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Argentina beat Cape Verde Islands 3–2 in the World Cup (Round of 32) on 4 July 2026. Argentina saw more of the ball with 65% possession, and Argentina had 22 shots (10 on target) to Cape Verde Islands's 11 (3 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 2.15 for Argentina and 0.34 for Cape Verde Islands. The goals came from L. Messi 29', D. Duarte 59', L. Martinez 92', S. Lopes Cabral 103', D. Borges 111'. Argentina move up to 9 points in World Cup, having won 4 of their last 5. Relive the Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands World Cup highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
Argentina
Cape Verde Islands
65%
Ball Possession
35%
2.15
Expected goals (xG)
0.34
22
Total Shots
11
10
Shots on target
3
5
Shots off target
4
7
Blocked Shots
4
15
Shots inside box
5
7
Shots outside box
6
8
Corner Kicks
5
3
Offsides
1
13
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
—
Red Cards
—
1
Goalkeeper Saves
8
842
Total passes
457
776
Accurate passes
394
92%
Pass accuracy
86%
-0.60
Goals prevented
-0.60
Lineups
Argentina
Cape Verde Islands
Pedro Leitao Brito
4-1-4-1
Substitutes — Argentina
12Gerónimo Rulli
1Juan Musso
4Gonzalo Montiel
2Marcos Senesi
3Nicolás Tagliafico
19Nicolás Otamendi
14Exequiel Palacios
11Giovani Lo Celso
17Giuliano Simeone
5Leandro Paredes
18Nico Paz
15Nicolás González
8Valentín Barco
9Julián Alvarez
21José Manuel López
Substitutes — Cape Verde Islands
23CJ Dos Santos
12Márcio Rosa
5Logan Costa
25Kelvin Pires
2Stopira
24Wagner Pina
11Garry Rodrigues
26Hélio Varela
10Jamiro Monteiro
8João Paulo
17Willy Semedo
16Yannick Semedo
18Telmo Arcanjo
19Dailon Rocha Livramento
9Gilson Tavares
