Argentina vs Cape Verde — FIFA World Cup
FIFA World CupWorld Cup 2026
Fri 3 Jul··Round of 32·Neutral venue·Argentina won
- 8Corners8
- 1Cards1
- 22Shots16
- 10Shots on target5
- 13Fouls12
- 16Throw-ins18
- 3Offsides2
- 11Goal kicks8
- 3Saves8
- 22Tackles19
- 9Interceptions9
- 10Dribbles12
Period
Match statistics
| Argentina | Statistic | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 64 | Ball possession | 36 |
| 2.26 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.47 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 22 | Total shots | 16 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 16 | Throw-ins | 18 |
| 11 | Goal kicks | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 10 | Dribbles | 12 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 8 |
| 3 | Big chances | 0 |
| 850 | Passes | 476 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 13 |
| 779 | Accurate passes | 409 |
| Shots | ||
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 15 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 10 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 2 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 52 | Touches in penalty area | 16 |
| 5 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 16 | Throw-ins | 18 |
| 6 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 25 | Accurate long balls | 23 |
| 81 | Final third entries | 57 |
| Duels | ||
| 51% | Duels won (%) | 49% |
| 13 | Dispossessed | 10 |
| 10 | Dribbles | 12 |
| 43% | Ground duels (%) | 42% |
| 14% | Aerial duels (%) | 12% |
| Defending | ||
| 13% | Tackles won (%) | 7% |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 26 |
| 46 | Ball recoveries | 51 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 11 | Goal kicks | 8 |
| -0.52 | Goals prevented | -0.58 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 2.3 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.5 |
| Argentina | Statistic | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 66 | Ball possession | 34 |
| 0.44 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.05 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 5 | Fouls | 4 |
| 4 | Total shots | 1 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Throw-ins | 8 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 10 | Tackles | 9 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 386 | Passes | 200 |
| 4 | Free kicks | 5 |
| 361 | Accurate passes | 171 |
| Shots | ||
| 1 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 2 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| 5 | Throw-ins | 8 |
| 0 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Accurate long balls | 12 |
| 31 | Final third entries | 20 |
| Duels | ||
| 45% | Duels won (%) | 55% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 5 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 18% | Ground duels (%) | 22% |
| 2% | Aerial duels (%) | 2% |
| Defending | ||
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 4% |
| 3 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 5 | Clearances | 2 |
| 24 | Ball recoveries | 19 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.4 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.0 |
| Argentina | Statistic | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 70 | Ball possession | 30 |
| 1.26 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.14 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 11 | Total shots | 5 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Tackles | 7 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 0 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 328 | Passes | 136 |
| 6 | Free kicks | 7 |
| 298 | Accurate passes | 114 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 7 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 4 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Accurate long balls | 5 |
| 36 | Final third entries | 18 |
| Duels | ||
| 54% | Duels won (%) | 46% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 4 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 0 |
| 15% | Ground duels (%) | 12% |
| 4% | Aerial duels (%) | 4% |
| Defending | ||
| 3% | Tackles won (%) | 2% |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 7 | Clearances | 19 |
| 16 | Ball recoveries | 18 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 1.9 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.4 |
Events
108 recorded · 18 key
First half
- 1'Kick-off
- 4'FoulRodrigo De Paul
- 7'Shot blockedRyan Mendes
- 10'FoulCristian Romero
- 15'Shot off targetLionel Messi
- 17'FoulJovane Cabral
- 18'Shot on targetLionel Messi
- 29'GoalLionel Messi1–0
- 32'FoulNahuel Molina
- 36'OffsideNahuel Molina
- 40'FoulDeroy Duarte
- 41'OffsideFacundo Medina
- 42'FoulDeroy Duarte
- 43'FoulDiney Borges
- 43'FoulLautaro Martínez
- 45'Shot on targetEnzo Fernández
- 45+1'Added time
- 45+2'FoulLionel Messi
- 45+2'End of period
Second half
- 46'Kick-off
- 48'CornerNahuel Molina
- 49'CornerRodrigo De Paul
- 49'Shot blockedJovane Cabral
- 50'FoulLautaro Martínez
- 50'Shot off targetRyan Mendes
- 53'FoulThiago Almada
- 54'Shot on targetDeroy Duarte
- 58'FoulCristian Romero
- 59'GoalDeroy Duarte1–1
- 63'CornerDiney Borges
- 63'SubstitutionJulián Alvarez
- 63'Shot on targetLionel Messi
- 64'SubstitutionNicolás González
- 67'Shot off targetEnzo Fernández
- 67'SubstitutionDailon Rocha Livramento
- 67'SubstitutionJamiro Monteiro
- 68'FoulKevin Pina
- 68'Yellow cardKevin Pina
- 69'Shot blockedLionel Messi
- 71'FoulDeroy Duarte
- 73'CornerVozinha
- 73'Shot off targetNicolás González
- 73'Shot on targetLionel Messi
- 77'FoulAlexis Mac Allister
- 78'Shot off targetKevin Pina
- 78'FoulDailon Rocha Livramento
- 79'FoulKevin Pina
- 80'SubstitutionWilly Semedo
- 80'SubstitutionHélio Varela
- 81'CornerPico
- 84'CornerKevin Pina
- 84'FoulEnzo Fernández
- 84'Shot off targetNicolás González
- 84'SubstitutionLeandro Paredes
- 86'SubstitutionNicolás Tagliafico
- 86'OffsideHélio Varela
- 87'CornerDeroy Duarte
- 87'Shot blockedAlexis Mac Allister
- 89'Shot blockedAlexis Mac Allister
- 90+1'Added time
- 90+2'Shot on targetLeandro Paredes
- 90+4'FoulJamiro Monteiro
- 90+5'FoulJulián Alvarez
- 90+5'Shot on targetEnzo Fernández
- 90+5'Shot on targetLionel Messi
- 90+6'FoulNicolás González
- 90+8'FoulWilly Semedo
- 90+8'End of period
Extra time
- 91'Kick-off
- 92'GoalLisandro Martínez2–1
- 92'CornerPico
- 96'CornerAlexis Mac Allister
- 96'CornerNicolás González
- 97'Shot blockedSteven Moreira
- 97'CornerLisandro Martínez
- 97'Shot off targetDiney Borges
- 98'CornerSidny Lopes Cabral
- 98'Shot blockedJulián Alvarez
- 98'Shot blockedLionel Messi
- 99'Shot blockedEnzo Fernández
- 100'SubstitutionGilson Tavares
- 100'SubstitutionYannick Semedo
- 103'GoalSidny Lopes Cabral2–2
- 104'SubstitutionGonzalo Montiel
- 105+1'Added time
- 105+1'Shot blockedGonzalo Montiel
- 105+1'Shot on targetLionel Messi
- 106'Kick-off
- 107'FoulJamiro Monteiro
- 108'Shot off targetYannick Semedo
- 109'OffsideNicolás Tagliafico
- 110'FoulWilly Semedo
- 111'CornerDiney Borges
- 111'GoalDiney Borges2–3
- 111'Shot off targetCristian Romero
- 114'Shot blockedWilly Semedo
- 115'FoulGonzalo Montiel
- 115'Yellow cardGonzalo Montiel
- 116'CornerEmiliano Martínez
- 116'Shot on targetSidny Lopes Cabral
- 119'CornerEmiliano Martínez
- 119'Shot on targetDiney Borges
- 120'OffsideDailon Rocha Livramento
- 120+1'CornerLisandro Martínez
- 120+1'Added time
- 120+1'Shot blockedHélio Varela
- 120+2'Shot blockedJamiro Monteiro
- 120+2'Shot off targetHélio Varela
Line-ups
Argentina4-4-2
Bench
Cape Verde4-1-4-1
Bench
Shot map
Argentina23 shots · 11 on target · 3 goals · 2.31 xG
Cape Verde16 shots · 5 on target · 2 goals · 0.44 xG
Argentina4 shots · 3 on target · 1 goals · 0.42 xG
Cape Verde1 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.04 xG
Argentina11 shots · 5 on target · 0 goals · 1.29 xG
Cape Verde5 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 0.14 xG
- Argentina
- Cape Verde
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Argentina16 rated
Cape Verde17 rated
Player statistics
Argentina
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6Lisandro MartínezDefender | 120′ | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 116/119 | 1 | 3/5 | |||
| 10Lionel MessiForward | 120′ | 9.2 | 1 | 9 | 1.28 | 38/45 | 4 | 8/16 | 1 | |||
| 13Cristian RomeroDefender | 120′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.12 | 112/117 | 6/9 | 2 | |||||
| 20Alexis Mac AllisterMidfielder | 120′ | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 0.12 | 80/89 | 2 | 7/14 | 4 | |||
| 24Enzo FernándezMidfielder | 120′ | 6.6 | 4 | 0.25 | 102/111 | 5/11 | 1 | |||||
| 23Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeper | 120′ | 6.4 | 22/28 | 3 | ||||||||
| 26Nahuel MolinaDefender | 104′ | 6.3 | 50/54 | 3/7 | 3 | |||||||
| 25Facundo MedinaDefender | 86′ | 6.7 | 43/47 | 4/4 | 3 | |||||||
| 7Rodrigo De PaulMidfielder | 84′ | 8.2 | 72/76 | 1 | 1/4 | 1 | ||||||
| 16Thiago AlmadaMidfielder | 64′ | 6.8 | 30/34 | 1 | 3/5 | |||||||
| 22Lautaro MartínezForward | 63′ | 6.3 | 13/14 | 1 | 1/10 | |||||||
| 9Julián AlvarezForward | 57′ | 6.3 | 1 | 0.05 | 19/21 | 1 | 1/5 | |||||
| 15Nicolás GonzálezForward | 56′ | 6.3 | 2 | 0.22 | 21/29 | 1 | 7/12 | 3 | ||||
| 5Leandro ParedesMidfielder | 36′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.02 | 39/41 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||
| 3Nicolás TagliaficoDefender | 34′ | 6.6 | 19/20 | 7/7 | 3 | |||||||
| 4Gonzalo MontielDefender | 16′ | 6.1 | 1 | 0.08 | 3/5 | 0/1 | ||||||
| 14Exequiel PalaciosMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 12Gerónimo RulliGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 11Giovani Lo CelsoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 17Giuliano SimeoneMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 21José Manuel LópezForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1Juan MussoGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2Marcos SenesiDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 19Nicolás OtamendiDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 18Nico PazMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 8Valentín BarcoMidfielder | — | — |
Cape Verde
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1VozinhaGoalkeeper | 120′ | 8.1 | 22/32 | 3/3 | 8 | |||||||
| 4PicoDefender | 120′ | 7.4 | 47/55 | 6/8 | 2 | |||||||
| 13Sidny Lopes CabralDefender | 120′ | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 42/45 | 1 | 4/9 | 1 | |||
| 22Steven MoreiraDefender | 120′ | 6.6 | 1 | 0.03 | 34/37 | 1 | 4/5 | |||||
| 3Diney BorgesDefender | 120′ | 6.1 | 2 | 0.04 | 49/59 | 1 | 6/9 | 3 | ||||
| 6Kevin PinaMidfielder | 100′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.03 | 50/55 | 6/9 | 3 | |||||
| 14Deroy DuarteMidfielder | 100′ | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 39/43 | 2/6 | 1 | ||||
| 7Jovane CabralMidfielder | 80′ | 6.8 | 1 | 0.02 | 15/19 | 7/12 | 2 | |||||
| 20Ryan MendesMidfielder | 80′ | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 17/18 | 1 | 2/8 | 1 | |||
| 15Laros DuarteMidfielder | 67′ | 6.6 | 15/18 | 1 | 2/6 | 1 | ||||||
| 21Nuno Da CostaForward | 67′ | 5.6 | 5/7 | 0/3 | ||||||||
| 19Dailon Rocha LivramentoForward | 53′ | 6.3 | 5/10 | 3/6 | 1 | |||||||
| 10Jamiro MonteiroMidfielder | 53′ | 6.1 | 1 | 0.04 | 26/30 | 1 | 5/11 | 4 | ||||
| 26Hélio VarelaForward | 40′ | 6.4 | 2 | 0.05 | 16/18 | 1 | 3/5 | |||||
| 17Willy SemedoForward | 40′ | 6.0 | 1 | 0.02 | 8/8 | 1/10 | ||||||
| 16Yannick SemedoMidfielder | 20′ | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 18/21 | 3 | |||||
| 9Gilson TavaresForward | 20′ | 6.1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0/1 | |||||||
| 23CJ Dos SantosGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 11Garry RodriguesMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 8João PauloMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 25Kelvin PiresDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 5Logan CostaDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 12Márcio RosaGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2StopiraDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 18Telmo ArcanjoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 24Wagner PinaDefender | — | — |
