FIFA World Cup

Cape Verde

Past match
Tied.
Cape Verde tied Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 Cape Verde
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Match Details

NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas) · 68,278 fans · FS1, Universo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12T
CPV 00 0
KSA 00 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

TeamGPWDLGDPts
Spain 3210+57
Cape Verde 303003
Uruguay 3021-12
Saudi Arabia 3021-42

Key Events

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.
82'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Moteb Al Harbi replaces Nawaf Bu Washl.
71'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Garry Rodrigues replaces Ryan Mendes.
71'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Laros Duarte replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
67'Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Sultan Mandash.
66'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Abu Al Shamat replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
61'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Hélio Varela replaces Willy Semedo.
61'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Nuno da Costa replaces Dailon Livramento.
45'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Musab Al Juwayr replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
33'Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Lajami replaces Hassan Al Tambakti because of an injury.
8'Wagner Pina (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4'Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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

Cape Verde

  1. V #1 VozinhaG
  2. DB #3 Diney BorgesCD-L
  3. PL #4 Pico LopesCD-R
  4. KP #6 Kevin PinaDM
  5. JP #8 João PauloLB
  6. WP #24 Wagner PinaRB
  7. #10 Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
  8. #14 Deroy DuarteCM-R
  9. WS #17 Willy SemedoLM
  10. RM #20 Ryan MendesRM
  11. DL #19 Dailon LivramentoF

Saudi Arabia

  1. MA #21 Mohammed Al-OwaisG
  2. HA #5 Hassan Al-TambaktiCD-L
  3. AA #4 Abdulelah Al-AmriCD-R
  4. NB #13 Nawaf BoushalLB
  5. SA #12 Saud AbdulhamidRB
  6. NA #6 Nasser Al-DawsariCM-L
  7. AA #15 Abdullah Al-KhaibariCM-R
  8. SA #10 Salem Al-DawsariLM
  9. SM #20 Sultan MandashRM
  10. MK #23 Mohamed KannoCF-L
  11. FA #9 Feras Al-BrikanCF-R

Roster

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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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Recent Results
L 2–3 at Argentina D 0–0 vs Saudi Arabia