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Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

3
-FT
2
Jul 03, 2026
Miami Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
115'Yellow Card
Argentina
Goal!
3-2
Diney Borges
Diney Borges
111'·Argentina
⚽
Argentina
Goal!
2-2
Sidny Lopes Cabral
Sidny Lopes Cabral
103'·Cape Verde Islands
⚽
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Goal!
2-1
Lisandro Martínez
Lisandro Martínez
92'·Argentina
⚽
Argentina
Argentina
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde Islands
68'Yellow Card
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Argentina
Argentina
Goal!
1-1
Deroy Duarte
Deroy Duarte
59'·Cape Verde Islands
⚽
Goal!
1-0
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
29'·Argentina
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Argentina
Argentina
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde Islands
64%Ball Possession36%
22Shots Total16
10Shots On Target5
8Corners8
13Fouls12
1Yellow Cards1
3Offsides2
3Saves8
850Passes476
5Shots Off Target5
174Attacks91
82Dangerous Attacks35
15Shots Inside Box6
7Shots Outside Box10
3Goals2
14Free Kicks16
6Shots Blocked7
5Substitutions6
22Tackles19
1Assists1
779Accurate Passes409
2Injuries0
15Total Crosses20
6Accurate Crosses5
9Interceptions9
57Duels Won54
3Big Chances Created0
2Big Chances Missed0

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
8.7
120'106/9
45(84%)
1
8/16
8.5
120'111/1
119(98%)
-
3/5
7.5
120'002/4
111(92%)
1
5/11
7.3
120'010/2
89(90%)
4
7/14
7.2
36'001/1
41(95%)
1
1/1
7.1
84'00-
76(95%)
1
1/4
7.0
57'000/2
29(72%)
3
7/12
7.0
120'000/1
117(96%)
2
6/9
7.0
86'00-
47(91%)
3
4/4
6.8
57'000/1
21(91%)
-
1/5
6.8
34'00-
20(95%)
3
7/7
6.5
16'000/1
5(60%)
-
0/1
6.5
63'00-
34(88%)
-
3/5
6.4
120'00-
28(79%)
-
-
6.4
63'00-
14(100%)
-
1/10
6.3
104'00-
54(93%)
3
3/7

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Argentina15W1010010115/1513-1
Cape Verde Islands15D363009/158-2
Argentina — last 5 games
  1. W2-0 vs Honduras2026-06-07
  2. W3-0 vs Iceland2026-06-10
  3. W3-0 vs Algeria2026-06-17
  4. W2-0 vs Austria2026-06-22
  5. W3-1 @ Jordan2026-06-28
Cape Verde Islands — last 5 games
  1. W3-0 vs Serbia2026-05-31
  2. W3-0 vs Bermuda2026-06-06
  3. D0-0 @ Spain2026-06-15
  4. D2-2 @ Uruguay2026-06-21
  5. D0-0 vs Saudi Arabia2026-06-27
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Argentina152.8780%53%27%27%67%7%
Cape Verde Islands152.4773%47%20%40%60%20%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
ArgentinaHome1091026-32.860%70%
Cape Verde IslandsAway825114-111.3850%38%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Argentina1520-318-247%100%13-0-2
Cape Verde Islands158-717-568%60%5-6-4

How we calculate this

World Cup Standings

World Cup · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
13+69
···
43-61
13+57
2303
33-12
43-42
33+23
43-110
13+79
2304
33-24
43-40

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

World Cup 16th Finals
Argentina
8 matches
7Wins0
0Draws3
1Losses1
19Goals4
2.38Goals per game1.00
8Goals conceded5
1.00Goals per game conceded1.25

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (8 vs 4 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityArgentina 60% · X · Draw 22% · Cape Verde Islands 18%
1 · Home Win
60%
X · Draw
22%
2 · Away Win
18%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.91 vs 0.95
Projected Total: 2.86
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
52%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
39% / 15%
Argentina / Cape Verde Islands
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 0(11.0%)2 - 0(10.5%)1 - 1(10.4%)
Last Matches

Match summary

Argentina beat Cape Verde Islands 3-2 in the World Cup, 16th Finals after extra time. Extra time produced 3 goals.

Argentina had won 10 matches in a row before this one.

Goals came from Lionel Messi (29'), Lisandro Martínez (92') and Diney Borges (111' og) for Argentina and Deroy Duarte (59') and Sidny Lopes Cabral (103') for Cape Verde Islands.