⚽ Team Profile
Cape Verde Islands crest

Cape Verde Islands

World Cup · 2026 · 26 of 48 · Cape-Verde-Islands · Founded 1982

Form
DDDL
4 Games
0-3-1 W-D-L
3 Points
4:5 Goals
1.00 Goals / game
2 Clean sheets
29.2 Avg age
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Head Coach
Not available
Formation data appears once lineup sheets are published.
Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Home Stadium
Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Praia · 15,000 capacity
Artificial turf 0W-1D-0L at home
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Squad
34 players
Average age 29.2 (23–39) · 5 nationalities
Avg rating 6.77 Diney Borges 2⚽ Kevin Pina 1⚽ Deroy Duarte 1⚽
📊 World Cup Table
Cape Verde Islands highlighted — currently 26 of 48
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Mexico 5 4 0 1 +7 9 *
WWWWL
2 Spain 8 7 1 0 +13 7 *
WWWWW
3 Netherlands 4 2 2 0 +6 7 *
DWWD
4 Brazil 5 3 1 1 +6 7 *
DWWWL
5 Morocco 6 3 2 1 +4 7 *
WWDWL
6 Switzerland 6 3 2 1 +4 7 *
WWWDL
7 Argentina 8 7 0 1 +11 6 *
WWWWL
8 France 8 6 0 2 +10 6 *
WWWLL
9 Germany 4 2 1 1 +6 6 *
WWLD
10 Colombia 5 3 2 0 +4 6 *
WWDWD
11 USA 5 3 0 2 +3 6 *
WWLWL
12 Norway 6 4 0 2 +2 6 *
WLWWL
13 Japan 4 1 2 1 +3 5
DWDL
14 England 8 6 1 1 +8 4 *
WWWLW
15 Portugal 5 2 2 1 +5 4 *
DWDWL
16 Canada 5 2 1 2 +3 4 *
DWLWL
17 Egypt 5 1 3 1 +1 4 *
DWDDL
18 Australia 4 1 2 1 +0 4 *
WLDD
19 Ghana 4 1 1 2 -1 4
WDLL
20 South Africa 4 1 1 2 -2 4
LDWL
21 Sweden 4 1 1 2 -3 4
WLDL
22 Bosnia & Herzegovina 4 1 1 2 -3 4
DLWL
23 Paraguay 5 1 2 2 -3 4 *
LWDDL
24 Ivory Coast 4 2 0 2 +1 3 *
WLWL
25 Croatia 4 2 0 2 -1 3 *
LWWL
26 Cape Verde Islands 4 0 3 1 -1 3
DDDL
27 South Korea 3 1 0 2 -1 3
WLL
28 Austria 4 1 1 2 -3 3 *
WLDL
29 Scotland 3 1 0 2 -3 3
WLL
30 Algeria 4 1 1 2 -4 3 *
LWDL
31 Belgium 6 3 2 1 +7 2 *
DWWWL
32 Iran 3 0 3 0 +0 2 *
DDD
33 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 -1 2
DDL
34 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 -4 2
DLD
35 Congo DR 4 1 1 2 +0 1 *
DLWL
36 Ecuador 4 1 1 2 -2 1 *
LDWL
37 Czechia 3 0 1 2 -4 1
LDL
38 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 -6 1
DLL
39 Qatar 3 0 1 2 -8 1
DLL
40 Curaçao 3 0 1 2 -8 1
LDL
41 Senegal 4 1 0 3 +1 0 *
LLWL
42 Türkiye 3 1 0 2 -2 0 *
LLW
43 Panama 3 0 0 3 -4 0
LLL
44 Jordan 3 0 0 3 -5 0
LLL
45 Haiti 3 0 0 3 -6 0
LLL
46 Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 -9 0
LLL
47 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 -10 0
LLL
48 Iraq 3 0 0 3 -11 0
LLL
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📋 Recent Form
Last 10 across all competitions
L A Argentina 2–3 Sat 4 Jul D H Saudi Arabia 0–0 Sat 27 Jun D A Uruguay 2–2 Mon 22 Jun D A Spain 0–0 Mon 15 Jun W H Bermuda 3–0 Sat 6 Jun W H Serbia 3–0 Sun 31 May W H Eswatini 3–0 Mon 13 Oct D A Libya 3–3 Wed 8 Oct W H Cameroon 1–0 Tue 9 Sep W A Mauritius 2–0 Thu 4 Sep
⚔️ Attack
World Cup 2026 · 4 games
4
Goals scored
1.00
Per game
2
Failed to score
50.0%
11.0
Shots / game
2.5
On target / game
22.7%
Shot accuracy
9.1%
Conversion
goals per shot
4.0
Corners / game
1.5
Offsides / game
1
1st half goals
3
2nd half goals
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Biggest win
🛡️ Defence
Goals conceded, clean sheets and shots faced
5
Goals conceded
1.25
Per game
-1
Goal difference
2
Clean sheets
50.0%
18.0
Shots faced / game
5.5
On target faced
per game
77.3%
Save rate
6.0
Saves / game
3
1st half conceded
2
2nd half conceded
2–3
Heaviest defeat
at Argentina
3
Longest unbeaten
games
🎛️ Match Control & Discipline
Possession, passing, fouls and cards
36.8%
Possession
79.5%
Pass accuracy
6.8
Fouls / game
4
Yellow cards
1.00 / game
0
Red cards
0.0%
Win rate
0.75
Points / game
50.0%
Both teams score
50.0%
Over 2.5 goals
2.25
Goals / game
both teams
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Longest win run
games
1L
Current run
🏠 Home vs Away
1 home · 3 away
1.00 Points per game 0.67
0.00 Goals per game 1.33
0.00 Conceded per game 1.67
0.0% Win rate 0.0%
1 Clean sheets 1
51.0% Possession 32.0%
15.0 Shots per game 9.7
■ Home Away ■
👥 Current Squad
34 players · World Cup 2026 season stats
Goalkeepers 3
Player Age Apps Starts Mins GC Sv 🟨 🟥 Rating
1 Vózinha Cape Verde
39 4 4 390 5 18 0 0 7.88
12 Márcio Rosa Cape Verde
29 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
23 C. dos Santos USA
25 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Defenders 10
Player Age Apps Starts Mins G A 🟨 🟥 Rating
Diney Borges Cape Verde
31 5 0 — 2 1 1 0 —
4 Pico Cape Verde
33 4 4 390 0 0 0 0 7.25
22 S. Moreira France
31 4 3 301 0 0 0 0 6.27
S. Lopes Cabral Netherlands
23 3 3 286 1 0 2 0 6.93
Wagner Pina Portugal
23 1 1 89 0 0 1 0 6.90
João Correia Cape Verde
29 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Jójó Portugal
24 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Stopira Cape Verde
38 1 0 — 1 0 1 0 —
5 Logan Costa Cape Verde
24 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
25 Kelvin Pires Cape Verde
25 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Midfielders 12
Player Age Apps Starts Mins G A 🟨 🟥 Rating
Kevin Pina Cape Verde
29 4 4 351 1 0 1 0 7.05
20 Ryan Mendes Cape Verde
36 4 4 331 0 1 0 0 6.78
10 Jamiro Monteiro Cape Verde
32 4 3 283 0 0 0 0 6.50
14 Deroy Duarte Cape Verde
26 4 2 264 1 0 0 0 7.00
15 L. Duarte Netherlands
28 4 2 166 0 0 0 0 6.65
Patrick Andrade Cape Verde
33 4 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Bebé Cape Verde
35 4 0 — 0 1 0 0 —
8 João Paulo Cape Verde
27 2 1 104 0 0 0 0 7.20
Telmo Arcanjo Cape Verde
25 2 2 56 0 0 0 0 6.55
16 Yannick Semedo Cape Verde
30 2 0 30 0 1 0 0 6.90
Cuca Cape Verde
35 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
David Tavares Cape Verde
27 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Attackers 3
Player Age Apps Starts Mins G A 🟨 🟥 Rating
21 Nuno da Costa Cape Verde
34 4 1 157 0 0 0 0 6.63
17 Willy Semedo Cape Verde
31 3 1 130 0 0 0 0 6.43
11 Garry Rodrigues Cape Verde
35 2 1 77 0 0 0 0 6.45
Unknowns 6
Player Age Apps Starts Mins G A 🟨 🟥 Rating
Hélio Varela Portugal
24 8 0 — 0 0 1 0 —
D. Livramento Netherlands
25 3 3 175 0 0 0 0 6.23
Jovane Cabral Cape Verde
28 2 2 141 0 0 0 0 6.70
Gilson Benchimol Cape Verde
24 2 2 78 0 0 0 0 6.30
Heriberto Tavares Portugal
29 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Fabrício Garcia Cape Verde
25 2 0 — 0 0 1 0 —