Cape Verde Islands vs Saudi Arabia match stats & report

0–0 Full time

World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · NRG Stadium, Houston · Ref François Letexier, France

Cape Verde Islands stats & fixtures · Saudi Arabia stats & fixtures

Cape Verde Islands drew with Saudi Arabia 0–0 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 3) on 27 June 2026. Expected goals finished 1.39–0.39. Cape Verde Islands had 51% of the ball.

Cape Verde Islands vs Saudi Arabia match statistics

Cape Verde IslandsSaudi Arabia

51% Ball possession 49%
1.39 Expected goals (xG) 0.39
15 Total shots 7
2 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 1
5 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 5
4 Corners 2
10 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
451 Passes 444
84% Pass accuracy 81%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

4' Yellow card S. Abdulhamid Saudi Arabia
8' Yellow card Wagner Pina Cape Verde Islands
67' Yellow card Nasser Al Dawsari Saudi Arabia
90+3' Yellow card Feras Al Brikan Saudi Arabia

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cape Verde Islands

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Pedro Leitao Brito

1 Vózinha

8 João Paulo 3 Diney 4 Pico 24 Wagner Pina

6 Kevin Pina

17 Willy Semedo 10 Jamiro Monteiro 14 Deroy Duarte 20 Ryan Mendes

19 D. Livramento

Bench Márcio Rosa , C. J. dos Santos , Garry Rodrigues , L. Duarte , Logan Costa , Kelvin Pires , Hélio Varela , Stopira , S. Moreira , Nuno da Costa , J. Cabral , Yannick Semedo , Benchimol

Saudi Arabia

Confirmed 4-4-2 Georgios Donis

21 Mohammed Al Owais

13 Nawaf Boushal 5 Hassan Tambakti 4 Abdulelah Al Amri 12 S. Abdulhamid

10 Salem Al Dawsari 6 Nasser Al Dawsari 15 Abdullah Al Khaibari 20 Sultan Mandash

23 Mohamed Kanno 9 Feras Al Brikan

Bench Ahmed Al Kassar , Nawaf Al Aqidi , Saleh Al Shehri , Ali Lajami , Ali Majrashi , Khalid Al Ghannam , Abdullah Al Hamdan , Ziyad Al Johani , Musab Al Juwayr , Hassan Kadish , A. Al Haji , Ayman Yahya , Moteb Al Harbi , Mohammed Abu Al Shamat , Jehad Abdullatif Ahm

Out and doubtful

S. Lopes Cabral Cape Verde Islands Out — Yellow Card

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Cape Verde Islands at home

3–1–1 in 5 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 5
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Saudi Arabia away

3–1–3 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 7
Corners: 2.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.4 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.