Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde in the World Cup at Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens on 3 July 2026. Scorers: Lisandro MartÃnez, Lionel Messi for Argentina; Sidny Cabral, Deroy Duarte for Cape Verde.
Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde in the World Cup on Friday 3 July 2026 at Miami Stadium. Scorers: Lisandro MartÃnez, Lionel Messi for Argentina; Sidny Cabral, Deroy Duarte for Cape Verde.
Argentina vs Cape Verde was played at Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, the home ground of Argentina.
Argentina's last five results read W W W W W (oldest to newest): 5 wins.
Cape Verde's last five results read D D D D D (oldest to newest): 5 draws.
Lionel Messi leads Argentina with 8 goals across their last 10 games.
Diney Borges leads Cape Verde with 6 shots across their last 10 games.
Drew Fischer refereed Argentina vs Cape Verde, averaging 19.7 fouls and 1.7 yellow cards per game this season.
| Stat | Argentina | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 64% | 36% |
| Shots | 22 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 5 |
| Corners | 8 | 8 |
| Fouls | 13 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 22 | 19 |
| Passes | 849 | 476 |
Argentina: L. Messi 29', L. MartÃnez 92', D. Borges (own goal) 111'. Cape Verde: D. Duarte 59', S. Cabral 103'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 17 of 58 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 14 of 58 |
| Shots | 9.8 | 17 of 58 |
| Shots on target | 3.9 | 17 of 58 |
| Fouls | 10.8 | 42 of 58 |
| Passes | 0.5 | 41 of 58 |
| Corners | 5.4 | 15 of 58 |