Group Stage - 3 · NRG Stadium, Houston
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What's at stake
- Cape Verde IslandsThroughvs Argentina
- Saudi ArabiaIn the huntOpponent TBD
Status is mathematically exact; the projected Round-of-32 opponent comes from the AI bracket and locks when the group stage ends.
Player of the match
Ali Lajami
Saudi Arabia
Match stats
Cape Verde IslandsSaudi Arabia
51%Possession49%
15Total shots7
2Shots on target3
4Corners2
10Fouls16
2Offsides0
1Yellow cards3
3Saves2
84%Pass accuracy81%
Win probability
Cape Verde Islands 50%Draw 50%Saudi Arabia 0%
Double chance : Cape Verde Islands or draw
Lineups
Cape Verde Islands4-1-4-1
Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito
- 1VozinhaG
- 24W. PinaD
- 4R. LopesD
- 3D. BorgesD
- 8Joao PauloD
- 6K. LeniniM
- 20R. MendesM
- 14D. DuarteM
- 10J. MonteiroM
- 17W. SemedoM
- 19D. LivramentoF
Substitutes
- 12M. RosaG
- 23dos Santos CJG
- 11G. RodriguesF
- 15L. DuarteM
- 5L. CostaD
- 25K. PiresD
- 26H. VarelaF
- 2StopiraD
- 22S. MoreiraD
- 21N. Da CostaF
- 7J. CabralF
- 16Y. SemedoM
- 9BenchimolF
Saudi Arabia4-4-2
Coach: Georgios Donis
- 21M. Al OwaisG
- 12S. AbdulhamidD
- 4A. Al AmriD
- 5H. TambaktiD
- 13N. BoushalD
- 20S. MandashM
- 15A. Al KhaibariM
- 6N. Al DawsariM
- 10S. Al DawsariM
- 9F. Al BuraikanF
- 23M. KannoF
Substitutes
- 22A. Al KassarG
- 1N. Al AqidiG
- 11S. Al ShehriF
- 3A. LajamiD
- 2A. MajrashiD
- 17K. Al GhannamF
- 19A. Al HamdanF
- 16Z. Al JohaniM
- 7M. Al JuwayrM
- 14H. KadeshD
- 18A. Hejji
- 8A. YahyaM
- 24M. Al HarbiD
- 26M. Abu Al ShamatM
- 25J. Thakri
Match events
- 4′🟨Saud Abdulhamid
- 8′🟨Wagner Pina
- 33′🔁H. Tambakti in for A. Lajami
- 46′🔁A. Al Khaibari in for M. Al Juwayr
- 61′🔁W. Semedo in for H. Varela
- 61′🔁D. Livramento in for N. Da Costa
- 66′🔁S. Mandash in for A. Al Hamdan
- 66′🔁S. Al Dawsari in for M. Abu Al Shamat
- 67′🟨Nasser Al-Dawsari
- 71′🔁R. Mendes in for G. Rodrigues
- 71′🔁J. Monteiro in for L. Duarte
- 82′🔁N. Boushal in for M. Al Harbi
- 90+3′🟨Firas Al-Buraikan
- 90+4′🔁W. Pina in for S. Moreira
Head to head
These teams have never met before — this is their first encounter.