Argentina 3:2 Cape Verde: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

Argentina WWWWWL

3:2

Finished

Kick-off was 3 Jul, 23:00 BST

Cape Verde WWDDDL

In the World Cup game on 3 July 2026, Argentina beat Cape Verde 3:2. Match numbers: shots on target 10:5, fouls 13:12.

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 10 – 5

Shots off target 5 – 5

Expected goals 2.26 – 0.47

⚽ 29' L. Messi — Goal ⚽ 59' D. Duarte — Goal ⇄ 63' L. Martinez — Substitution ⇄ 64' T. Almada — Substitution ⇄ 67' L. Duarte — Substitution ⇄ 67' N. Da Costa — Substitution 🟨 68' K. Lenini — Yellow card ⇄ 80' R. Mendes — Substitution ⇄ 80' J. Cabral — Substitution ⇄ 84' R. de Paul — Substitution ⇄ 86' F. Medina — Substitution ⚽ 92' L. Martinez — Goal ⇄ 100' D. Duarte — Substitution ⇄ 100' K. Lenini — Substitution ⚽ 103' S. Lopes Cabral — Goal ⇄ 104' N. Molina — Substitution ⚽ 111' D. Borges — Own goal 🟨 115' G. Montiel — Yellow card

Match events

29' Argentina Goal L. Messi assist: L. Martinez
59' Cape Verde Goal D. Duarte assist: R. Mendes
63' Argentina Substitution L. Martinez off: J. Alvarez
64' Argentina Substitution T. Almada off: N. Gonzalez
67' Cape Verde Substitution L. Duarte off: J. Monteiro
67' Cape Verde Substitution N. Da Costa off: D. Livramento
68' Cape Verde Yellow card K. Lenini
80' Cape Verde Substitution R. Mendes off: W. Semedo
80' Cape Verde Substitution J. Cabral off: H. Varela
84' Argentina Substitution R. de Paul off: L. Paredes
86' Argentina Substitution F. Medina off: N. Tagliafico
92' Argentina Goal L. Martinez assist: A. Mac Allister
100' Cape Verde Substitution D. Duarte off: Y. Semedo
100' Cape Verde Substitution K. Lenini off: Benchimol
103' Cape Verde Goal S. Lopes Cabral assist: Y. Semedo
104' Argentina Substitution N. Molina off: G. Montiel
111' Argentina Own goal D. Borges
115' Argentina Yellow card G. Montiel

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

10 Shots on target 5

5 Shots off target 5

2.26 Expected goals 0.47

3 Big chances 0

8 Corners 8

13 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 12

3 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 8

16 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

14/2654% Aerial duels 12/2646%

141 Backward passes 69

7 Blocked shots 6

24 Clearances 26

6/1540% Crosses 5/2025%

10/1663% Dribbles 12/2450%

2.77 Expected assists 0.40

71 Failed passes 67

3 Goalkeeper saves 8

9 Interceptions 9

11 Key passes 11

25/3964% Long passes 23/5145%

238 Passes into the final third 75

560 Passes in the opposition half 247

305 Passes in own half 249

0.45 Shot accuracy 0.31

7 Shots from outside the box 10

15 Shots inside the box 6

13/2259% Tackles 7/1937%

850 Total passes 476

Line-ups

Argentina

Starting XI
#	Player	number
23	Emiliano Martínez	23
6	Lisandro Martínez	6
13	Cristian Gabriel Romero	13
25	Facundo Medina	25
26	Nahuel Molina	26
7	Rodrigo Javier De Paul	7
16	Thiago Ezequiel Almada	16
20	Alexis Mac Allister	20
24	Enzo Jeremías Fernández	24
10	Lionel Messi	10
22	Lautaro Javier Martínez	22

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Juan Musso	1
12	Gerónimo Rulli	12
2	Marcos Nicolás Senesi Barón	2
3	Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico	3
4	Gonzalo Montiel	4
19	Nicolás Otamendi	19
5	Leandro Paredes	5
8	Valentín Barco	8
11	Giovani Lo Celso	11
14	Exequiel Palacios	14
9	Julián Álvarez	9
15	Nicolás González	15
17	Giuliano Simeone Baldini	17
18	Nico Paz	18
21	José Manuel Alberto López	21

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Cape Verde

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Josimar José Évora Dias	1
3	Edilson Alberto Monteiro Sanches Borges	3
4	Roberto Carlos Lopes	4
13	Sidny Lopes Cabral	13
22	Steven Moreira	22
6	Kevin Pina	6
7	Jovane Eduardo Borges Cabral	7
14	Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte	14
15	Laros d'Encarnação Duarte	15
20	Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça	20
21	Nuno Miguel da Costa Jóia	21

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Márcio Salomão Brazão da Rosa	12
23	CJ Dos Santos	23
2	Stopira	2
5	Logan Evans Costa	5
24	Wagner Fabrício Cardoso Pina	24
25	Kelvin Spencer Pires	25
8	João Paulo	8
10	Jamiro Gregory Monteiro Alvarenga	10
16	Jair Semedo Monteiro	16
18	Telmo Arcanjo	18
9	Gilson Benchimol Tavares	9
11	Garry Mendes Rodrigues	11
17	Willy Johnson Semedo Afonso	17
19	Dailon Rocha Livramento	19
26	Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela	26