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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.

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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.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Cabo Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia.
  2. 90'Full-time. Cabo Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia.
  2. 4'Yellow card for S. Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
  3. 9'Yellow card for W. Pina (Cabo Verde).
  4. 18'Attempt blocked. S. Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  5. 22'Attempt missed. W. Semedo (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 33'Substitution, Saudi Arabia: A. Lajami comes on for H. Altambakti.
  7. 34'Attempt blocked. J. Monteiro (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 39'Attempt missed. J. Paulo (Cabo Verde), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  9. 42'Attempt missed. W. Semedo (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  11. 45+2'Attempt saved. M. Kanno (Saudi Arabia), header. xG 0.12.
  12. 45+4'Attempt blocked. S. Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  13. 45'Half-time. Cabo Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 46'Substitution, Saudi Arabia: M. A. Juwayr comes on for A. Al-Khaibari.
  16. 47'Attempt missed. A. Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  17. 48'Attempt saved. J. Monteiro (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  18. 50'Attempt missed. K. Lenini (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  19. 53'Attempt blocked. R. Mendes (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  20. 57'Attempt missed. D. Duarte (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 61'Substitution, Cabo Verde: H. Varela comes on for W. Semedo.
  22. 61'Substitution, Cabo Verde: N. Da Costa comes on for D. R. Livramento.
  23. 66'Substitution, Saudi Arabia: A. Al-Hamdan comes on for S. Mandash.
  24. 66'Substitution, Saudi Arabia: M. A. Al-Shamat comes on for S. Al-Dawsari.
  25. 67'Yellow card for N. Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
  26. 67'Attempt saved. M. A. Al-Shamat (Saudi Arabia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  27. 71'Substitution, Cabo Verde: G. Rodrigues comes on for R. Mendes.
  28. 71'Substitution, Cabo Verde: L. Duarte comes on for J. Monteiro.
  29. 75'Attempt missed. Pico (Cabo Verde), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
  30. 75'Attempt saved. L. Duarte (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.63.
  31. 77'Attempt blocked. J. Paulo (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 79'Attempt blocked. G. Rodrigues (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  33. 82'Substitution, Saudi Arabia: M. Al-Harbi comes on for N. Boushal.
  34. 83'Attempt blocked. N. Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 84'Attempt missed. K. Lenini (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  36. 85'Attempt missed. N. Da Costa (Cabo Verde), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  37. 86'Attempt blocked. W. Pina (Cabo Verde), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  38. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+2'Attempt saved. A. Al-Hamdan (Saudi Arabia), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  40. 90+3'Yellow card for F. Al-Buraikan (Saudi Arabia).
  41. 90+4'Substitution, Cabo Verde: S. Moreira comes on for W. Pina.
  42. 90'Full-time. Cabo Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia.
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