Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands, Worldcup 2026 LAST 32

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Argentina
3 – 2
Full Time
Cape Verde Islands
Fri 3 Jul 2026 · 22:00 UTC Hard Rock Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lionel Messi 29' 1–0
1–1 59' Deroy Duarte
Lisandro Martinez 93' 2–1
2–2 103' Sidny Lopes Cabral
Christian Romero 111' 3–2
Y 68' Kevin Pina
Gonzalo Montiel 115' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Assistant 1 Michael Barwegen (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Lyes Arfa
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Cape Verde Islands
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-03 Argentina 3–2 Cape Verde Islands

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Cape Verde Islands H 3–2 W
28 Jun Jordan A 3–1 W
22 Jun Austria H 2–0 W
17 Jun Algeria H 3–0 W
18 Dec France H 7–5 W
13 Dec Croatia H 3–0 W
Cape Verde Islands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Argentina A 2–3 L
27 Jun Saudi Arabia H 0–0 D
21 Jun Uruguay A 2–2 D
15 Jun Spain A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Argentina Cape Verde Islands
#37 Position #30
9 Points 3
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 0
8 Scored 2
1 Conceded 2
+7 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
50% Clean Sheets
Cape Verde Islands this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Cape Verde Islands are 30th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cape Verde Islands
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Argentina to score. At the same time, Cape Verde Islands does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Argentina and Cape Verde Islands are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Argentina are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cape Verde Islands backline.
  • 15' Argentina seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cape Verde Islands that had 4 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 29' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 29. Assisted by Lisandro Martinez
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Cape Verde Islands fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' Thiago Almada has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' Argentina currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' Cape Verde Islands international Ryan Mendes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Deroy Duarte gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Julian Alvarez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lautaro Martinez at the 64 minute mark.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Cape Verde Islands! Jamiro Monteiro comes on to replace Laros Duarte.
  • 68' Cape Verde Islands player sees a card in front of him.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' Helio Varela is replacing Jovane Cabral for the Cape Verde Islands side.
  • 84' The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Rodrigo de Paul departs to be replaced by Leandro Paredes.
  • 85' Argentina make a change. Facundo Medina trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Tagliafico on 85 minutes.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gilson Tavares made 176 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Full Time. Argentina beats Cape Verde Islands

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Cape Verde Islands Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bubista

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.14 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Cape Verde Islands xG
I would bet for: Argentina to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Argentina63% Draw22% Cape Verde Islands15%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
84%
Draw or Cape Verde Islands
37%
Argentina or Cape Verde Islands
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Argentina46% Draw41% Cape Verde Islands13%
Actual: Argentina win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
10.5%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Cape Verde Islands covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 23% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Cape Verde Islands keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.