Argentina vs Cape Verde Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
29'Lionel Messi (Lisandro Martínez)Argentina
59'Deroy Duarte (Ryan Mendes)Cape Verde
68'Kevin Lenini Cape Verde
93'Lisandro Martínez (Alexis Mac Allister)Argentina
103'Sidny Lopes Cabral Cape Verde
111'Diney Borges Argentina
115'Gonzalo Montiel Argentina
Match Statistics ?
Argentina
Cape Verde
64%
Possession
36%
10
Shots on Target
5
22
Total Shots
16
8
Corners
8
13
Fouls
12
2.16
xG
0.45
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Argentina · 4-4-2
23G
26D
13D
6D
25D
7M
20M
24M
16M
10F
22F
Cape Verde · 4-1-4-1
1G
22D
4D
3D
13D
6M
20M
15M
14M
7M
21F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Argentina
Expected: Argentina by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
Argentina 73%Draw 19%Cape Verde 8%
xG: 1.96Expected goalsxG: 0.49
Argentina vs Cape Verde looks like a Argentina-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Argentina has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Argentina by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Large Advantage
Argentina stronger
Argentina: 1718 (#3) · Cape Verde: 1335 (#44)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Argentina
Cape Verde
#1
Position ?
#2
9
Points ?
3
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
0W 3D 0L
8
Goals For ?
2
1
Goals Against ?
2
+7
Goal Diff
0
#3
FIFA Rank ?
#69
15.4%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
W W W W W
Form ?
L D D D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Argentina in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Clear model favourite: Argentina at 73% win probability.
Injuries & Absences
Argentina — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Cape Verde — Injuries
S. Lopes Cabral
Injury