Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde Islands | World Cup | GoalPulz

Live Matches Analysis Community Leagues Stats World Cup 2026

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

✦

Match story

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

◎xGHome

2.070.57

78%22%

⚠FoulsHome

Overview Statistics Lineups Events Player Stats Facts Form Table

Key battle

ArgentinaCape Verde Islands

Possession

64·36

2.07

Expected goals

0.57

Matches Live Leagues Stats

Privacy·Cookies·Terms·Contact·Support

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

Shots

On target

Corners

Team statistics

Full 1st half 2nd half

Attacking

shots total

shots on target

shots insidebox

shots outsidebox

shots blocked

dangerous attacks

174

attacks

big chances created

big chances missed

Passing & possession

ball possession

850

passes

476

779

successful passes

409

successful passes percentage

Defending

tackles

interceptions

saves

duels won

Set pieces

corners

offsides

throwins

goal kicks

Discipline

fouls

yellowcards

Other

shots off target

ball safe

goal attempts

substitutions

Expected goals — full suite

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

0.00Penalty xG0.00

0.27Free-kick xG0.08

0.45Corner xG0.11

1.50xG diff-1.50

0.0996850.88

-0.55xG prevented-0.85

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.

Data coverage

✓ Events✓ Stats✓ xG✓ Lineups✓ Pressure✓ Facts

Data from Sportmonks · times Europe/Oslo

key passes

total crosses

free kicks

long passes

successful headers

assists

injuries

accurate crosses

dribbled attempts

successful dribbles

successful dribbles percentage

successful long passes

successful long passes percentage