Group · Match 37FIFA World Cup 2026
Uruguay
Manager: Marcelo Bielsa Caldera
FT2 – 2
Cape Verde Islands
Manager: Pedro Leitão Brito
44' M. Araújo45+6' A. Canobbio
21' K. Lenini61' H. Varela
Miami Stadium · Sunday, 21 June 2026 · 23:00 · FT · Game ended in draw.
Uruguay4-1-4-1
Confirmed lineupCape Verde Islands4-1-4-1
20★7.9↓81'
M. Araújo
⚽
216.6↓70'
F. Viñas
235.6
F. Muslera
36.5
S. Cáceres
166.5
M. Olivera
67.2
R. Bentancur
56.5↓70'
M. Ugarte
147.2
A. Canobbio
⚽
256.3
J. Sanabria
87.4
F. Valverde
136.5
G. Varela
136.8
S. Cabral
67.4↓71'
K. Lenini
⚽
47.3
R. Lopes
15.9
Vozinha
186.4↓46'
T. Arcanjo
36.9
D. Borges
116.3↓58'
G. Rodrigues
96.4↓58'
Benchimol
106.9↓80'
J. Monteiro
206.7
R. Mendes
226.7
S. Moreira
Substitutions
70' ▲ Nicolás de la Cruz ▼ Manuel Ugarte
70' ▲ Darwin Núñez ▼ Federico Viñas
81' ▲ Brian Rodríguez ▼ Maxi Araújo
46' ▲ Deroy Duarte ▼ Telmo Arcanjo
58' ▲ Nuno Da Costa ▼ Benchimol
58' ▲ Hélio Varela ▼ Garry Rodrigues
71' ▲ Laros Duarte ▼ Kevin Lenini
80' ▲ Yannick Semedo ▼ Jamiro Monteiro
Match stats
Team totals
Uruguay v Cape Verde Islands · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
UruguayCape Verde Islands
64.8%35.2%
Possession
168
Shots
23
Shots on target
113
Corners
104
Fouls
22
Cards
Full-time
Match report
Stalemate Ensues as Uruguay and Cape Verde Islands Finish 2-2
Uruguay and Cape Verde Islands settled for a 2-2 draw in the World Cup match at Miami Stadium.
Cape Verde Islands took an early lead when Kevin Lenini in the 21st minute making it 1-0.
Uruguay equalised 1-1 just before the half-time whistle as Maxi Araújo.
Uruguay play Spain on 27 June. Cape Verde Islands' next opponent is Saudi Arabia on 27 June.
Uruguay took the lead just before the half-time whistle as Agustín Canobbio netted set up by Maxi Araújo.
In the 61st minute Hélio Varela equalised for Cape Verde Islands.
Match stats
Advanced
Uruguay v Cape Verde Islands · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
1.940.44
Expected goals (xG)
1.510.17
xG on target
21
Big chances created
Match stats
Player Ratings
30 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Uruguay
Cape Verde Islands
Dugout
Coaches in focus
Caldera v Brito · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Uruguay
3 markets
vs
Cape Verde
3 markets
91.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
2001Oddschecker (best price)
5.25Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
67.00Oddschecker (best price)
1.20Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
3.00Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands
18 qualifiers · 10 qualifiers
UruguayCape Verde Islands
1.2Goals for1.6
0.7Goals ag.0.8
28%BTTS %30%
33%Over 2.5 %40%
56%Clean sheet70%
44%Failed to score10%
Referee
E. Eskås
Profile on Cards tab
Recent Results · Qualifying Games
Win Draw Loss
Uruguay
- 1-1ASaudi Arabia15 Jun
- 0-0AChile10 Sept
- 3-0HPeru5 Sept
- 2-0HVenezuela11 Jun
- 0-2AParaguay6 Jun
- 0-0ABolivia25 Mar
- 0-1HArgentina21 Mar
- 1-1ABrazil20 Nov
- 3-2HColombia16 Nov
- 0-0HEcuador16 Oct
Cape Verde Islands
- 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
- 2-0AEswatini21 Nov
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Uruguay
overall
3/10
Cape Verde Islands
overall
3/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Uruguay
overall
2/10
Cape Verde Islands
overall
4/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Uruguay
overall
6/10
Cape Verde Islands
overall
6/10
Group HView group
| Team | PL | W | D | L | +/− | GD | PTS | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 2 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | -4 | 2 |
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