Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde Islands — World Cup Result & Report

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Argentina

FULL-TIME

3-2

Cape Verde Islands

Kick-off (SAST)

00:00 · 04 Jul 2026

Venue

Hard Rock Stadium

Competition

World Cup

L. Messi 29' ⚽

L. Martinez 92' ⚽

⚽ D. Duarte 59'

⚽ S. Lopes Cabral 103'

⚽ D. Borges 111' (OG)

Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde Islands. The full-time result from World Cup at Hard Rock Stadium. Live in South Africa on SuperSport and SABC Sport, and streamed on DStv Stream.

Match timeline

L. Messi (assist L. Martinez)

⚽
29'

⚽
59'

D. Duarte (assist R. Mendes)

J. Alvarez on, L. Martinez off

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63'

N. Gonzalez on, T. Almada off

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64'

🔄
67'

J. Monteiro on, L. Duarte off

🔄
67'

D. Livramento on, N. Da Costa off

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68'

Kevin Lenini — Yellow Card

🔄
80'

H. Varela on, J. Cabral off

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80'

W. Semedo on, R. Mendes off

L. Paredes on, R. de Paul off

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84'

N. Tagliafico on, F. Medina off

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86'

L. Martinez (assist A. Mac Allister)

⚽
92'

🔄
100'

Y. Semedo on, D. Duarte off

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100'

Benchimol on, K. Lenini off

⚽
103'

S. Lopes Cabral (assist Y. Semedo)

G. Montiel on, N. Molina off

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104'

D. Borges — own goal

⚽
111'

Gonzalo Montiel — Yellow Card

🟨
115'

Line-ups

Argentina4-4-2

23E. Martinez

26N. Molina

13C. Romero

6L. Martinez

25F. Medina

7R. de Paul

20A. Mac Allister

24E. Fernandez

16T. Almada

10L. Messi

22L. Martinez

Subs

G. Rulli, J. Musso, N. Otamendi, L. Paredes, E. Palacios, G. Montiel, N. Gonzalez, G. Simeone, N. Tagliafico, G. Lo Celso, M. Senesi, J. Alvarez, J. Lopez, V. Barco, N. Paz

Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Cape Verde Islands4-1-4-1

1Vozinha

22S. Moreira

4R. Lopes

3D. Borges

13S. Lopes Cabral

6K. Lenini

20R. Mendes

15L. Duarte

14D. Duarte

7J. Cabral

21N. Da Costa

Subs

M. Rosa, dos Santos CJ, G. Rodrigues, J. Monteiro, L. Costa, K. Pires, Joao Paulo, T. Arcanjo, H. Varela, Stopira, W. Semedo, Y. Semedo, Benchimol, D. Livramento, W. Pina

Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito