2026 record · reached the Round of 32

Cape Verde

Group HCAF#27 attack of 48#19 defence of 48

RunD D D L

4Played

0Won

3Drawn

1Lost

4Scored

5Conceded

-1Diff

2Clean sheets

Against the field

How Cape Verde measured up

Per game, across all 4 matches. The marker is the tournament median.

Goals scored per game1.00

#27 of 48 · median 1.25

Goals conceded per game1.25

#19 of 48 · median 1.33

Tactical identity

Direct by the numbers

Match reports

37.0Possession %12.3Shots / match77.5Pass accuracy15.0Long balls / 100 passes

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Squad contribution

Goal involvement

These players account for 125% of Cape Verde's 4 goals.

1Deroy Duarte1G 0A 2Diney Borges1G 0A 3Hélio Varela1G 0A 4Kevin Pina1G 0A 5Sidny Lopes Cabral1G 0A 6Ryan Mendes0G 1A 7Yannick Semedo0G 1A

Solid = goals, faded = assists

Every 2026 result · 4 matches

Round	Opponent	Result	Poss.	Shots	On target	Pass %	Corners
Group Stage · H	Spain	D0–0	25.7%	6	1	70%	1
Group Stage · H	Uruguay	D2–2	34.8%	12	4	70%	4
Group Stage · H	Saudi Arabia	D0–0	51.0%	15	2	80%	4
Round of 32	Argentina	L2–3	36.4%	16	5	90%	8

Cape Verde scored 4 goals across the tournament, keeping 2 clean sheets.

Men's World Cup history

Cape Verde across 1 editions

The 2026 campaign sits inside the full national-team record: 4 matches, 0 wins and 4 goals across the editions in this archive.

2026Round of 320W 3D 1L · 4–5

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All figures are calculated from completed 2026 World Cup match reports. Pre-tournament squad values, form ratings, projected formations and editorial style scores are intentionally excluded.