Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands match stats & report

3–2 After extra time

World Cup · Round of 32 · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami · Ref Drew Fischer, Canada

Argentina stats & fixtures · Cape Verde Islands stats & fixtures

Argentina beat Cape Verde Islands 3–2 in the World Cup (Round of 32) on 3 July 2026. Expected goals finished 2.16–0.45. Argentina had 64% of the ball.

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands match statistics

ArgentinaCape Verde Islands

64% Ball possession 36%
2.16 Expected goals (xG) 0.45
22 Total shots 16
10 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 5
7 Blocked shots 6
15 Shots inside the box 6
8 Corners 8
13 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
849 Passes 476
92% Pass accuracy 86%
3 Goalkeeper saves 8

Goals and cards

29' Goal L. Messi (assist Lisandro Martínez) Argentina
59' Goal Deroy Duarte (assist Ryan Mendes) Cape Verde Islands
68' Yellow card Kevin Pina Cape Verde Islands
92' Goal Lisandro Martínez (assist A. Mac Allister) Argentina
103' Goal S. Lopes Cabral (assist Yannick Semedo) Cape Verde Islands
111' Own goal Diney Argentina
115' Yellow card G. Montiel Argentina

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Argentina

Confirmed 4-4-2 Lionel Scaloni

23 E. Martinez

25 F. Medina 6 Lisandro Martínez 13 C. Romero 26 N. Molina

16 T. Almada 24 E. Fernandez 20 A. Mac Allister 7 R. de Paul

22 L. Martinez 10 L. Messi

Bench G. Rulli , J. Musso , N. Otamendi , L. Paredes , E. Palacios , G. Montiel , N. González , G. Simeone , N. Tagliafico , G. Lo Celso , M. Senesi , J. Alvarez , J. Lopez , V. Barco , N. Paz

Cape Verde Islands

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Pedro Leitao Brito

1 Vózinha

13 S. Lopes Cabral 3 Diney 4 Pico 22 S. Moreira

6 Kevin Pina

7 J. Cabral 14 Deroy Duarte 15 L. Duarte 20 Ryan Mendes

21 Nuno da Costa

Bench Márcio Rosa , C. J. dos Santos , Garry Rodrigues , Jamiro Monteiro , Logan Costa , Kelvin Pires , João Paulo , Telmo Arcanjo , Hélio Varela , Stopira , Willy Semedo , Yannick Semedo , Benchimol , D. Livramento , Wagner Pina

Form guide

Argentina at home

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cape Verde Islands away

0–4–2 in 6 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 6
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.