Cape Verde Islands

CPV

Form: DDD

Squad Size 26

City Praia

Stadium Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde

Founded 1982

Follow Cape Verde Islands's World Cup campaign with Futmetrix - providing pre and post-match scores, detailed statistics, and brutally honest assessments of match watchability.

Match Coverage

Cape Verde Islands results, scores, and our take on recent matches

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Match

Score

League

Coverage

Argentina survive an almighty scare at Hard Rock Stadium! Cape Verde pushed the giants to the brink before extra-time heartbreak. Knockout pressure is unmatched. #WorldCup #Argentina #CapeVerde

Extra-Time Chaos Sends Argentina Through as Cape Verde Stand Tall An agonizingly tight Round of 32 clash delivered breathtaking drama, requiring an own goal in extra time to separate two exhausted sides. Early Domination & The Breakthrough Argentina stepped onto the pitch at Hard Rock Stadium fully expecting to steamroll...

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A 0-0 on the scoreboard, but sheer panic beneath the surface. Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia let the fear of elimination paralyze them at NRG Stadium. #WorldCup #GroupDecider #Football

Fear and Frustration in World Cup Stalemate A scoreless slog at NRG Stadium where the fear of elimination completely paralyzed both nations on the global stage. Cautious Beginnings The Stakes could not have been higher under the lights at NRG Stadium, with both teams desperate for Group Stage survival. Yet,...

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A relentless battle in Miami ends level as Uruguay and Cape Verde trade blows. Varela's instant impact secures a vital point. The group stage drama is just beginning! #WorldCup #URU #CPV

A World Cup Thriller in Miami This breathtaking four-goal draw proved why the World Cup group stage is unmatched for pure sporting drama. Early Shocks The Intensity was palpable from the first touch at Hard Rock Stadium. Cape Verde refused to bow to the South American giants on this grand...

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Spain brought the siege, but Vozinha brought the bricks. A historic defensive masterclass leaves La Roja frustrated as Cape Verde secures a legendary point. #WorldCup #Spain #CapeVerde

Mercedes-Benz Stadium Witnesses a Masterclass in Survival A relentless Spanish siege meets an unbreakable wall as the heavy favourites are forced to settle for a frustrating draw on the world stage. The Opening Act Under the bright lights of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Spain wasted no time establishing their rhythm in this...

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Season Statistics

Full league record with goals, form, and recent streaks

World Cup 2nd Place

Form

DDD

Record

Pts3

Win%0%

Goals

Scored2

Conceded2

Diff 0

Avg/G0.7

Conc/G0.7

Defense & Discipline

Clean Sheets2

Failed to Score2

Best Streaks

0 Win Streak

3 Draw Streak

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Mexico	3	9	6	0	+6	LMexico 2 - 3 England (06-07-2026)WMexico 2 - 0 Ecuador (01-07-2026)WCzechia 0 - 3 Mexico (25-06-2026)WMexico 1 - 0 South Korea (19-06-2026)WMexico 2 - 0 South Africa (11-06-2026)
2	South Africa	3	4	2	3	-1	LSouth Africa 0 - 1 Canada (28-06-2026)WSouth Africa 1 - 0 South Korea (25-06-2026)DCzechia 1 - 1 South Africa (18-06-2026)LMexico 2 - 0 South Africa (11-06-2026)
3	South Korea	3	3	2	3	-1	LSouth Africa 1 - 0 South Korea (25-06-2026)LMexico 1 - 0 South Korea (19-06-2026)WSouth Korea 2 - 1 Czechia (12-06-2026)
4	Czechia	3	1	2	6	-4	LCzechia 0 - 3 Mexico (25-06-2026)DCzechia 1 - 1 South Africa (18-06-2026)LSouth Korea 2 - 1 Czechia (12-06-2026)

P: 3 GD: +6

L W W W W

P: 3 GD: -1

L W D L

P: 3 GD: -1

L L W

P: 3 GD: -4

L D L

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Switzerland	3	7	7	3	+4	LArgentina 3 - 1 (AET) Switzerland (12-07-2026)DSwitzerland 0 - 0 (PEN 4-3) Colombia (07-07-2026)WSwitzerland 2 - 0 Algeria (03-07-2026)WSwitzerland 2 - 1 Canada (24-06-2026)WSwitzerland 4 - 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina (18-06-2026)
2	Canada	3	4	8	3	+5	LCanada 0 - 3 Morocco (04-07-2026)WSouth Africa 0 - 1 Canada (28-06-2026)LSwitzerland 2 - 1 Canada (24-06-2026)WCanada 6 - 0 Qatar (18-06-2026)DCanada 1 - 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina (12-06-2026)
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	4	5	6	-1	LUSA 2 - 0 Bosnia & Herzegovina (02-07-2026)WBosnia & Herzegovina 3 - 1 Qatar (24-06-2026)LSwitzerland 4 - 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina (18-06-2026)DCanada 1 - 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina (12-06-2026)
4	Qatar	3	1	2	10	-8	LBosnia & Herzegovina 3 - 1 Qatar (24-06-2026)LCanada 6 - 0 Qatar (18-06-2026)DQatar 1 - 1 Switzerland (13-06-2026)

P: 3 GD: +4

L D W W W

P: 3 GD: +5

L W L W D

P: 3 GD: -1

L W L D

P: 3 GD: -8

L L D

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Brazil	3	7	7	1	+6	LBrazil 1 - 2 Norway (05-07-2026)WBrazil 2 - 1 Japan (29-06-2026)WScotland 0 - 3 Brazil (24-06-2026)WBrazil 3 - 0 Haiti (20-06-2026)DBrazil 1 - 1 Morocco (13-06-2026)
2	Morocco	3	7	6	3	+3	LFrance 2 - 0 Morocco (09-07-2026)WCanada 0 - 3 Morocco (04-07-2026)DNetherlands 1 - 1 (PEN 2-3) Morocco (30-06-2026)WMorocco 4 - 2 Haiti (24-06-2026)WScotland 0 - 1 Morocco (19-06-2026)
3	Scotland	3	3	1	4	-3	LScotland 0 - 3 Brazil (24-06-2026)LScotland 0 - 1 Morocco (19-06-2026)WHaiti 0 - 1 Scotland (14-06-2026)
4	Haiti	3	0	2	8	-6	LMorocco 4 - 2 Haiti (24-06-2026)LBrazil 3 - 0 Haiti (20-06-2026)LHaiti 0 - 1 Scotland (14-06-2026)

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	USA	3	6	8	4	+4	LUSA 1 - 4 Belgium (07-07-2026)WUSA 2 - 0 Bosnia & Herzegovina (02-07-2026)LTürkiye 3 - 2 USA (26-06-2026)WUSA 2 - 0 Australia (19-06-2026)WUSA 4 - 1 Paraguay (13-06-2026)
2	Australia	3	4	2	2	0	DAustralia 1 - 1 (PEN 2-4) Egypt (03-07-2026)DParaguay 0 - 0 Australia (26-06-2026)LUSA 2 - 0 Australia (19-06-2026)WAustralia 2 - 0 Türkiye (14-06-2026)
3	Paraguay	3	4	2	4	-2	LParaguay 0 - 1 France (04-07-2026)DGermany 1 - 1 (PEN 3-4) Paraguay (29-06-2026)DParaguay 0 - 0 Australia (26-06-2026)WTürkiye 0 - 1 Paraguay (20-06-2026)LUSA 4 - 1 Paraguay (13-06-2026)
4	Türkiye	3	3	3	5	-2	WTürkiye 3 - 2 USA (26-06-2026)LTürkiye 0 - 1 Paraguay (20-06-2026)LAustralia 2 - 0 Türkiye (14-06-2026)

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Germany	3	6	10	4	+6	DGermany 1 - 1 (PEN 3-4) Paraguay (29-06-2026)LEcuador 2 - 1 Germany (25-06-2026)WGermany 2 - 1 Ivory Coast (20-06-2026)WGermany 7 - 1 Curaçao (14-06-2026)
2	Ivory Coast	3	6	4	2	+2	LIvory Coast 1 - 2 Norway (30-06-2026)WCuraçao 0 - 2 Ivory Coast (25-06-2026)LGermany 2 - 1 Ivory Coast (20-06-2026)WIvory Coast 1 - 0 Ecuador (14-06-2026)
3	Ecuador	3	4	2	2	0	LMexico 2 - 0 Ecuador (01-07-2026)WEcuador 2 - 1 Germany (25-06-2026)DEcuador 0 - 0 Curaçao (21-06-2026)LIvory Coast 1 - 0 Ecuador (14-06-2026)
4	Curaçao	3	1	1	9	-8	LCuraçao 0 - 2 Ivory Coast (25-06-2026)DEcuador 0 - 0 Curaçao (21-06-2026)LGermany 7 - 1 Curaçao (14-06-2026)

P: 3 GD: +6

D L W W

P: 3 GD: +2

L W L W

P: 3 GD: 0

L W D L

P: 3 GD: -8

L D L

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Netherlands	3	7	10	4	+6	DNetherlands 1 - 1 (PEN 2-3) Morocco (30-06-2026)WTunisia 1 - 3 Netherlands (25-06-2026)WNetherlands 5 - 1 Sweden (20-06-2026)DNetherlands 2 - 2 Japan (14-06-2026)
2	Japan	3	5	7	3	+4	LBrazil 2 - 1 Japan (29-06-2026)DJapan 1 - 1 Sweden (25-06-2026)WTunisia 0 - 4 Japan (21-06-2026)DNetherlands 2 - 2 Japan (14-06-2026)
3	Sweden	3	4	7	7	0	LFrance 3 - 0 Sweden (30-06-2026)DJapan 1 - 1 Sweden (25-06-2026)LNetherlands 5 - 1 Sweden (20-06-2026)WSweden 5 - 1 Tunisia (15-06-2026)
4	Tunisia	3	0	2	12	-10	LTunisia 1 - 3 Netherlands (25-06-2026)LTunisia 0 - 4 Japan (21-06-2026)LSweden 5 - 1 Tunisia (15-06-2026)

P: 3 GD: +6

D W W D

P: 3 GD: +4

L D W D

P: 3 GD: 0

L D L W

P: 3 GD: -10

L L L

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Belgium	3	5	6	2	+4	LSpain 2 - 1 Belgium (10-07-2026)WUSA 1 - 4 Belgium (07-07-2026)WBelgium 3 - 2 (AET) Senegal (01-07-2026)WNew Zealand 1 - 5 Belgium (27-06-2026)DBelgium 0 - 0 Iran (21-06-2026)
2	Egypt	3	5	5	3	+2	LArgentina 3 - 2 Egypt (07-07-2026)DAustralia 1 - 1 (PEN 2-4) Egypt (03-07-2026)DEgypt 1 - 1 Iran (27-06-2026)WNew Zealand 1 - 3 Egypt (22-06-2026)DBelgium 1 - 1 Egypt (15-06-2026)
3	Iran	3	3	3	3	0	DEgypt 1 - 1 Iran (27-06-2026)DBelgium 0 - 0 Iran (21-06-2026)DIran 2 - 2 New Zealand (16-06-2026)
4	New Zealand	3	1	4	10	-6	LNew Zealand 1 - 5 Belgium (27-06-2026)LNew Zealand 1 - 3 Egypt (22-06-2026)DIran 2 - 2 New Zealand (16-06-2026)

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Spain	3	7	5	0	+5	WFrance 0 - 2 Spain (14-07-2026)WSpain 2 - 1 Belgium (10-07-2026)WPortugal 0 - 1 Spain (06-07-2026)WSpain 3 - 0 Austria (02-07-2026)WUruguay 0 - 1 Spain (27-06-2026)
2	Cape Verde Islands	3	3	2	2	0	LArgentina 3 - 2 (AET) Cape Verde Islands (03-07-2026)DCape Verde Islands 0 - 0 Saudi Arabia (27-06-2026)DUruguay 2 - 2 Cape Verde Islands (21-06-2026)DSpain 0 - 0 Cape Verde Islands (15-06-2026)
3	Uruguay	3	2	3	4	-1	LUruguay 0 - 1 Spain (27-06-2026)DUruguay 2 - 2 Cape Verde Islands (21-06-2026)DSaudi Arabia 1 - 1 Uruguay (15-06-2026)
4	Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	5	-4	DCape Verde Islands 0 - 0 Saudi Arabia (27-06-2026)LSpain 4 - 0 Saudi Arabia (21-06-2026)DSaudi Arabia 1 - 1 Uruguay (15-06-2026)

P: 3 GD: +5

W W W W W

P: 3 GD: 0

L D D D

P: 3 GD: -1

L D D

P: 3 GD: -4

D L D

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	France	3	9	10	2	+8	LFrance 4 - 6 England (18-07-2026)LFrance 0 - 2 Spain (14-07-2026)WFrance 2 - 0 Morocco (09-07-2026)WParaguay 0 - 1 France (04-07-2026)WFrance 3 - 0 Sweden (30-06-2026)
2	Norway	3	6	8	7	+1	LNorway 1 - 2 (AET) England (11-07-2026)WBrazil 1 - 2 Norway (05-07-2026)WIvory Coast 1 - 2 Norway (30-06-2026)LNorway 1 - 4 France (26-06-2026)WNorway 3 - 2 Senegal (23-06-2026)
3	Senegal	3	3	8	6	+2	LBelgium 3 - 2 (AET) Senegal (01-07-2026)WSenegal 5 - 0 Iraq (26-06-2026)LNorway 3 - 2 Senegal (23-06-2026)LFrance 3 - 1 Senegal (16-06-2026)
4	Iraq	3	0	1	12	-11	LSenegal 5 - 0 Iraq (26-06-2026)LFrance 3 - 0 Iraq (22-06-2026)LIraq 1 - 4 Norway (16-06-2026)

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Argentina	3	9	8	1	+7	WEngland 1 - 2 Argentina (15-07-2026)WArgentina 3 - 1 (AET) Switzerland (12-07-2026)WArgentina 3 - 2 Egypt (07-07-2026)WArgentina 3 - 2 (AET) Cape Verde Islands (03-07-2026)WJordan 1 - 3 Argentina (28-06-2026)
2	Austria	3	4	6	6	0	LSpain 3 - 0 Austria (02-07-2026)DAlgeria 3 - 3 Austria (28-06-2026)LArgentina 2 - 0 Austria (22-06-2026)WAustria 3 - 1 Jordan (17-06-2026)
3	Algeria	3	4	5	7	-2	LSwitzerland 2 - 0 Algeria (03-07-2026)DAlgeria 3 - 3 Austria (28-06-2026)WJordan 1 - 2 Algeria (23-06-2026)LArgentina 3 - 0 Algeria (17-06-2026)
4	Jordan	3	0	3	8	-5	LJordan 1 - 3 Argentina (28-06-2026)LJordan 1 - 2 Algeria (23-06-2026)LAustria 3 - 1 Jordan (17-06-2026)

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Colombia	3	7	4	1	+3	DSwitzerland 0 - 0 (PEN 4-3) Colombia (07-07-2026)WColombia 1 - 0 Ghana (04-07-2026)DColombia 0 - 0 Portugal (27-06-2026)WColombia 1 - 0 Congo DR (24-06-2026)WUzbekistan 1 - 3 Colombia (18-06-2026)
2	Portugal	3	5	6	1	+5	LPortugal 0 - 1 Spain (06-07-2026)WPortugal 2 - 1 Croatia (02-07-2026)DColombia 0 - 0 Portugal (27-06-2026)WPortugal 5 - 0 Uzbekistan (23-06-2026)DPortugal 1 - 1 Congo DR (17-06-2026)
3	Congo DR	3	4	4	3	+1	LEngland 2 - 1 Congo DR (01-07-2026)WCongo DR 3 - 1 Uzbekistan (27-06-2026)LColombia 1 - 0 Congo DR (24-06-2026)DPortugal 1 - 1 Congo DR (17-06-2026)
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	2	11	-9	LCongo DR 3 - 1 Uzbekistan (27-06-2026)LPortugal 5 - 0 Uzbekistan (23-06-2026)LUzbekistan 1 - 3 Colombia (18-06-2026)

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	England	3	7	6	2	+4	WFrance 4 - 6 England (18-07-2026)LEngland 1 - 2 Argentina (15-07-2026)WNorway 1 - 2 (AET) England (11-07-2026)WMexico 2 - 3 England (06-07-2026)WEngland 2 - 1 Congo DR (01-07-2026)
2	Croatia	3	6	5	5	0	LPortugal 2 - 1 Croatia (02-07-2026)WCroatia 2 - 1 Ghana (27-06-2026)WPanama 0 - 1 Croatia (23-06-2026)LEngland 4 - 2 Croatia (17-06-2026)
3	Ghana	3	4	2	2	0	LColombia 1 - 0 Ghana (04-07-2026)LCroatia 2 - 1 Ghana (27-06-2026)DEngland 0 - 0 Ghana (23-06-2026)WGhana 1 - 0 Panama (17-06-2026)
4	Panama	3	0	0	4	-4	LPanama 0 - 2 England (27-06-2026)LPanama 0 - 1 Croatia (23-06-2026)LGhana 1 - 0 Panama (17-06-2026)

League Standings

Full World Cup table with points, goal difference and recent form

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Form
1	Congo DR	3	4	4	3	+1	LEngland 2 - 1 Congo DR (01-07-2026)WCongo DR 3 - 1 Uzbekistan (27-06-2026)LColombia 1 - 0 Congo DR (24-06-2026)DPortugal 1 - 1 Congo DR (17-06-2026)
2	Sweden	3	4	7	7	0	LFrance 3 - 0 Sweden (30-06-2026)DJapan 1 - 1 Sweden (25-06-2026)LNetherlands 5 - 1 Sweden (20-06-2026)WSweden 5 - 1 Tunisia (15-06-2026)
3	Ghana	3	4	2	2	0	LColombia 1 - 0 Ghana (04-07-2026)LCroatia 2 - 1 Ghana (27-06-2026)DEngland 0 - 0 Ghana (23-06-2026)WGhana 1 - 0 Panama (17-06-2026)
4	Ecuador	3	4	2	2	0	LMexico 2 - 0 Ecuador (01-07-2026)WEcuador 2 - 1 Germany (25-06-2026)DEcuador 0 - 0 Curaçao (21-06-2026)LIvory Coast 1 - 0 Ecuador (14-06-2026)
5	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	4	5	6	-1	LUSA 2 - 0 Bosnia & Herzegovina (02-07-2026)WBosnia & Herzegovina 3 - 1 Qatar (24-06-2026)LSwitzerland 4 - 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina (18-06-2026)DCanada 1 - 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina (12-06-2026)
6	Algeria	3	4	5	7	-2	LSwitzerland 2 - 0 Algeria (03-07-2026)DAlgeria 3 - 3 Austria (28-06-2026)WJordan 1 - 2 Algeria (23-06-2026)LArgentina 3 - 0 Algeria (17-06-2026)
7	Paraguay	3	4	2	4	-2	LParaguay 0 - 1 France (04-07-2026)DGermany 1 - 1 (PEN 3-4) Paraguay (29-06-2026)DParaguay 0 - 0 Australia (26-06-2026)WTürkiye 0 - 1 Paraguay (20-06-2026)LUSA 4 - 1 Paraguay (13-06-2026)
8	Senegal	3	3	8	6	+2	LBelgium 3 - 2 (AET) Senegal (01-07-2026)WSenegal 5 - 0 Iraq (26-06-2026)LNorway 3 - 2 Senegal (23-06-2026)LFrance 3 - 1 Senegal (16-06-2026)
9	Iran	3	3	3	3	0	DEgypt 1 - 1 Iran (27-06-2026)DBelgium 0 - 0 Iran (21-06-2026)DIran 2 - 2 New Zealand (16-06-2026)
10	South Korea	3	3	2	3	-1	LSouth Africa 1 - 0 South Korea (25-06-2026)LMexico 1 - 0 South Korea (19-06-2026)WSouth Korea 2 - 1 Czechia (12-06-2026)
11	Scotland	3	3	1	4	-3	LScotland 0 - 3 Brazil (24-06-2026)LScotland 0 - 1 Morocco (19-06-2026)WHaiti 0 - 1 Scotland (14-06-2026)
12	Uruguay	3	2	3	4	-1	LUruguay 0 - 1 Spain (27-06-2026)DUruguay 2 - 2 Cape Verde Islands (21-06-2026)DSaudi Arabia 1 - 1 Uruguay (15-06-2026)

P: 3 GD: +1

L W L D

P: 3 GD: 0

L D L W

P: 3 GD: 0

L L D W

P: 3 GD: 0

L W D L

P: 3 GD: -1

L W L D

P: 3 GD: -2

L D W L

P: 3 GD: -2

L D D W L

P: 3 GD: +2

L W L L

P: 3 GD: 0

D D D

P: 3 GD: -1

L L W

P: 3 GD: -3

L L W

P: 3 GD: -1

L D D

Match History

Recent results and upcoming fixtures with scores and standings

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition	FutMetrix	H/A
Jul 03, 2026	Argentina	L 2-3 (AET)	World Cup	85	A
Jun 27, 2026	Saudi Arabia	D 0-0	World Cup	15	H
Jun 21, 2026	Uruguay	D 2-2	World Cup	94	A
Jun 21, 2026	Uruguay	D 2-2	World Cup	94	A
Jun 15, 2026	Spain	D 0-0	World Cup	27	A