Sat, Jun 27, 2026 · 12:00 AM

Group Stage - 3FT

Cape Verde Islands

0-0

Expected goals

1.39xG0.39

4 cards•10 subs•MOTM Lajami

Saudi Arabia

CAP scorers

No scorer

Attack edge

CAP

Possession

51% - 49%

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SAU scorers

No scorer

FIFA World Cup 2026

Matchday 3 of 3·Bracket →

Both sides share the points in Group H: Cape Verde Islands 2nd, Saudi Arabia 4th.

#	Nation	P	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	+5	7
2	Cape Verde Islands	3	0	3
3	Uruguay	3	-1	2

Match Centre

Compact game flow built from official team stats and player performance lines.

CAPvsSAU

51%Possession49%

15Shots7

2On target3

4Corners

CAP4-1-4-1

Tactical Board

4-4-2SAU

7.7

Vozinha

7.1

Pico

Cape Verde Islands

12 players

Player
João Paulo Moreira FernandesDEFENDER	7.7	90	0.08	0.02	0.10
Edilson Alberto Monteiro Sanches BorgesDEFENDER	7.2	90	0.00	0.01	0.01
Wagner Fabrício Cardoso PinaDEFENDER	6.6	89	0.14	0.09	0.23
Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de PinaMIDFIELDER	7.4	90	0.04	0.03	0.07
Laros d'Encarnação DuarteMIDFIELDER	7.1	90	0.61	0.18	0.79
Willy Johnson Semedo AfonsoMIDFIELDER	6.8	61	0.05	0.05	0.10
Ryan Isaac Mendes da GraçaMIDFIELDER	6.6	71	0.07	0.03	0.10
Jair Semedo MonteiroMIDFIELDER	6.3	71	0.12	0.06	0.18
Logan Evans CostaFORWARD	7.1	29	0.03	0.44	0.47
Dailon Rocha Livramento do RosarioFORWARD	6.6	61	0.00	0.02	0.02
Garry Mendes RodriguesFORWARD	6.4	19	0.04	0.01	0.05
Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves VarelaFORWARD	6.3	29	0.00	0.02	0.02

Shot map

Both teams are normalised toward goal for a compact attacking view.

22 attempts · 1.89 xG

Cape Verde Islands

Attacking half

0 shots·0.00 xG

Saudi Arabia

Attacking half

22 shots·1.89 xG

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CAPFull match statsSAU

Shooting

15Total Shots7

2Shots on Goal3

5Blocked Shots3

1Big Chances1

19Touches in Penalty Area20

1.39Expected Goals0.39

1.53NP Expected Goals0.4

Passing

451Total passes444

381Passes accurate359

84%Pass %81%

29Accurate Long Balls21

2Accurate Crosses3

Defending

15Tackles29

13Interceptions11

29Clearances25

52Ball Recoveries43

Duels

51%Duels Won %49%

40Ground Duels Won45

18Aerial Duels Won11

10Successful Dribbles6

16Dispossessed9

Discipline & set pieces

10Fouls16

2Offsides0

1Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

4Corner Kicks2

Key Actors

Best-rated, creator, ball-winner and shot threat for each side.

MOTM 7.9

Cape Verde Islands

4-1-4-1 · 5/13 bench used

7.7

Best rated

João Paulo Moreira Fernandes

7.7 rating · 90 min

Chance maker

Wagner Fabrício Cardoso Pina

2 key passes

Ball winner

Laros d'Encarnação Duarte

8 duels won · 6 actions

Shot threat

Jair Semedo Monteiro

1/2 on target

Saudi Arabia

4-4-2 · 5/15 bench used

7.9

Best rated

Ali Mohammed Ali Lajami

7.9 rating · 57 min

Chance maker

Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al Amri

1 key passes

Ball winner

Mohamed Ibrahim Abdullah Kanno

12 duels won · 8 actions

Shot threat

Mohammed Waheeb Saeed Abu Al Shamat

1/1 on target

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in chronological order.

GoalCard

CAPSAU

Saud Abdulhamid

Wagner Pina

33'

↺Ali Lajami · Hassan Al Tambakti

Half-time

46'

↺Musab Al Juwayr · Abdullah Al-Khaibari

Hélio Varela · Willy Semedo↺

61'

Nuno Da Costa · Dailon Rocha Livramento↺

61'

66'

↺Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat · Salem Al-Dawsari

66'

↺Abdullah Al-Hamdan · Sultan Mandash

67'

Nasser Al-Dawsari

Laros Duarte · Jamiro Monteiro↺

71'

Garry Rodrigues · Ryan Mendes↺

72'

82'

↺Moteb Al-Harbi · Nawaf Boushal

90+3'

Firas Al-Buraikan

Steven Moreira · Wagner Pina↺

90+4'

Saudi Arabia

15 players

Player
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al OwaisGOALKEEPER	7.1	90	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ali Mohammed Ali LajamiDEFENDER	7.9	57	0.00	0.00	0.00
Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al AmriDEFENDER	7.3	90	0.01	0.21	0.22
Moteb Saad Salim Al Naqi Al HarbiDEFENDER	6.8	8	0.00	0.00	0.00
Nawaf Mashari Abdulrahman BoushalDEFENDER	6.8	82	0.00	0.02	0.02
Saud Abdullah Salem AbdulhamidDEFENDER	6.7	90	0.01	0.03	0.04
Hassan Mohammed Osama Al TambaktiDEFENDER	6.6	33	0.00	0.00	0.00
Abdullah Mohammed Hamza Al Ber Al KhaibariMIDFIELDER	7.1	45	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mohammed Waheeb Saeed Abu Al ShamatMIDFIELDER	6.8	24	0.04	0.06	0.10
Sultan Ahmed Mohammed MandashMIDFIELDER	6.7	66	0.00	0.01	0.01
Salem Mohammed Shafi Al DawsariMIDFIELDER	6.6	66	0.04	0.01	0.05
Nasser Essa Shafi Al Shardan Al DawsariMIDFIELDER	6.6	90	0.03	0.01	0.04
Musab Fahad Zaid Al JuwayrMIDFIELDER	6.4	45	0.00	0.05	0.05
Mohamed Ibrahim Abdullah KannoFORWARD	6.7	90	0.11	0.04	0.15
Abdullah Abdulrahman Abdullah Al HamdanFORWARD	6.3	24	0.13	0.06	0.19