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Argentina 3:2 Cape Verde Islands

Argentina beat Cape Verde Islands 3:2 in the World Cup Round of 32 at Hard Rock Stadium on 3 July 2026, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Argentina
Full time

3 : 2

HT 1 : 0

ET 2 : 1

Cape Verde Islands

Form and Table

Full table: World Cup

Match Events

  1. Argentina: L. MessiGoal | Assist: L. Martinez
    29'
  2. 59'
    Cape Verde Islands: D. DuarteGoal | Assist: R. Mendes
  3. Argentina: J. AlvarezSubstitution | Off: L. Martinez
    63'
  4. Argentina: N. GonzalezSubstitution | Off: T. Almada
    64'
  5. 67'
    Cape Verde Islands: J. MonteiroSubstitution | Off: L. Duarte
  6. 67'
    Cape Verde Islands: D. LivramentoSubstitution | Off: N. Da Costa
  7. 68'
    Cape Verde Islands: K. LeniniYellow Card | Holding
  8. 80'
    Cape Verde Islands: W. SemedoSubstitution | Off: R. Mendes
  9. 80'
    Cape Verde Islands: H. VarelaSubstitution | Off: J. Cabral
  10. Argentina: L. ParedesSubstitution | Off: R. de Paul
    84'
  11. Argentina: N. TagliaficoSubstitution | Off: F. Medina
    86'
  12. Argentina: L. MartinezGoal | Assist: A. Mac Allister
    92'
  13. 100'
    Cape Verde Islands: Y. SemedoSubstitution | Off: D. Duarte
  14. 100'
    Cape Verde Islands: BenchimolSubstitution | Off: K. Lenini
  15. 103'
    Cape Verde Islands: S. Lopes CabralGoal | Assist: Y. Semedo
  16. Argentina: G. MontielSubstitution | Off: N. Molina
    104'
  17. Argentina: D. BorgesOwn Goal
    111'
  18. Argentina: G. MontielYellow Card | Tripping
    115'

Match Stats

  • Argentina
  • Cape Verde Islands
64% Ball Possession 36%
2.15 Expected Goals 0.36
22 Total Shots 13
10 Shots on Goal 5
5 Shots off Goal 4
7 Blocked Shots 4
15 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 7
8 Corner Kicks 7
3 Offsides 2
13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
Red Cards
3 Goalkeeper Saves 8
843 Total Passes 466
776 Accurate Passes 401
92% Pass Accuracy 86%
-0.60 Goals Prevented -0.60

Lineups

Argentina

Formation: 4-4-2

Emiliano Martínez
Facundo Medina Lisandro Martínez Cristian Romero Nahuel Molina
Thiago Almada Enzo Fernández Alexis Mac Allister Rodrigo De Paul
Lautaro Martínez Lionel Messi

Substitutes

Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Cape Verde Islands

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Vozinha
Sidny Lopes Cabral Diney Borges Pico Steven Moreira
Kevin Lenini
Jovane Cabral Deroy Duarte Laros Duarte Ryan Mendes
Nuno Da Costa

Substitutes

Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito

Player Ratings: Top 5

Argentina
Player Minutes Rating
Lionel Messi 121 9.5
Lisandro Martínez 121 9.2
Rodrigo De Paul 84 7.6
Cristian Romero 121 7.2
Leandro Paredes 37 7.0
Cape Verde Islands
Player Minutes Rating
Vozinha 121 8.2
Sidny Lopes Cabral 121 7.5
Deroy Duarte 100 7.2
Kevin Lenini 100 7.0
Yannick Semedo 21 6.9

Updated: 7 Jul 2026, 05:32 UTC