Cabo Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia · World Cup 2026
Cabo Verde drew 0-0 with Saudi Arabia in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Cabo Verde and Saudi Arabia met in the World Cup 2026 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Saturday, 27 June 2026.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Cabo Verde had 15 shots with 2 on target, Saudi Arabia 7 with 3 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 4 to Cabo Verde and 2 to Saudi Arabia. Cabo Verde conceded 10 fouls, Saudi Arabia 16. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Cabo Verde, 3 for Saudi Arabia).
Line-ups
Cabo Verde started in a 4-1-4-1: Vozinha, Wagner Pina, Pico, Diney Borges, João Paulo, Kevin Pina, Ryan Mendes, Deroy Duarte, Jamiro Monteiro, Willy Semedo, Dailon Rocha Livramento.
Saudi Arabia started in a 4-4-2: Mohammed Al-Owais, Saud Abdulhamid, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Hassan Tambakti, Nawaf Boushal, Sultan Mandash, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Salem Al-Dawsari, Mohamed Kanno, Firas Al-Buraikan.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.