Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde Islands — Result & Stats

World Cup· Round of 32

📅 Friday, 3 July 2026, 22:00🏟 Hard Rock Stadium👤 Drew Fischer, Canada

Argentina

3 - 2

Match Finished

Cape Verde Islands

L. Messi 29'L. Martinez 92'D. Borges 111' (OG)⚽D. Duarte 59'S. Lopes Cabral 103'

Match Events

⚽L. Messi1 - 0assist L. Martinez
29'
59'
⚽D. Duarte1 - 1assist R. Mendes
🔁L. Martinez↔ J. Alvarez
63'
🔁T. Almada↔ N. Gonzalez
64'
67'
🔁L. Duarte↔ J. Monteiro
67'
🔁N. Da Costa↔ D. Livramento
68'
🟨Kevin Lenini
80'
🔁J. Cabral↔ H. Varela
80'
🔁R. Mendes↔ W. Semedo
🔁R. de Paul↔ L. Paredes
84'
🔁F. Medina↔ N. Tagliafico
86'
⚽L. Martinez2 - 1assist A. Mac Allister
92'
100'
🔁D. Duarte↔ Y. Semedo
100'
🔁K. Lenini↔ Benchimol
103'
⚽S. Lopes Cabral2 - 2assist Y. Semedo
🔁N. Molina↔ G. Montiel
104'
⚽D. Borges3 - 2Own goal
111'
🟨Gonzalo Montiel
115'

Top stats

64%Ball possession36%

10Shots on Goal5

5Shots off Goal5

22Total Shots16

7Blocked Shots6

15Shots inside box6

7Shots outside box10

13Fouls12

8Corner Kicks8

3Offsides2

1Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

3Goalkeeper Saves8

849Total passes476

779Passes accurate408

92%Pass accuracy86%

2.16Expected goals (xG)0.45

-0.60Goals prevented-0.60

Line-ups

Coaches

Lionel Scaloni

Coach

Pedro Leitao Brito

Coach

Bench

Argentina
12 G. Rulli
1 J. Musso
19 N. Otamendi
5 L. Paredes→ 84’7.2
14 E. Palacios
4 G. Montiel→ 104’6.3
15 N. Gonzalez→ 64’6.5
17 G. Simeone
3 N. Tagliafico→ 86’6.9
11 G. Celso
2 M. Senesi
9 J. Alvarez→ 63’6.5
21 J. Lopez
8 V. Barco
18 N. Paz

Cape Verde Islands
12 M. Rosa
23 d. CJ
11 G. Rodrigues
10 J. Monteiro→ 67’6.5
5 L. Costa
25 K. Pires
8 J. Paulo
18 T. Arcanjo
26 H. Varela→ 80’6.7
2 Stopira
17 W. Semedo→ 80’6.3
16 Y. Semedo👟→ 100’6.9
9 Benchimol→ 100’6.5
19 D. Livramento→ 67’6.3
24 W. Pina

Table

Group H
#	Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
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

Group J
#	Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	8-1	+7	9
2	Austria	3	1	1	1	6-6	0	4
3	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5-7	-2	4
4	Jordan	3	0	0	3	3-8	-5	0

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Group A
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	-1	3
4	Czechia	3	-4	1

Group B
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Switzerland	3	+4	7
2	Canada	3	+5	4
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	-1	4
4	Qatar	3	-8	1

Group C
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	+6	7
2	Morocco	3	+3	7
3	Scotland	3	-3	3
4	Haiti	3	-6	0

Group D
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	USA	3	+4	6
2	Australia	3	0	4
3	Paraguay	3	-2	4
4	Türkiye	3	-2	3

Group E
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	+6	6
2	Ivory Coast	3	+2	6
3	Ecuador	3	0	4
4	Curaçao	3	-8	1

Group F
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	+6	7
2	Japan	3	+4	5
3	Sweden	3	0	4
4	Tunisia	3	-10	0

Group G
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	3	+4	5
2	Egypt	3	+2	5
3	Iran	3	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	-6	1

Group H
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	+5	7
2	Cape Verde Islands	3	0	3
3	Uruguay	3	-1	2
4	Saudi Arabia	3	-4	2

Group I
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	France	3	+8	9
2	Norway	3	+1	6
3	Senegal	3	+2	3
4	Iraq	3	-11	0

Group J
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	3	+7	9
2	Austria	3	0	4
3	Algeria	3	-2	4
4	Jordan	3	-5	0

Group K
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Colombia	3	+3	7
2	Portugal	3	+5	5
3	Congo DR	3	+1	4
4	Uzbekistan	3	-9	0

Group L
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	England	3	+4	7
2	Croatia	3	0	6
3	Ghana	3	0	4
4	Panama	3	-4	0

Group Stage
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Congo DR	3	+1	4
2	Sweden	3	0	4
3	Ghana	3	0	4
4	Ecuador	3	0	4
5	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	-1	4
6	Algeria	3	-2	4
7	Paraguay	3	-2	4
8	Senegal	3	+2	3
9	Iran	3	0	3
10	South Korea	3	-1	3
11	Scotland	3	-3	3
12	Uruguay	3	-1	2