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Uruguay 2-2 Cabo Verde · World Cup 2026

Uruguay drew 2-2 with Cabo Verde in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Uruguay fixtures and results · Cabo Verde fixtures and results · World Cup 2026 table

Match report

Uruguay and Cabo Verde met in the World Cup 2026 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Sunday, 21 June 2026.

Goalscorers

Uruguay: M. Araújo 44'; A. Canobbio 45'. Cabo Verde: K. Lenini 21'; H. Varela 61'.

How the match went

Uruguay saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Uruguay had 17 shots with 2 on target, Cabo Verde 12 with 4 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 11 to Uruguay and 4 to Cabo Verde. Uruguay conceded 11 fouls, Cabo Verde 4. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Uruguay, 2 for Cabo Verde).

Line-ups

Uruguay started in a 4-1-4-1: Fernando Muslera, Guillermo Varela, Sebastián Cáceres, Mathías Olivera, Juan Sanabria, Manuel Ugarte, Agustín Canobbio, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde, Maximiliano Araújo, Federico Viñas.

Cabo Verde started in a 4-1-4-1: Vozinha, Steven Moreira, Pico, Diney Borges, Sidny Lopes Cabral, Kevin Pina, Ryan Mendes, Telmo Arcanjo, Jamiro Monteiro, Garry Rodrigues, Gilson Tavares.

More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 21'Goal! Uruguay 0-1 Cabo Verde. K. Lenini (Cabo Verde) scores.
  2. 44'Goal! Uruguay 1-1 Cabo Verde. M. Araújo (Uruguay) scores.
  3. 45+6'Goal! Uruguay 2-1 Cabo Verde. A. Canobbio (Uruguay) scores, assisted by M. Araújo.
  4. 45'Half-time. Uruguay 2-1 Cabo Verde.
  5. 61'Goal! Uruguay 2-2 Cabo Verde. H. Varela (Cabo Verde) scores.
  6. 69'VAR: goal for Uruguay ruled out.
  7. 90'VAR review (Uruguay).
  8. 90'Full-time. Uruguay 2-2 Cabo Verde.
Full commentary (49 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Uruguay vs Cabo Verde.
  2. 5'Yellow card for S. L. Cabral (Cabo Verde).
  3. 7'Attempt blocked. R. Bentancur (Uruguay), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  4. 14'Attempt missed. F. Valverde (Uruguay), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.25.
  5. 20'Yellow card for R. Bentancur (Uruguay).
  6. 21'Goal! Uruguay 0-1 Cabo Verde. K. Lenini (Cabo Verde) scores.
  7. 24'Attempt blocked. F. Valverde (Uruguay), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  8. 24'Attempt blocked. F. Valverde (Uruguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 28'Attempt missed. F. Valverde (Uruguay), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  10. 33'Attempt missed. M. Ugarte (Uruguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 34'Attempt missed. F. Valverde (Uruguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 40'Attempt missed. M. Araújo (Uruguay), header. xG 0.04.
  13. 42'Attempt blocked. S. Cáceres (Uruguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  14. 43'Attempt missed. Diney (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  15. 44'Goal! Uruguay 1-1 Cabo Verde. M. Araújo (Uruguay) scores.
  16. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+6'Goal! Uruguay 2-1 Cabo Verde. A. Canobbio (Uruguay) scores, assisted by M. Araújo.
  18. 45'Half-time. Uruguay 2-1 Cabo Verde.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, Cabo Verde: D. Duarte comes on for T. Arcanjo.
  21. 52'Attempt missed. S. L. Cabral (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  22. 58'Substitution, Cabo Verde: H. Varela comes on for G. Rodrigues.
  23. 58'Substitution, Cabo Verde: N. Da Costa comes on for G. Tavares.
  24. 58'Yellow card for M. Olivera (Uruguay).
  25. 59'Attempt blocked. J. Monteiro (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  26. 61'Goal! Uruguay 2-2 Cabo Verde. H. Varela (Cabo Verde) scores.
  27. 63'Attempt missed. J. Monteiro (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  28. 67'Attempt blocked. F. Valverde (Uruguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 69'VAR: goal for Uruguay ruled out.
  30. 70'Substitution, Uruguay: N. De la Cruz comes on for M. Ugarte.
  31. 70'Substitution, Uruguay: D. Núñez comes on for F. Viñas.
  32. 71'Substitution, Cabo Verde: L. Duarte comes on for K. Lenini.
  33. 76'Attempt missed. Pico (Cabo Verde), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  34. 79'Attempt missed. N. De la Cruz (Uruguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  35. 80'Substitution, Cabo Verde: Y. Semedo comes on for J. Monteiro.
  36. 81'Substitution, Uruguay: B. Rodríguez comes on for M. Araújo.
  37. 86'Attempt blocked. R. Bentancur (Uruguay), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  38. 86'Attempt blocked. B. Rodríguez (Uruguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  39. 90'VAR review (Uruguay).
  40. 90'Attempt missed. F. Valverde (Uruguay), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.17.
  41. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  42. 90+3'Yellow card for Diney (Cabo Verde).
  43. 90+3'Attempt missed. A. Canobbio (Uruguay), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  44. 90+3'Attempt blocked. R. Mendes (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  45. 90+3'Attempt blocked. S. L. Cabral (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  46. 90+4'Attempt saved. L. Duarte (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  47. 90+6'Attempt blocked. R. Mendes (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  48. 90+7'Attempt saved. L. Duarte (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  49. 90'Full-time. Uruguay 2-2 Cabo Verde.
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