Argentina 3–2 Cape Verde Islands
Argentina
3–2HT 1–0
Cape Verde Islands
Argentina played Cape Verde Islands in the World Cup on 3 July 2026 at Hard Rock Stadium. The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 29'L. Messi (assist by L. Martinez)
- 59'D. Duarte (assist by R. Mendes)
- 68'Kevin Lenini — Yellow card
- 92'L. Martinez (assist by A. Mac Allister)
- 103'S. Lopes Cabral (assist by Y. Semedo)
- 111'D. Borges (OG)
- 115'Gonzalo Montiel — Yellow card
Line-ups
Argentina 4-4-2
- E. Martinez
- N. Molina
- C. Romero
- L. Martinez
- F. Medina
- R. de Paul
- A. Mac Allister
- E. Fernandez
- T. Almada
- L. Messi
- L. Martinez
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Rulli
- J. Musso
- N. Otamendi
- L. Paredes
- E. Palacios
- G. Montiel
- N. Gonzalez
- G. Simeone
- N. Tagliafico
- G. Lo Celso
- M. Senesi
- J. Alvarez
- J. Lopez
- V. Barco
- N. Paz
- COACHES: Lionel Scaloni
Cape Verde Islands 4-1-4-1
- Vozinha
- S. Moreira
- R. Lopes
- D. Borges
- S. Lopes Cabral
- K. Lenini
- R. Mendes
- L. Duarte
- D. Duarte
- J. Cabral
- N. Da Costa
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Rosa
- dos Santos CJ
- G. Rodrigues
- J. Monteiro
- L. Costa
- K. Pires
- Joao Paulo
- T. Arcanjo
- H. Varela
- Stopira
- W. Semedo
- Y. Semedo
- Benchimol
- D. Livramento
- W. Pina
- COACHES: Pedro Leitao Brito
Match statistics
| Argentina | Cape Verde Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 22 | Total shots | 16 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 15 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 10 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 8 | Corners | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 64% | Possession | 36% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 849 | Total passes | 476 |
| 779 | Accurate passes | 408 |
| 92% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 2.16 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.45 |
| -0.60 | goals_prevented | -0.60 |