Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde Islands - World Cup · Round of 32

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Argentina

3 - 2

Cape Verde Islands

3 Jul 2026 · 22:00 Venue: Hard Rock Stadium Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada

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Match events

L. Messi (L. Martinez)

29'

59'

D. Duarte (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. Martinez (A. Mac Allister)

92'

100'

D. Duarte (Y. Semedo)

100'

K. Lenini (Benchimol)

103'

S. Lopes Cabral (Y. Semedo)

N. Molina (G. Montiel)

104'

D. Borges

111'

Gonzalo Montiel

115'

Lineups

Argentina

Formation: 4-4-2 Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Starting XI

23E. MartinezG
26N. MolinaD
13C. RomeroD
6L. MartinezD
25F. MedinaD
7R. de PaulM
20A. Mac AllisterM
24E. FernandezM
16T. AlmadaM
10L. MessiF
22L. MartinezF

Substitutes

12G. RulliG
1J. MussoG
19N. OtamendiD
5L. ParedesM
14E. PalaciosM
4G. MontielD
15N. GonzalezF
17G. SimeoneF
3N. TagliaficoD
11G. Lo CelsoM
2M. SenesiD
9J. AlvarezF
21J. LopezF
8V. BarcoM
18N. PazF

Cape Verde Islands

Formation: 4-1-4-1 Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito

Starting XI

1VozinhaG
22S. MoreiraD
4R. LopesD
3D. BorgesD
13S. Lopes CabralD
6K. LeniniM
20R. MendesM
15L. DuarteM
14D. DuarteM
7J. CabralM
21N. Da CostaF

Substitutes

12M. RosaG
23dos Santos CJG
11G. RodriguesF
10J. MonteiroM
5L. CostaD
25K. PiresD
8Joao PauloM
18T. ArcanjoM
26H. VarelaF
2StopiraD
17W. SemedoF
16Y. SemedoM
9BenchimolF
19D. LivramentoF
24W. PinaD

Statistics

64% Possession 36%

22 Shots 16

10 On target 5

849 Passes 476

92% Pass % 86%

13 Fouls 12

8 Corners 8

3 Offsides 2

Match analysis

Cape Verde lost 2-3 to Argentina.

Goalscorers: L. Messi, D. Duarte and L. Martinez.

11 substitutions were made during the match.