World Cup
Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde Islands
Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands finished 3-2 in World Cup. Key event: 29' Lionel Messi (assist Lisandro Martínez · Normal Goal). Head to head: No scored head-to-head meetings before 03 Jul 2026. Home form: W W W W W; Away form: D D D W W. Forecast and odds: Advice: Combo Winner : Argentina and -3.5 goals; Favourite: Argentina; Home: 50%; Draw: 50%; Away: 0%; Match Winner: 1.13 / 7.5 / 18. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Form before this match (03 Jul 2026): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
Home form
W W W W W
Matches: 5 · 15 pts, goals 13-1, 2.60 scored/match, 0.20 conceded/match
Away form
D D D W W
Matches: 5 · 9 pts, goals 8-2, 1.60 scored/match, 0.40 conceded/match
Timeline 21 events
The goal sequence could not be confirmed against the final score. Available events are shown below.
29'
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Goal
Lionel Messi
Argentina assist Lisandro Martínez · Normal Goal
59'
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Goal
Deroy Duarte
Cape Verde Islands assist Ryan Mendes · Normal Goal
63'
↔
Sub
Lautaro Martínez
Argentina replaced by Julián Alvarez
63'
↔
Sub
Thiago Almada
Argentina replaced by Nicolás González
64'
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Sub
T. Almada
Argentina replaced by N. Gonzalez
67'
↔
Sub
Laros Duarte
Cape Verde Islands replaced by Jamiro Monteiro
67'
↔
Sub
Nuno Da Costa
Cape Verde Islands replaced by Dailon Rocha Livramento
68'
Yellow
Kevin Lenini
Cape Verde Islands Foul
80'
↔
Sub
Ryan Mendes
Cape Verde Islands replaced by Willy Semedo
80'
↔
Sub
Jovane Cabral
Cape Verde Islands replaced by Hélio Varela
84'
↔
Sub
Rodrigo De Paul
Argentina replaced by Leandro Paredes
86'
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Sub
Facundo Medina
Argentina replaced by Nicolás Tagliafico
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Latest team results
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 9 after this match (03 Jul 2026). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.
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Team statistics 13 metrics
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Lineups & managers
Argentina
4-4-2 · 11 starters · Manager Lionel Scaloni
23
Emiliano Martínez
GK
26
Nahuel Molina
DEF
13
Cristian Romero
DEF
6
Lisandro Martínez
DEF
25
Facundo Medina
DEF
7
Rodrigo De Paul
MID
20
Alexis Mac Allister
MID
24
Enzo Fernández
MID
16
Thiago Almada
MID
10
Lionel Messi
FWD
22
Lautaro Martínez
FWD
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15
Nicolás González
FWD
9
Julián Alvarez
FWD
5
Leandro Paredes
MID
3
Nicolás Tagliafico
DEF
4
Gonzalo Montiel
DEF
12
Gerónimo Rulli
GK
1
Juan Musso
GK
2
Marcos Senesi
DEF
19
Nicolás Otamendi
DEF
14
Exequiel Palacios
MID
11
Giovani Lo Celso
MID
17
Giuliano Simeone
FWD
18
Nico Paz
FWD
8
Valentín Barco
MID
21
José Manuel López
FWD
Cape Verde Islands
4-1-4-1 · 11 starters · Manager Pedro Leitao Brito
1
Vozinha
GK
22
Steven Moreira
DEF
4
Pico
DEF
3
Diney Borges
DEF
13
Sidny Lopes Cabral
DEF
6
Kevin Lenini
MID
20
Ryan Mendes
MID
15
Laros Duarte
MID
14
Deroy Duarte
MID
7
Jovane Cabral
MID
21
Nuno Da Costa
FWD
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10
Jamiro Monteiro
MID
19
Dailon Rocha Livramento
FWD
26
Hélio Varela
FWD
17
Willy Semedo
FWD
16
Yannick Semedo
MID
9
Gilson Tavares
FWD
23
CJ Dos Santos
GK
12
Márcio Rosa
GK
5
Logan Costa
DEF
25
Kelvin Pires
DEF
2
Stopira
DEF
24
Wagner Pina
DEF
11
Garry Rodrigues
FWD
8
João Paulo
MID
18
Telmo Arcanjo
MID
Forecast and odds
AdviceCombo Winner : Argentina and -3.5 goals
FavouriteArgentina
Home50%
Draw50%
Away0%
Match Winner1.13 / 7.5 / 18