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Argentina vs Cape Verde Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Round of 32
FT (AET)3–2
Friday 3 July 2026  ·  22:00 UTC  ·  Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
🌦️Drizzle16°C / 61°F

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'⚽ OGDiney 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 ?
Argentina
9.3Lionel MessiF
9.2Lisandro MartínezD
7.6Rodrigo De PaulM
Cape Verde
8.5VozinhaG
7.3Sidny Lopes CabralD
7.2Deroy DuarteM
Starting Lineups ?
Argentina · 4-4-2
23GEmiliano Martínez
26DNahuel Molina
13DCristian Romero
6DLisandro Martínez
25DFacundo Medina
7MRodrigo De Paul
20MAlexis Mac Allister
24MEnzo Fernández
16MThiago Almada
10FLionel Messi
22FLautaro Martínez
Cape Verde · 4-1-4-1
1GVozinha
22DSteven Moreira
4DPico
3DDiney Borges
13DSidny Lopes Cabral
6MKevin Lenini
20MRyan Mendes
15MLaros Duarte
14MDeroy Duarte
7MJovane Cabral
21FNuno Da Costa

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
S. Lopes Cabral
Injury
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