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Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands – World Cup

World Cup·World·📍 Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens·🕒 Fri, 03 Jul 2026, 22:00

Argentina

⚽Lionel Messi 29'⚽Lisandro Martínez 92'

FULL TIME

3:2

HT 1–0

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Match story

Argentina won 3–2. Argentina created the better chances (xG 2.07–0.57).

◎xGHome

2.070.57

78%22%

⚠FoulsHome

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Argentinahome · away

Cape Verde Islands

Match momentum (pressure)

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Cape Verde Islands

⚽Deroy Duarte 59'⚽Sidny Lopes Cabral 103'⚽Diney Borges 111' (OG)

52%48%

🎯ShotsHome

2216

58%42%

◐PossessionHome

64%36%

64%36%

⛳CornersEven

50%50%

🟨CardsEven

50%50%

Referee

Tracking

● Argentina● Cape Verde Islands

Expected goals

2.07xG0.57

2.15xGOT1.45

2.36xPoints0.45

2.07npxG0.57

0.57xGA2.07

0.79Set-play xG0.19

1.28Open-play xG0.38

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Match events

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29'⚽Messi

59'⚽Duarte

68'🟨Lenini

92'⚽Martínez

103'⚽Cabral

111'⚽ OGBorges

115'🟨Montiel

Match summary

2.07

0.57

Shots

On target

Possession

Corners

Fouls

Yellow cards

Pass accuracy

Match facts

55 insights available

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Argentina have won 8 out of their 10 most recent World Cup matches.

Form

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Benchimol has the highest average xGOT for Cape Verde Islands in their 10 most recent matches, with an average xGOT of 0.77.

Players

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Cape Verde Islands's last match was on 2026-06-27, which ended in a draw.

Scoring

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Cape Verde Islands make 360.7 passes per match, which is less than than the average of 466.1.

H2H

🔥

Cape Verde Islands have drawn 3 out of their 3 most recent matches.

Form

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Lionel Messi has the highest average xGOT for Argentina in their 10 most recent World Cup matches, with an average xGOT of 1.09.

Players

Lineups & ratings

Argentina4-4-2· avg 7.16avg 6.84 ·4-1-4-1Cape Verde Islands

Top player ratings

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1Messi' 120G 1Sh 9xG 0.988.7

2Martínez' 120G 1A 1Sh 1xG 0.038.5

3Vozinha' 1207.7

4Fernández' 120Sh 4xG 0.327.6

5Duarte' 100G 1Sh 2xG 0.157.4

6Allister' 120A 1Sh 2xG 0.167.3

7Cabral' 120G 1Sh 2xG 0.077.3

Per-player xG

Comparison at a glance

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2.07

0.57

2.15

xGOT

1.45

shots total

shots on target

ball possession

MATCH INTELFT

Result

Argentina win 3–2

Match snapshot

2.07xG0.57

68%Pressure32%

22Shots16

8Corners8

Top performer

8.7

Lionel Messi

1 goal · 0.98 xG

Key insight

Argentina have won 8 out of their 10 most recent World Cup matches.

Win probability

Model prediction not published for this fixture.

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Data from Sportmonks · times Europe/Oslo