Match at a glance
ESP / CPV27Attempts6
7On target1
74.3%Possession25.7%
91.8%Pass accuracy73.7%
10Fouls committed1
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
11Corners1
Spain 0–0 Cape Verde: 2026 World Cup match result
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Match in one glance
SpainCape VerdeGoalCard
Spain
Cape Verde
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1VVozinha
7 saves · 1 fouls won - 2
Unai Simón
1 save - 3FRFabián Ruiz 1 on target
- 4
Mikel Oyarzabal 1 on target - 5FTFerran Torres 1 on target
What separated the teams
Balance
Neither side created a scoreboard advantage
27Attempts6
Territory
Spain controlled more of the ball
74.3%Possession25.7%
Defensive workload
Cape Verde made more recorded interventions
14Saves, interceptions, clearances68
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
SpainCape VerdeGoalCardSubstitution
Spain
Cape Verde
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
8 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Spain
4-3-3ML
5Marcos LlorenteMC
24Marc CucurellaPC
22Pau CubarsíAL
14Aymeric Laporte
16Listed formation · positions are schematic
Cape Verde
4-1-4-1V
1VozinhaSM
22Steven MoreiraSL
13Sidny Lopes CabralPL
4Pico LopesDB
3Diney BorgesKP
6Kevin Pina
10DL
19Dailon LivramentoListed formation · positions are schematic
Select a player portrait to see the recorded shirt number, position and lineup context.
Attendance67,640
RefereeAdham Mohammad
ESP4-3-3
CPV4-1-4-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
ESPCPV
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
27Attempts6
7On target1
8Blocked shots2
25.9%Shot accuracy16.7%
0.0%Goal conversion0.0%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
74.3%Possession25.7%
734Passes completed205
91.8%Pass accuracy73.7%
6Crosses completed1
24Long balls completed19
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
1Saves7
12Tackles won11
90%Tackle success60%
6Interceptions15
7Clearances46
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
10Fouls committed1
2Offsides3
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
11Corners1
What separated the teams
Balance
Neither side created a scoreboard advantage
27Attempts6
Territory
Spain controlled more of the ball
74.3%Possession25.7%
Defensive workload
Cape Verde made more recorded interventions
14Saves, interceptions, clearances68
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1VVozinha 7 saves · 1 fouls won
- 2Unai Simón 1 save
- 3FRFabián Ruiz 1 on target
- 4Mikel Oyarzabal 1 on target
- 5FTFerran Torres 1 on target
- 6ALAymeric Laporte 1 on target
- 7MCMarc Cucurella 1 on target
- 8
Pedri 1 on target - 9DBDiney Borges 1 on target
- 10MMMikel Merino 1 on target
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
5
1
2
7
SavesVozinha
V
VozinhaDecisive moments
0 eventsNo events of this type in the recorded match.
Tournament path
How both teams reached this match
SpainCape VerdeGroup H impact
Table immediately after this result
1 of 6 group matches included.
PosTeamPGDPts
1Cape Verde1101
Cape Verde11012Spain3101
Spain31013
Saudi Arabia2000
Saudi Arabia20004
Uruguay4000
Uruguay4000Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
Spain vs Cape Verde, across editions
0ESP wins
1Draws
0CPV wins
1meetings
0–0goal balance
0knockout meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.