#65 · Fase de grupos
Cabo VerdeCabo Verde →vs
Arabia SaudíArabia Saudí →
Time (Spain — mainland & Balearic Islands)
02:00
Time in Houston
19:00
7 h behind Spain (mainland & Balearic Islands).
IANA time zone: America/Chicago
NRG Stadium
Houston
JORNADA 3 · Grupo H
Finalizado
Score and status
Full time
Quick facts
Cabo Verde
Team profile- FIFA ranking
- 69
- Head coach
- Pedro Leitão Brito
- Group position
- 2º
- Last 5 matches
- Cabo Verde 2–3 Argentina04/07/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Cabo Verde 2–3 Argentina04/07/2026 · 00:00 · World Cup · Round of 32
- Cabo Verde 0–0 Arabia Saudí27/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Cabo Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia27/06/2026 · 02:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 3
- Cabo Verde 2–2 Uruguay22/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
Arabia Saudí
Team profile- FIFA ranking
- 61
- Head coach
- Georgios Donis
- Group position
- 4º
- Last 5 matches
- Arabia Saudí 0–0 Cabo Verde27/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Arabia Saudí 0–0 Cape Verde Islands27/06/2026 · 02:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 3
- Arabia Saudí 0–4 España21/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Arabia Saudí 0–4 Spain21/06/2026 · 18:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 2
- Arabia Saudí 1–1 Uruguay16/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
Group table
Full standings →| # | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | España | 7 |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 3 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 2 |
| 4 | Arabia Saudí | 2 |
Venue
Match timeline
- 4′ Yellow card: S. Abdulhamid
- 8′ Yellow card: W. Pina
- 67′ Yellow card: N. Al Dawsari
- 90+3′ Yellow card: F. Al Buraikan
Squads & players
Cabo VerdeFormation: 4-1-4-1
Starting XI
- 1Vozinha
- 24Wagner Pina
- 4Pico
- 3Diney Borges
- 8João Paulo
- 6Kevin Lenini
- 20Ryan Mendes
- 14Deroy Duarte
- 10Jamiro Monteiro
- 17Willy Semedo
- 19Dailon Rocha Livramento
Substitutes
- 26Hélio Varela
- 21Nuno Da Costa
- 11Garry Rodrigues
- 15Laros Duarte
- 22Steven Moreira
- 12Márcio Rosa
- 23CJ Dos Santos
- 2Stopira
- 5Logan Costa
- 25Kelvin Pires
- 16Yannick Semedo
- 7Jovane Cabral
- 9Gilson Tavares
Arabia SaudíFormation: 4-4-2
Starting XI
- 21Mohammed Al-Owais
- 12Saud Abdulhamid
- 4Abdulelah Al-Amri
- 5Hassan Tambakti
- 13Nawaf Boushal
- 20Sultan Mandash
- 15Abdullah Al-Khaibari
- 6Nasser Al-Dawsari
- 10Salem Al-Dawsari
- 23Mohamed Kanno
- 9Firas Al-Buraikan
Substitutes
- 3Ali Lajami
- 7Musab Al Juwayr
- 26Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
- 19Abdullah Al-Hamdan
- 24Moteb Al-Harbi
- 1Nawaf Al-Aqidi
- 22Ahmed Al-Kassar
- 2Ali Majrashi
- 25Jehad Thakri
- 14Hassan Kadesh
- 8Ayman Yahya
- 16Ziyad Aljohani
- 18Ala'a Al-Hejji
- 17Khalid Al-Ghannam
- 11Saleh Al-Shehri
Match statistics
| Cabo VerdeHome | Metric | Arabia SaudíAway |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 15 | Total shots | 7 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 9 | Shots inside the box | 5 |
| 6 | Shots outside the box | 2 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Corners | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| — | Red cards | — |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 451 | Total passes | 442 |
| 385 | Accurate passes | 356 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 1.46 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.40 |
| — | Goals prevented (GK) | — |
| — | Attacks | — |
| — | Dangerous attacks | — |
| 0.56 | goals_prevented | 0.56 |
Other group matches
Road to the title
Grupo H
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
3rd place
Final