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Cape Verde

0 — 0 Jun 27, 2026 · 05:30 AM IST

Saudi Arabia

World Cup Grp. H · Round 3

Venue Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas

Referee François Letexier

Attendance 68,278

Player of the Match Saud Abdulhamid 7.8 90' played

Match Events

4' Away Saud Abdulhamid

8' Home Wagner Pina

33' Away ↔ Ali Lajami → Hassan Al Tambakti

HT

46' Away ↔ Musab Al-Juwayr → Abdullah Al-Khaibari

61' Home ↔ Nuno da Costa → Dailon Livramento

61' Home ↔ Hélio Varela → Willy Semedo

65' Away ↔ Mohammed Abu Al Shamat → Salem Al-Dawsari

65' Away ↔ Abdullah Al-Hamdan → Sultan Mandash

67' Away Nasser Al-Dawsari

71' Home ↔ Laros Duarte → Jamiro Monteiro

71' Home ↔ Garry Rodrigues → Ryan Mendes

82' Away ↔ Moteb Al-Harbi → Nawaf Al-Boushail

90 + 3' Away Firas Al-Buraikan

90 + 4' Home ↔ Steven Moreira → Wagner Pina

FT

Match Stats

51 49

Ball possession

1.39 0.39

Expected goals (xG)

15 7

Total shots

2 3

Shots on target

19 20

Touches in opposition box

1 1

Big chances

1 1

Big chances missed

381 (84%) 359 (81%)

Accurate passes

1 3

Yellow cards

4 2

Corners

Lineups

Cape Verde (4-1-4-1)

Coach: Bubista

Starting XI

1 Vozinha 7.7

24 Wagner Pina 7.4

4 Roberto Lopes 7.4

3 Diney Borges 7.4

8 João Paulo ↗ 7.7

6 Kevin Pina 7.6

20 Ryan Mendes 6.9

14 Deroy Duarte 7.4

10 Jamiro Monteiro 6

17 Willy Semedo 6.5

19 Dailon Livramento 5.6

Substitutes

26 Hélio Varela 6.3

21 Nuno da Costa 6.8

15 Laros Duarte 6.9

11 Garry Rodrigues 6.5

22 Steven Moreira

23 Carlos Dos Santos

12 Márcio Rosa

25 Kelvin Pires

5 Logan Costa

2 Stopira

16 Yannick Semedo

9 Gilson Benchimol

7 Jovane Cabral

Saudi Arabia (4-4-2)

Coach: Georgios Donis

Starting XI

21 Mohammed Al Owais 7.6

12 Saud Abdulhamid 7.8

4 Abdulelah Al Amri 7.3

5 Hassan Al Tambakti 6.7

13 Nawaf Al-Boushail 6.9

20 Sultan Mandash 6.6

15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari 6.4

6 Nasser Al-Dawsari 7.4

10 Salem Al-Dawsari 6.5

9 Firas Al-Buraikan 6.5

23 Mohamed Kanno 6.9

Substitutes

3 Ali Lajami 6.7

7 Musab Al-Juwayr 6.6

26 Mohammed Abu Al Shamat 6.4

19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan 5.9

24 Moteb Al-Harbi

22 Ahmed Ali Al Kassar

1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi

2 Ali Majrashi

8 Ayman Yahya

14 Hasan Kadesh

25 Jehad Thakri

18 Alaa Hajji

16 Ziyad Al-Johani

17 Khalid Al Ghannam

11 Saleh Al-Shehri