Fri, Jul 3, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Round of 32FT

Argentina

1-1

Expected goals

2.26xG0.47

2 cards•11 subs•MOTM Cuccittini

Cape Verde Islands

ARG scorers

Messi 29'Martínez 93'Borges 111' (OG)

Attack edge

ARG

Possession

64% - 36%

Source?

match feed

CAP scorers

Duarte 59'Cabral 103'

Match Centre

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

ARGvsCAP

64%Possession36%

22Shots16

10On target5

8Corners

ARG4-4-2

Tactical Board

4-1-4-1CAP

6.9

Martínez117%

Argentina

Performance ledger

Top 8 by rating

Player	Rtg	Min	G/A	SoT	Key P	xG/xA	Duels	Tck+Int+Blk
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini	9.3	120	1/0	6/7	4	1.28/0.68	8/15	1

Shot map

Source: TheStatsAPI

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Attack pressure?

Shot accuracy?

45%

31%

Pass security?

50%

24%

Defensive volume?

Duel win rate?

52%

47%

Discipline load?

Key Actors

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

MOTM 9.3

Argentina

4-4-2 · 0/15 bench used

9.3

Best rated

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini

9.3 rating · 120 min

Chance maker

Alexis Mac Allister

2 key passes · 1 assist

Ball winner

Alexis Mac Allister

7 duels won · 5 actions

Shot threat

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini

6/7 on target · 1 goal

Cape Verde Islands

4-1-4-1 · 0/15 bench used

7.3

Best rated

Sidny Lopes Cabral

7.3 rating · 120 min

Chance maker

Jair Semedo Monteiro

3 key passes · 1 assist

Ball winner

Roberto Carlos Lopes

6 duels won · 6 actions

Shot threat

Sidny Lopes Cabral

2/2 on target · 1 goal

Argentina

Bench

1Juan Mussobench--

12Gerónimo Rullibench--

2Marcos Senesibench--

3Nicolás Tagliaficobench6.9

4Gonzalo Montielbench6.3

19Nicolás Otamendibench--

5Leandro Paredesbench7.2

8Valentín Barcobench--

11Giovani Lo Celsobench--

14Exequiel Palaciosbench--

9Julián Alvarezbench6.5

15Nicolás Gonzálezbench6.5

17Giuliano Simeonebench--

18Nico Pazbench--

21José Manuel Lópezbench--

Cape Verde Islands

Bench

12Márcio Rosabench--

23CJ Dos Santosbench--

2Stopirabench--

5Logan Costabench--

24Wagner Pinabench7.0

25Kelvin Piresbench--

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in chronological order.

GoalCard

ARGCAP

Lionel Messi · Lisandro Martínez

29'

Half-time

59'

Deroy Duarte · Ryan Mendes

Thiago Almada · Nicolás González↺

63'

Lautaro Martínez · Julián Alvarez↺

63'

67'

↺Nuno Da Costa · Dailon Rocha Livramento

67'

↺Laros Duarte · Jamiro Monteiro

68'

Kevin Lenini

80'

↺Jovane Cabral · Hélio Varela

80'

↺Ryan Mendes · Willy Semedo

Rodrigo De Paul · Leandro Paredes↺

84'

Facundo Medina · Nicolás Tagliafico↺

86'

Lisandro Martínez · Alexis Mac Allister

93'

100'

↺Kevin Lenini · Gilson Tavares

100'

↺Deroy Duarte · Yannick Semedo

103'

Sidny Lopes Cabral

Nahuel Molina · Gonzalo Montiel↺

104'

Diney Borges (OG)

111'

Gonzalo Montiel

115'

Cape Verde Islands

Performance ledger

Top 8 by rating

Player	Rtg	Min	G/A	SoT	Key P	xG/xA	Duels	Tck+Int+Blk
Sidny Lopes Cabral	7.3	120	1/0	2/2	1	0.07/0.08	4/9	3
Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte	7.2	100	1/0	2/2	--	0.08/0.02	2/6	4
Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina	7.0	100	0/0	0/1	--	0.03/0.01	5/8	4
Roberto Carlos Lopes	6.9	120	0/0	0/0	--	--	6/8	6
Jair Semedo Monteiro	6.9	20	0/1	0/1	3	0.04/0.01	0/0	1
Jovane Eduardo Borges Cabral	6.7	80	0/0	0/0	--	--	7/12	2
Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela	6.7	40	0/0	0/1	1	0.05/0.02	2/4	--
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça	6.6	80	0/1	0/1	1	0.06/0.05	3/9	2