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Cape Verde
Nope, tied.
Cape Verde tied Saudi Arabia
Match Details
NRG Stadium
(Houston, Texas)
· 68,278 fans
· Fox Sports 1, Universo, FOX One
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Highlights
Cape Verde's dream run continues, will face Argentina in R32
Cape Verde drew Saudi Arabia 0-0 to finish second in Group H
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Commentary
- ·Match ends, Cabo Verde 0, Saudi Arabia 0.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Cabo Verde 0, Saudi Arabia 0.
- 90'+5'Offside, Cabo Verde. Garry Rodrigues is caught offside.
- 90'+4'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Steven Moreira replaces Wagner Pina.
- 90'+3'Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3'João Paulo (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3'Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia).
- 90'+2'Attempt saved. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vozinha (Cabo Verde). Assisted by Feras Al Brikan.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 88'VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Leaders
Saudi Arabia- SA Saud Abdulhamid · 1Total Shots
- MA Mohammed Al-Owais · 2Saves
- SA Saud Abdulhamid · 14Defensive Interventions
- NA Nasser Al-Dawsari · 49Accurate Passes
Cape Verde- KP Kevin Pina · 2Total Shots
- V Vozinha · 3Saves
- JP João Paulo · 13Defensive Interventions
- DB Diney Borges · 56Accurate Passes
FIFA World Cup Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
Key Events
90'+3'Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Moteb Al Harbi replaces Nawaf Bu Washl.
67'Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Abu Al Shamat replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
45'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Musab Al Juwayr replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
Team Stats
Saudi ArabiaCape Verde
General
49
Possession %
51
7
Shots
15
3
On Target
2
0
Offsides
2
2
Corners
4
16
Fouls
10
Passing & Defense
359
Passes Completed
381
3
Crosses Won
2
15
Tackles Won
12
11
Interceptions
13
25
Clearances
29
Discipline
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Saves
3
Recent Form
Cape Verde
W
W
D
D
D
Saudi Arabia
W
D
D
L
D
Starting Lineups
Saudi Arabia4-4-2
Cape Verde4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Cape Verde
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V #1 VozinhaG
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DB #3 Diney BorgesCD-L
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PL #4 Pico LopesCD-R
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KP #6 Kevin PinaDM
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JP #8 João PauloLB
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WP #24 Wagner PinaRB
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#10 Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
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#14 Deroy DuarteCM-R
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WS #17 Willy SemedoLM
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RM #20 Ryan MendesRM
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DL #19 Dailon LivramentoF
Substitutes · 5 used
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JC #7 Jovane Cabral
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GR #11 Garry Rodrigues 71' for Ryan Mendes
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CD #23 CJ dos Santos
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ND #21 Nuno da Costa 61' for Dailon Livramento
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KP #25 Kelvin Pires
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HV #26 Hélio Varela 61' for Willy Semedo
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MR #12 Márcio Rosa
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YS #16 Yannick Semedo
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LD #15 Laros Duarte 71' for Jamiro Monteiro
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S #2 Stopira
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LC #5 Logan Costa
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SM #22 Steven Moreira 90'+4' for Wagner Pina
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GB #9 Gilson Benchimol
Saudi Arabia
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MA #21 Mohammed Al-OwaisG
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HA #5 Hassan Al-TambaktiCD-L
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AA #4 Abdulelah Al-AmriCD-R
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NB #13 Nawaf BoushalLB
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SA #12 Saud AbdulhamidRB
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NA #6 Nasser Al-DawsariCM-L
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AA #15 Abdullah Al-KhaibariCM-R
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SA #10 Salem Al-DawsariLM
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SM #20 Sultan MandashRM
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MK #23 Mohamed KannoCF-L
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FA #9 Feras Al-BrikanCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used
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ZA #16 Ziyad Al-Johani
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HK #14 Hassan Kadish
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SA #11 Saleh Al-Shehri
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AA #18 Ala Al-Hajji
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AL #3 Ali Lajami 33' for Hassan Al-Tambakti
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JT #25 Jehad Thakri
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MA #24 Moteb Al-Harbi 82' for Nawaf Boushal
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AA #22 Ahmed Al-Kassar
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MA #26 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat 66' for Salem Al-Dawsari
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AM #2 Ali Majrashi
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MA #7 Musab Al-Juwayr 45' for Abdullah Al-Khaibari
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NA #1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
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AA #19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan 66' for Sultan Mandash
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KA #17 Khalid Al-Ghannam
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AY #8 Aiman Yahya
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