Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 in the round of 32 match of the 2026 World Cup played on JUL 3 at Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, USA), with a capacity of 64 478. Goals from L. Messi (29′), D. Duarte (59′), L. Martinez (92′), S. Lopes Cabral (103′), D. Borges (OG) (111′). Lionel Messi was named player of the match (rating 9.3).
⚽ Goalscorers
- 29'L. Messi· assist L. Martinez
- 59'D. Duarte· assist R. Mendes
- 92'L. Martinez· assist A. Mac Allister
- 103'S. Lopes Cabral· assist Y. Semedo
- 111'D. Borges (OG)
🟨 Cards
- 68'K. Lenini
- 115'G. Montiel
Line-ups
Argentina4-4-2
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 26Nahuel MolinaD
- 13Cristian RomeroD
- 6Lisandro MartínezD
- 25Facundo MedinaD
- 7Rodrigo De PaulM
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 24Enzo FernándezM
- 16Thiago AlmadaM
- 10Lionel MessiF
- 22Lautaro MartínezF
Substitutes
15 Nicolás González · 9 Julián Alvarez · 5 Leandro Paredes · 3 Nicolás Tagliafico · 4 Gonzalo Montiel · 12 Gerónimo Rulli · 1 Juan Musso · 2 Marcos Senesi · 19 Nicolás Otamendi · 14 Exequiel Palacios · 11 Giovani Lo Celso · 17 Giuliano Simeone · 18 Nico Paz · 8 Valentín Barco · 21 José Manuel López
Cape Verde4-1-4-1
Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito
- 1VozinhaG
- 22Steven MoreiraD
- 4PicoD
- 3Diney BorgesD
- 13Sidny Lopes CabralD
- 6Kevin LeniniM
- 20Ryan MendesM
- 15Laros DuarteM
- 14Deroy DuarteM
- 7Jovane CabralM
- 21Nuno Da CostaF
Substitutes
10 Jamiro Monteiro · 19 Dailon Rocha Livramento · 26 Hélio Varela · 17 Willy Semedo · 16 Yannick Semedo · 9 Gilson Tavares · 23 CJ Dos Santos · 12 Márcio Rosa · 5 Logan Costa · 25 Kelvin Pires · 2 Stopira · 24 Wagner Pina · 11 Garry Rodrigues · 8 João Paulo · 18 Telmo Arcanjo
Match stats
ArgentinaCape Verde
- 64%Possession36%
- 22Total shots16
- 10Shots on target5
- 8Corners8
- 13Fouls12
- 3Offsides2
- 3Saves8
- 92%Pass accuracy86%
- 2.16Expected goals (xG)0.45