Boushal
156.7↓46'
A. Al-Khaibari
96.5
F. Al-Buraikan
216.8
M. Al-Owais
237.0
M. Kanno
56.7↓33'
H. Tambakti
47.4
A. Al-Amri
67.0
N. Al-Dawsari
206.8↓66'
S. Mandash
Substitutions
61' ▲ Nuno Da Costa ▼ Dailon Livramento
61' ▲ Hélio Varela ▼ Willy Semedo
71' ▲ Laros Duarte ▼ Jamiro Monteiro
71' ▲ Garry Rodrigues ▼ Ryan Mendes
90+4' ▲ Steven Moreira ▼ Wagner Pina
33' ▲ Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali Lajami ▼ Hassan Tambakti
46' ▲ Musab Al-Juwayr ▼ Abdullah Al-Khaibari
66' ▲ Abdullah Al-Hamdan ▼ Sultan Mandash
66' ▲ Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat ▼ Salem Al-Dawsari
82' ▲ Moteb Al-Harbi ▼ Nawaf Boushal
Match stats

Team totals

Cape Verde Islands v Saudi Arabia · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
Cape Verde IslandsSaudi Arabia
50.6%
Possession
49.4%
0
Shots
0
0
Shots on target
0
0
Corners
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Cards
3
Match stats

Advanced

Cape Verde Islands v Saudi Arabia · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
1.47
Expected goals (xG)
0.41
0.66
xG on target
0.69
1
Big chances created
1
Match stats

Player Ratings

32 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Cape Verde Islands
Roberto Lopes
Roberto Lopes
90' · 1 shots · 2 tkl
7.40
Kevin Lenini
Kevin Lenini
90' · 2 shots · 2 tkl
7.38
Vozinha
Vozinha
90'
7.34
João Paulo
João Paulo
90' · 2 shots · 1 tkl
7.29
Deroy Duarte
Deroy Duarte
90' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 5 tkl
7.27
Nuno da Costa
Nuno da Costa
29' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
7.12
Diney Borges
Diney Borges
90' · 1 tkl
7.10
Wagner Pina
Wagner Pina
90' · 1 shots · 2 KP
7.08
Willy Semedo
Willy Semedo
61' · 2 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.84
Laros Duarte
Laros Duarte
19' · 1 shots · 3 KP
6.83
Hélio Varela
Hélio Varela
29' · 1 KP
6.59
Ryan Mendes
Ryan Mendes
71' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 2 tkl
6.58
Jamiro Monteiro
Jamiro Monteiro
71' · 2 shots · 1 KP
6.50
Garry Rodrigues
Garry Rodrigues
19' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.46
Dailon Livramento
Dailon Livramento
61'
6.42
Steven Moreira
Steven Moreira
1'
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Saudi Arabia
Saud Abdulhamid
Saud Abdulhamid★
90' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 5 tkl
7.45
Abdulelah Al-Amri
Abdulelah Al-Amri
90' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 2 tkl
7.38
Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali Lajami
Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali Lajami
57' · 1 tkl
7.35
Mohamed Kanno
Mohamed Kanno
90' · 1 shots · 7 tkl
7.03
Nasser Al-Dawsari
Nasser Al-Dawsari
90' · 1 shots · 2 tkl
6.98
Mohammed Al-Owais
Mohammed Al-Owais
90'
6.82
Sultan Mandash
Sultan Mandash
66' · 8 tkl
6.75
Abdullah Al-Khaibari
Abdullah Al-Khaibari
46'
6.72
Musab Al-Juwayr
Musab Al-Juwayr
44' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.72
Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
24' · 1 shots
6.66
Hassan Tambakti
Hassan Tambakti
33' · 1 tkl
6.65
Firas Al-Buraikan
Firas Al-Buraikan
90' · 2 KP · 1 tkl
6.54
Nawaf Boushal
Nawaf Boushal
82'
6.54
Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Abdullah Al-Hamdan
24' · 1 shots
6.49
Moteb Al-Harbi
Moteb Al-Harbi
8'
6.38
Salem Al-Dawsari
Salem Al-Dawsari
66' · 1 shots · 2 tkl
6.34
Dugout

Coaches in focus

Brito v Donis · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Coach
Pedro Leitão Brito
Cape Verde Islands · Since Jan 2020
Record
Only 2 matches with Cape Verde Islands so far
Coach
Giorgios Donis
Saudi Arabia · Since Apr 2026
Record
Only 2 matches with Saudi Arabia so far
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Cape Verde
3 markets
vs
Saudi Arabia
3 markets
2001Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
1251Oddschecker (best price)
67.00Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
34.00Oddschecker (best price)
3.00Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
2.40Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Cape Verde Islands vs Saudi Arabia
10 qualifiers · 18 qualifiers
Cape Verde IslandsSaudi Arabia
1.6Goals for1.2
0.8Goals ag.0.7
30%BTTS %33%
40%Over 2.5 %33%
70%Clean sheet56%
10%Failed to score33%
Referee
F. Letexier
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Recent Results · Qualifying Games

Win Draw Loss
Cape Verde Islands
  • 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
  • 1-4ACameroon8 Jun
Saudi Arabia
  • 0-4ASpain21 Jun
  • 1-1HUruguay15 Jun
  • 0-0HIraq14 Oct
  • 3-2AIndonesia8 Oct
  • 1-2HAustralia10 Jun
  • 2-0ABahrain5 Jun
  • 0-0AJapan25 Mar
  • 1-0HChina PR20 Mar
  • 0-2AIndonesia19 Nov
  • 0-0AAustralia14 Nov
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Cape Verde Islands
overall
4/10
Saudi Arabia
overall
3/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Cape Verde Islands
overall
5/10
Saudi Arabia
overall
3/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Cape Verde Islands
overall
6/10
Saudi Arabia
overall
6/10
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