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Argentina

3 — 2 Jul 04, 2026 · 03:30 AM IST

Cape Verde

World Cup · Round 1/16

Venue Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Referee Drew Thomas Fischer

Attendance 64,478

Player of the Match Lionel Messi 8.7 120' played

Match Events

29' Home ⚽ Lionel Messi — 1-0

HT

59' Away ⚽ Deroy Duarte — 1-1

63' Home ↔ Julián Álvarez → Lautaro Martínez

63' Home ↔ Nicolás González → Thiago Almada

67' Away ↔ Jamiro Monteiro → Laros Duarte

67' Away ↔ Dailon Livramento → Nuno da Costa

68' Away Kevin Pina

80' Away ↔ Willy Semedo → Ryan Mendes

80' Away ↔ Hélio Varela → Jovane Cabral

84' Home ↔ Leandro Paredes → Rodrigo De Paul

85' Home ↔ Nicolás Tagliafico → Facundo Medina

FT

92' Home ⚽ Lisandro Martínez — 2-1

100' Away ↔ Gilson Benchimol → Kevin Pina

100' Away ↔ Yannick Semedo → Deroy Duarte

103' Away ⚽ Sidny Lopes Cabral — 2-2

104' Home ↔ Gonzalo Montiel → Nahuel Molina

111' Home ⚽ Diney Borges (own goal) — 3-2

115' Home Gonzalo Montiel

AET

Match Stats

64 36

Ball possession

2.26 0.47

Expected goals (xG)

22 16

Total shots

10 5

Shots on target

52 16

Touches in opposition box

3 0

Big chances

2 0

Big chances missed

779 (92%) 409 (86%)

Accurate passes

1 1

Yellow cards

8 8

Corners

Lineups

Argentina (4-4-2)

Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Starting XI

23 Emiliano Martínez 6.2

26 Nahuel Molina 6.3

13 Cristian Romero 7.5

6 Lisandro Martínez 8.7

25 Facundo Medina 7.4

7 Rodrigo De Paul 7

20 Alexis Mac Allister 8.2

24 Enzo Fernández 7.7

16 Thiago Almada 6.9

10 Lionel Messi 8.7

22 Lautaro Martínez 6.1

Substitutes

15 Nicolás González 7.2

9 Julián Álvarez 6.6

5 Leandro Paredes 7

3 Nicolás Tagliafico 6.9

4 Gonzalo Montiel 5.9

12 Gerónimo Rulli

1 Juan Musso

2 Marcos Senesi

19 Nicolás Otamendi

14 Exequiel Palacios

11 Giovani Lo Celso

17 Giuliano Simeone

18 Nico Paz

8 Valentín Barco

21 José López

Cape Verde (4-1-4-1)

Coach: Bubista

Starting XI

1 Vozinha 7.7

22 Steven Moreira 6.2

4 Roberto Lopes 6.3

3 Diney Borges 5.8

13 Sidny Lopes Cabral 7.1

6 Kevin Pina 7.3

20 Ryan Mendes 6.8

15 Laros Duarte 6.4

14 Deroy Duarte 7.5

7 Jovane Cabral 6.6

21 Nuno da Costa 6

Substitutes

10 Jamiro Monteiro 6.3

19 Dailon Livramento 6

26 Hélio Varela 6.8

17 Willy Semedo 5.6

16 Yannick Semedo 7.4

9 Gilson Benchimol 6

23 Carlos Dos Santos

12 Márcio Rosa

25 Kelvin Pires

5 Logan Costa

2 Stopira

24 Wagner Pina

8 João Paulo ↗

11 Garry Rodrigues

18 Telmo Arcanjo