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Cape Verde

FIFA #64 · 2ndin Group H · 0-1-0
Nope, tied.
Cape Verde tied Spain
Cape Verde0-1-0 0 – 0 Spain0-1-0
FT · Mon, Jun 15

Match Details

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) · 67,640 fans · FOX, Telemundo, Peacock View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Spain 0, Cabo Verde 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Spain 0, Cabo Verde 0.
  • 90'+5'Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5'Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kevin Pina.
  • 90'+5'Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Telmo Arcanjo.
  • 90'+3'Pedri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Pedri (Spain).
  • 90'+3'Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Spain. Conceded by Diney Borges.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Diney Borges (Cabo Verde) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Telmo Arcanjo with a cross.

Line Score

12T
CPV 00 0
ESP 00 0

Match Leaders

Cape Verde
Spain

FIFA World Cup Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Spain 3210+57
2 Cape Verde 303003
3 Uruguay 3021-12
4 Saudi Arabia 3021-42

Key Events

90'+3'Pedri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Rodri.
81'Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Ferran Torres.
79'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Telmo Arcanjo replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
76'Substitution, Cabo Verde. João Paulo replaces Sidny Cabral.
71'Substitution, Spain. Lamine Yamal replaces Gavi.
71'Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Fabián Ruiz.
61'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Nuno da Costa replaces Dailon Livramento.
61'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Deroy Duarte replaces Laros Duarte.
61'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Willy Semedo replaces Jovane Cabral because of an injury.
16'Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Cape VerdeSpain
General
25.7 Possession % 74.3
6 Shots 27
1 On Target 7
3 Offsides 2
1 Corners 11
1 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
205 Passes Completed 734
1 Crosses Won 6
11 Tackles Won 12
15 Interceptions 6
46 Clearances 7
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 1

Recent Form

Spain D W D D W
Cape Verde L L L W W

Starting Lineups

Spain4-3-3
23 Simón
5 Llorente 22 Cubarsí 14 Laporte 24 Cucurella
8 Ruiz 16 Rodri 20 Pedri
7 Torres 21 Oyarzabal 9 Gavi
19 Livramento
7 Cabral 10 Monteiro 15 Duarte 20 Mendes
6 Pina
13 Lopes Cabral 3 Borges 4 Lopes 22 Moreira
1 Vozinha
Cape Verde4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Spain

  1. US #23 Unai SimónG
  2. AL #14 Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. PC #22 Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. MC #24 Marc CucurellaLB
  5. ML #5 Marcos LlorenteRB
  6. R #16 RodriCM
  7. P #20 PedriLM
  8. FR #8 Fabián RuizRM
  9. MO #21 Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. G #9 GaviLF
  11. FT #7 Ferran TorresRF
Substitutes · 4 used

Cape Verde

  1. V #1 VozinhaG
  2. DB #3 Diney BorgesCD-L
  3. PL #4 Pico LopesCD-R
  4. KP #6 Kevin PinaDM
  5. SL #13 Sidny Lopes CabralLB
  6. #22 Steven MoreiraRB
  7. #10 Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
  8. #15 Laros DuarteCM-R
  9. JC #7 Jovane CabralLM
  10. RM #20 Ryan MendesRM
  11. DL #19 Dailon LivramentoF
Substitutes · 5 used

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News

The summer of the underdog: why outsiders are the most compelling sights in sport | Natalie Tan
· The Guardian
Thanks to Arthur Fery, Maja Chwalinska and Cape Verde, we have been blessed with a glut of unexpected stories of late “Where has he been?” Gary Neville said of Vozinha, the Cape Verde goalkeeper. “We should have met him…
Delirium, despair, pride: with the fans on Cape Verde’s World Cup rollercoaster
· The Guardian
Rotterdam is home to 25,000 Cape Verdeans and 1,600 of them gathered in a beer garden to watch an unforgettable game against Argentina Rotterdam knows how to script a football fairytale. Six players from the Cape Verde…
Tiny Cape Verde steal the show against Argentina in a performance to last in World Cup lore
· The Guardian
The African minnows capped off an impressive run with a heroic performance in a 3-2 loss to the defending champions It was a sight we’d seen hundreds of times before, six times previously in this World Cup alone. Lionel…
For all Cape Verde’s heroics, Africa’s World Cup could and perhaps should have been better | Jonathan Wilson
· The Guardian
Egypt and Morocco are in the last 16 after shootouts, but the continent’s pyramid appears to be getting broader rather than much higher For Africa, this World Cup feels like one of those classic memes from the early…
Cape Verde exit World Cup with heads held high: ‘We did our best and we did it with bravery’
· The Guardian
Coach Bubista says campaign has been ‘source of great pride’ Tiny archipelago nation bows out after 3-2 defeat to Argentina Lionel Messi and Argentina will move on to Atlanta and a last-16 tie against Egypt on Tuesday…

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