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Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia: match report

Cape Verde hosted Saudi Arabia at NRG Stadium on Saturday 27 June 2026, in the World Cup (round 3). Cape Verde are without 1 player (Sidny Lopes Cabral); Saudi Arabia have no reported absences. Francois Letexier is the referee.

Result and scorers

Cape Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia. Attendance: 68,278.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Yellow card: Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia)
  • 8' Yellow card: Wagner Pina (Cape Verde)
  • 67' Yellow card: Nasser Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia)
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Feras Al-Brikan (Saudi Arabia)
Match stats (contains the result)
51%Possession49%
15Shots7
2Shots on target3
4Corners2
10Fouls16
2Offsides0
3Saves2
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Cape Verde 4-1-4-1

Coach: Bubista

  1. 1 Vozinha GK
  2. 24 Wagner Pina DEF
  3. 4 Roberto Lopes DEF
  4. 3 Diney Borges DEF
  5. 8 João Paulo MID
  6. 6 Kevin Pina MID
  7. 20 Ryan Mendes FWD
  8. 14 Deroy Duarte MID
  9. 10 Jamiro Monteiro MID
  10. 17 Willy Semedo FWD
  11. 19 Dailon Livramento FWD

Bench

  • 26 Hélio Varela FWD
  • 21 Nuno da Costa FWD
  • 15 Laros Duarte MID
  • 11 Garry Rodrigues FWD
  • 22 Steven Moreira DEF
  • 23 Carlos Dos Santos GK
  • 12 Márcio Rosa GK
  • 25 Kelvin Pires DEF
  • 5 Logan Costa DEF
  • 2 Stopira DEF
  • 16 Yannick Semedo MID
  • 9 Gilson Benchimol FWD
  • 7 Jovane Cabral FWD

Saudi Arabia 4-4-2

Coach: Georgios Donis

  1. 21 Mohammed Al Owais GK
  2. 12 Saud Abdulhamid MID
  3. 4 Abdulelah Al Amri DEF
  4. 5 Hassan Al Tambakti DEF
  5. 13 Nawaf Al-Boushail DEF
  6. 20 Sultan Mandash FWD
  7. 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari MID
  8. 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari MID
  9. 10 Salem Al-Dawsari FWD
  10. 9 Firas Al-Buraikan FWD
  11. 23 Mohamed Kanno MID

Bench

  • 3 Ali Lajami DEF
  • 7 Musab Al-Juwayr MID
  • 26 Mohammed Abu Al Shamat MID
  • 19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan FWD
  • 24 Moteb Al-Harbi DEF
  • 22 Ahmed Ali Al Kassar GK
  • 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi GK
  • 2 Ali Majrashi DEF
  • 8 Ayman Yahya DEF
  • 14 Hasan Kadesh DEF
  • 25 Jehad Thakri DEF
  • 18 Alaa Hajji MID
  • 16 Ziyad Al-Johani MID
  • 17 Khalid Al Ghannam FWD
  • 11 Saleh Al-Shehri FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Cape Verde

  • Sidny Lopes Cabral suspension, back Late June 2026

Saudi Arabia

No reported absences.