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Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands

FIFA World Cup · 2026 · Round of 32

FIFA World Cup · 2026 · Round of 32

Argentina

Full time

Cape Verde Islands

Hard Rock Stadium

Argentina beat Cape Verde Islands 3-2 in the FIFA World Cup on Friday 3 July. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.

Timeline

  1. 29'Goal. Lionel Messi (Lisandro Martínez)Normal GoalTeam: Argentina
  2. 59'Goal. D. Duarte (Ryan Mendes)Normal GoalTeam: Cape Verde Islands
  3. 63'Substitution. L. Martínez replaced by Julián ÁlvarezSubstitution 1Team: Argentina
  4. 64'Substitution. Thiago Almada replaced by Nicolás GonzálezSubstitution 2Team: Argentina
  5. 67'Substitution. L. Duarte replaced by Jamiro MonteiroSubstitution 1Team: Cape Verde Islands
  6. 67'Substitution. Nuno Da Costa replaced by Dailon Rocha LivramentoSubstitution 2Team: Cape Verde Islands
  7. 68'Yellow card. KevinYellow Card · FoulTeam: Cape Verde Islands
  8. 80'Substitution. Jovane Cabral replaced by H. VarelaSubstitution 3Team: Cape Verde Islands
  9. 80'Substitution. Ryan Mendes replaced by W. SemedoSubstitution 4Team: Cape Verde Islands
  10. 84'Substitution. Rodrigo De Paul replaced by L. ParedesSubstitution 3Team: Argentina
  11. 86'Substitution. F. Medina replaced by N. TagliaficoSubstitution 4Team: Argentina
  12. 92'Goal. Lisandro Martínez (Alexis Mac Allister)Normal GoalTeam: Argentina
  13. 100'Substitution. D. Duarte replaced by Yannick SemedoSubstitution 5Team: Cape Verde Islands
  14. 100'Substitution. Kevin replaced by Gilson TavaresSubstitution 6Team: Cape Verde Islands
  15. 103'Goal. Sidny Lopes Cabral (Yannick Semedo)Normal GoalTeam: Cape Verde Islands
  16. 104'Substitution. Nahuel Molina replaced by Gonzalo MontielSubstitution 5Team: Argentina
  17. 111'Own goal. DineyOwn GoalTeam: Argentina
  18. 115'Yellow card. Gonzalo MontielYellow Card · FoulTeam: Argentina

Line-ups

Argentina

Formation 4-4-2

D. Martínez6.9
Lisandro Martínez9.2
C. Romero7.2
F. Medina7.0
Nahuel Molina6.2
Rodrigo De Paul7.6
Thiago Almada6.7
Alexis Mac Allister6.9
E. Fernández7.0
Lionel Messi9.3
L. Martínez6.2

Cape Verde Islands

Formation 4-1-4-1

Vózinha8.5
3
Diney6.2
R. Lopes6.9
Sidny Lopes Cabral7.3
22
Steven Moreira6.2
6
Kevin7.0
7
Jovane Cabral6.7
D. Duarte7.2
L. Duarte6.2
20
Ryan Mendes6.6
Nuno Da Costa6.0

Argentina

4-4-2

Substitutes

Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Cape Verde Islands

4-1-4-1

Substitutes

  • 2Stopira
  • 5Logan Costa
  • 8João Paulo
  • 9Gilson Tavares
  • 10Jamiro Monteiro
  • 11G. Rodrigues
  • 12Márcio Rosa
  • 16Yannick Semedo
  • 17W. Semedo
  • 18Telmo Arcanjo
  • 19Dailon Rocha Livramento
  • 23CJ Dos Santos
  • 24Wagner Pina
  • 25K. Pires
  • 26H. Varela

Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito

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Match statistics

ArgentinaCape Verde Islands
64%
Possession
36%
22
Shots
16
10
Shots on target
5
5
Shots off target
5
7
Shots blocked
6
15
Shots inside the box
6
7
Shots outside the box
10
3
Saves
8
8
Corners
8
3
Offsides
2
13
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
849
Passes
476
779
Accurate passes
408
92%
Pass accuracy
86%

FIFA World Cup

Group H
TeamPGDPts
1Spain2+44
2Cape Verde Islands202
3Saudi Arabia2-41
Group J
TeamPGDPts
1Argentina2+46
2Austria203
3Jordan2-40