Argentina vs Cape Verde — FIFA World Cup — Lineups & Player Ratings (Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC)

Overview

World Cup

Fri, Jul 3, 2026

Round of 32

Argentina

3 – 2

Full-time

Cape Verde

L. Messi29'

L. Martinez92'

D. Borges111'

⚽

59'D. Duarte

103'S. Lopes Cabral

📍Hard Rock Stadium

️Drew Fischer

⚽ SummaryLineups📊 Statistics

Formation

Argentina7.3

4–4–2

6.9

23 Emiliano Martínez

6.2

26 Nahuel Molina

🔁104

7.2

13 Cristian Romero

9.2

⚽

👟

6 Lisandro Martínez

7

25 Facundo Medina

🔁86

7.6

7 Rodrigo De Paul

🔁84

6.9

👟

20 Alexis Mac Allister

7

24 Enzo Fernández

6.7

16 Thiago Almada

🔁64

9.5

⚽

C10 Lionel Messi

6.2

22 Lautaro Martínez

🔁63

6

21 Nuno Da Costa

🔁67

6.7

7 Jovane Cabral

🔁80

7.2

⚽

14 Deroy Duarte

🔁100

6.2

15 Laros Duarte

🔁67

6.6

👟

C20 Ryan Mendes

🔁80

7

6 Kevin Lenini

🔁100

7.5

⚽

13 Sidny Lopes Cabral

6

3 Diney Borges

6.9

4 Pico

6.3

22 Steven Moreira

8.2

1 Vozinha

Cape Verde6.8

4-1-4-1

Managers

Argentina

Cape Verde

Lionel Scaloni

Pedro Leitao Brito

Substitutes

Argentina

Cape Verde

6.3

9 Julián Alvarez

Forward

🔁63

6.2

10 Jamiro Monteiro

Midfielder

🔁67

6.3

15 Nicolás González

Forward

🔁64

6.3

19 Dailon Rocha Livramento

Forward

🔁67

7

5 Leandro Paredes

Midfielder

🔁84

6.2

17 Willy Semedo

Forward

🔁80

6.9

3 Nicolás Tagliafico

Defender

🔁86

6.7

26 Hélio Varela

Forward

🔁80

6.2

4 Gonzalo Montiel

Defender

🔁104

6.9

👟

16 Yannick Semedo

Midfielder

🔁100

1 Juan Musso

Goalkeeper

6.3

9 Gilson Tavares

Forward

🔁100

12 Gerónimo Rulli

Goalkeeper

12 Márcio Rosa

Goalkeeper

2 Marcos Senesi

Defender

23 CJ Dos Santos

Goalkeeper

19 Nicolás Otamendi

Defender

2 Stopira

Defender

8 Valentín Barco

Midfielder

5 Logan Costa

Defender

11 Giovani Lo Celso

Midfielder

24 Wagner Pina

Defender

14 Exequiel Palacios

Midfielder

25 Kelvin Pires

Defender

17 Giuliano Simeone

Forward

8 João Paulo

Midfielder

18 Nico Paz

Forward

18 Telmo Arcanjo

Midfielder

21 José Manuel López

Forward

11 Garry Rodrigues

Forward

Recent form

Key players from the last 5 matches (all competitions).

Argentina

Based on player stats from 5 verified matches.

8.8

⚽

L. Messi

Forward

Played

4

Starts

2

Minutes

220

Goals

7

6.9

⚽

👟

L. Martinez

Forward

Played

5

Starts

4

Minutes

288

Goals

2

Assists

1

7.1

⚽

T. Almada

Midfielder

Played

5

Starts

3

Minutes

244

Goals

1

7.5

👟

R. de Paul

Midfielder

Played

4

Starts

2

Minutes

267

Assists

2

7.6

⚽

G. Lo Celso

Midfielder

Played

3

Starts

3

Minutes

168

Goals

1

7.2

⚽

G. Simeone

Midfielder

Played

3

Starts

3

Minutes

223

Goals

1

Cape Verde

Based on player stats from 4 verified matches.

⚽

K. Lenini

Midfielder

Played

4

Starts

4

Goals

2

👟

R. Mendes

Midfielder

Played

4

Starts

4

Assists

1

⚽

👟

L. Duarte

Midfielder

Played

4

Starts

1

Goals

1

Assists

1

Vozinha

Goalkeeper

Played

4

Starts

4

R. Lopes

Defender

Played

4

Starts

4

D. Borges

Defender

Played

4

Starts

4