World Cup 2026: Uruguay lead Cape Verde at half-time (2-1)
Uruguay lead Cape Verde 2-1 at half-time in their 2026 World Cup match after late first-half goals from M. Araujo and A. Canobbio.
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SUMMARY
Uruguay – Cape Verde has reached half-time at the 2026 World Cup, with Uruguay leading Cape Verde by a score of 2-1.
The numbers, however, paint a more nuanced first half. Uruguay had the ball with 65% possession and tried their luck more often, with 5 shots compared with 1 for Cape Verde. In the decisive area, the shots-on-target tally is 0 for Uruguay and 1 for Cape Verde. The xG figures remain close, with 0.35 for Uruguay and 0.04 for Cape Verde.
First-half incidents
- Yellow card – S. Lopes Cabral (Cape Verde, 5th)
- Yellow card – R. Bentancur (Uruguay, 20th)
- Goal – K. Lenini (Cape Verde, 21st)
- Goal – M. Araujo (Uruguay, 44th)
- Goal – A. Canobbio (assist M. Araujo) (Uruguay, 45+6th)
Uruguay must confirm their advantage
With this one-goal lead, Uruguay can approach the second half in a favourable position. The challenge now will be to hold on to that advantage without dropping too deep, while taking advantage of the spaces Cape Verde will have to leave as they look to get back into the game.
Cape Verde under pressure
For Cape Verde, the break must be used to correct what was missing in the final actions. Possession or volume will not be enough if the chances do not become clearer.
Uruguay
Finished
Hard Rock Stadium
Cape Verde
Cape VerdeFil du match
- 5'Carton jaune - S. Lopes Cabral
- 20'Carton jaune - R. Bentancur
- 21'But - K. Lenini
- 44'But - M. Araujo
- 45+6'But - A. Canobbio (passe M. Araujo)
- 46'Remplacement - T. Arcanjo (remplace D. Duarte)
- 58'Carton jaune - M. Olivera
- 58'Remplacement - Benchimol (remplace N. Da Costa)
- 58'Remplacement - G. Rodrigues (remplace H. Varela)
- 61'But - H. Varela
- 68'VAR - M. Araujo
- 70'Remplacement - M. Ugarte (remplace N. de la Cruz)
- 70'Remplacement - F. Vinas (remplace D. Nunez)
- 71'Remplacement - K. Lenini (remplace L. Duarte)
- 80'Remplacement - J. Monteiro (remplace Y. Semedo)
- 81'Remplacement - M. Araujo (remplace B. Rodriguez)
- 90+3'Carton jaune - D. Borges
Les chiffres du match
- Tirs cadres : Uruguay 2 / Cape Verde 2
- Tirs : Uruguay 16 / Cape Verde 7
- Possession : Uruguay 66% / Cape Verde 34%
- Corners : Uruguay 11 / Cape Verde 3
- Fautes : Uruguay 8 / Cape Verde 4
- Cartons jaunes : Uruguay 2 / Cape Verde 1
- Passes : Uruguay 494 / Cape Verde 256
- Precision des passes : Uruguay 83% / Cape Verde 74%
- xG : Uruguay 2.28 / Cape Verde 0.77
Group H schedule
Match center
Spain - Cape Verde
Spain
0-0
0-0
Cape Verde
Match feed
- 16'Carton jaune - S. Lopes Cabral
- 61'Remplacement - J. Cabral (remplace W. Semedo)
- 61'Remplacement - D. Livramento (remplace N. Da Costa)
- 61'Remplacement - L. Duarte (remplace D. Duarte)
- 71'Remplacement - F. Ruiz (remplace M. Merino)
- 71'Remplacement - Gavi (remplace Lamine Yamal)
- 76'Remplacement - S. Lopes Cabral (remplace Joao Paulo)
- 79'Remplacement - J. Monteiro (remplace T. Arcanjo)
- 81'Remplacement - F. Torres (remplace D. Olmo)
- 87'Remplacement - Rodri (remplace N. Williams)
- 90+3'Carton jaune - Pedri
Line-ups
Spain
System4-3-3CoachLuis de la Fuente
Starters11
- 23 Unai Simón Goalkeeper
- 5 Marcos Llorente Defender
- 22 Pau Cubarsí Defender
- 14 Aymeric Laporte Defender
- 24 Marc Cucurella Defender
- 8 Fabián Ruiz Midfielder
- 16 Rodri Midfielder
- 20 Pedri Midfielder
- 7 Ferran Torres Forward
- 21 Mikel Oyarzabal Forward
- 9 Pablo Gavi Forward
Substitutes15
- 1 David Raya
- 13 Joan García
- 2 Marc Pubill
- 4 Eric García
- 12 Pedro Porro
- 3 Alejandro Grimaldo
- 6 Mikel Merino
- 15 Alex Baena
- 18 Martín Zubimendi
- 10 Dani Olmo
- 17 Nico Williams
- 19 Lamine Yamal
- 11 Yéremy Pino
- 25 Victor Muñoz
- 26 Borja Iglesias
Cape Verde
System4-1-4-1CoachPedro Leitao Brito
Starters11
- 1 Vozinha Goalkeeper
- 22 Steven Moreira Defender
- 4 Pico Defender
- 3 Diney Borges Defender
- 13 Sidny Lopes Cabral Defender
- 6 Kevin Lenini Midfielder
- 20 Ryan Mendes Midfielder
- 15 Laros Duarte Midfielder
- 10 Jamiro Monteiro Midfielder
- 7 Jovane Cabral Midfielder
- 19 Dailon Rocha Livramento Forward
Substitutes15
- 14 Deroy Duarte
- 17 Willy Semedo
- 21 Nuno Da Costa
- 12 Márcio Rosa
- 23 CJ Dos Santos
- 2 Stopira
- 5 Logan Costa
- 24 Wagner Pina
- 25 Kelvin Pires
- 8 João Paulo
- 11 Garry Rodrigues
- 16 Yannick Semedo
- 18 Telmo Arcanjo
- 26 Hélio Varela
- 9 Gilson Tavares
Match stats
- Tirs cadres : Spain 7 / Cape Verde 0
- Tirs : Spain 23 / Cape Verde 3
- Possession : Spain 74% / Cape Verde 26%
- Corners : Spain 8 / Cape Verde 0
- Fautes : Spain 9 / Cape Verde 1
- Cartons jaunes : Spain 0 / Cape Verde 1
- Passes : Spain 745 / Cape Verde 256
- Precision des passes : Spain 92% / Cape Verde 75%
- xG : Spain 2.06 / Cape Verde 0.04
Key players
- Vozinha (Cape Verde) : note 9.3, 7 arret(s)
- Pedri (Spain) : note 8.9
- Rodri (Spain) : note 8.3
- Diney Borges (Cape Verde) : note 8.2
- Aymeric Laporte (Spain) : note 7.9
- Marcos Llorente (Spain) : note 7.7
- Pau Cubarsí (Spain) : note 7.7
- Marc Cucurella (Spain) : note 7.2
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group H
Spain
Finished
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Cape VerdeMatch center
Saudi Arabia - Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
1-1
1-1
Uruguay
Match feed
- 41'But - A. Al Amri1-0
- 44'Carton jaune - A. Al Amri
- 46'Remplacement - M. Vina (remplace J. Sanabria)
- 46'Remplacement - D. Nunez (remplace A. Canobbio)
- 63'Remplacement - M. Al Juwayr (remplace N. Al Dawsari)
- 72'Remplacement - M. Ugarte (remplace N. de la Cruz)
- 80'But - M. Araujo1-1
- 81'Remplacement - M. Araujo (remplace B. Rodriguez)
- 81'Remplacement - M. Abu Al Shamat (remplace N. Boushal)
- 90'Remplacement - F. Vinas (remplace R. Aguirre)
- 90+2'Remplacement - S. Abdulhamid (remplace A. Lajami)
- 90+3'Remplacement - M. Al Harbi (remplace A. Al Hamdan)
- 90+3'Remplacement - F. Al Buraikan (remplace A. Hejji)
Line-ups
Saudi Arabia
System4-4-2CoachGeorgios Donis
Starters11
- 21 Mohammed Al-Owais Goalkeeper
- 12 Saud Abdulhamid Defender
- 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Defender
- 5 Hassan Altambakti Defender
- 24 Moteb Al-Harbi Defender
- 26 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat Midfielder
- 23 Mohamed Kanno Midfielder
- 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari Midfielder
- 10 Salem Al-Dawsari Midfielder
- 9 Firas Al-Buraikan Forward
- 7 Musab Al Juwayr Forward
Substitutes15
- 22 Ahmed Al-Kassar
- 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
- 3 Ali Lajami
- 25 Jehad Thakri
- 14 Hassan Kadesh
- 2 Ali Majrashi
- 13 Nawaf Boushal
- 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari
- 16 Ziyad Aljohani
- 8 Ayman Yahya
- 18 Ala'a Al-Hejji
- 11 Saleh Al-Shehri
- 17 Khalid Al-Ghannam
- 19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
- 20 Sultan Mandash
Uruguay
System4-4-2CoachMarcelo Bielsa
Starters11
- 23 Fernando Muslera Goalkeeper
- 13 Guillermo Varela Defender
- 3 Sebastián Cáceres Defender
- 16 Mathías Olivera Defender
- 17 Matías Viña Defender
- 8 Federico Valverde Midfielder
- 5 Manuel Ugarte Midfielder
- 6 Rodrigo Bentancur Midfielder
- 20 Maximiliano Araújo Midfielder
- 21 Federico Viñas Forward
- 9 Darwin Núñez Forward
Substitutes13
- 12 Santiago Mele
- 1 Sergio Rochet
- 2 José María Giménez
- 25 Juan Sanabria
- 24 Santiago Bueno
- 22 Joaquín Piquerez
- 18 Brian Rodríguez
- 11 Facundo Pellistri
- 15 Emiliano Martínez
- 14 Agustín Canobbio
- 7 Nicolás de la Cruz
- 26 Rodrigo Zalazar
- 19 Rodrigo Aguirre
Match stats
- Tirs cadres : Saudi Arabia 3 / Uruguay 3
- Tirs : Saudi Arabia 5 / Uruguay 9
- Possession : Saudi Arabia 37% / Uruguay 63%
- Corners : Saudi Arabia 4 / Uruguay 4
- Fautes : Saudi Arabia 5 / Uruguay 5
- Cartons jaunes : Saudi Arabia 1 / Uruguay 0
- Passes : Saudi Arabia 241 / Uruguay 400
- Precision des passes : Saudi Arabia 76% / Uruguay 88%
- xG : Saudi Arabia 0.93 / Uruguay 0.57
Key players
- Abdulelah Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia) : note 7.6, 1 but(s), 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- Mohammed Al-Owais (Saudi Arabia) : note 7.2, 3 arret(s)
- Fernando Muslera (Uruguay) : note 6.5, 2 arret(s)
- Moteb Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia) : note 7.2
- Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) : note 7.2
- Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) : note 6.9
- Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) : note 6.9
- Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) : note 6.7
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
- 20/06/2018 Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia (World Cup)
Group H
Saudi Arabia
Finished
Hard Rock Stadium
UruguayMatch center
Spain - Saudi Arabia
Spain
4-0
4-0
Saudi Arabia
Match feed
- 10'But - Lamine Yamal (passe M. Oyarzabal)
- 21'But - M. Oyarzabal (passe A. Laporte)
- 24'But - M. Oyarzabal (passe D. Olmo)
- 30'Carton jaune - S. Al Dawsari
- 46'Remplacement - Lamine Yamal (remplace Y. Pino)
- 46'Remplacement - M. Oyarzabal (remplace F. Torres)
- 46'Remplacement - A. Al Khaibari (remplace M. Kanno)
- 46'Remplacement - M. Al Juwayr (remplace A. Al Hamdan)
- 49'But - H. Tambakti
- 60'Carton jaune - M. Kanno
- 60'Remplacement - A. Al Amri (remplace A. Hejji)
- 60'Remplacement - F. Al Buraikan (remplace M. Abu Al Shamat)
- 61'Remplacement - D. Olmo (remplace M. Merino)
- 61'Remplacement - A. Baena (remplace N. Williams)
- 70'Remplacement - Pedri (remplace F. Ruiz)
- 90'Remplacement - N. Al Dawsari (remplace K. Al Ghannam)
- 90+2'VAR - F. Torres
Line-ups
Spain
System4-3-3CoachLuis de la Fuente
Starters11
- 23 Unai Simón Goalkeeper
- 12 Pedro Porro Defender
- 22 Pau Cubarsí Defender
- 14 Aymeric Laporte Defender
- 24 Marc Cucurella Defender
- 10 Dani Olmo Midfielder
- 16 Rodri Midfielder
- 20 Pedri Midfielder
- 19 Lamine Yamal Forward
- 21 Mikel Oyarzabal Forward
- 15 Alex Baena Forward
Substitutes15
- 7 Ferran Torres
- 11 Yéremy Pino
- 6 Mikel Merino
- 17 Nico Williams
- 1 David Raya
- 13 Joan García
- 2 Marc Pubill
- 4 Eric García
- 5 Marcos Llorente
- 3 Alejandro Grimaldo
- 8 Fabián Ruiz
- 9 Pablo Gavi
- 18 Martín Zubimendi
- 25 Víctor Muñoz
- 26 Borja Iglesias
Saudi Arabia
System5-4-1CoachGeorgios Donis
Starters11
- 21 Mohammed Al-Owais Goalkeeper
- 12 Saud Abdulhamid Defender
- 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Defender
- 3 Ali Lajami Defender
- 5 Hassan Altambakti Defender
- 24 Moteb Al-Harbi Defender
- 7 Musab Al Juwayr Midfielder
- 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari Midfielder
- 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari Midfielder
- 10 Salem Al-Dawsari Midfielder
- 9 Firas Al-Buraikan Forward
Substitutes15
- 23 Mohamed Kanno
- 19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
- 26 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
- 18 Ala'a Al-Hejji
- 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
- 22 Ahmed Al-Kassar
- 2 Ali Majrashi
- 13 Nawaf Boushal
- 14 Hassan Kadesh
- 25 Jehad Thakri
- 16 Ziyad Aljohani
- 8 Ayman Yahya
- 11 Saleh Al-Shehri
- 17 Khalid Al-Ghannam
- 20 Sultan Mandash
Match stats
- Tirs cadres : Spain 8 / Saudi Arabia 1
- Tirs : Spain 21 / Saudi Arabia 3
- Possession : Spain 66% / Saudi Arabia 34%
- Corners : Spain 6 / Saudi Arabia 1
- Fautes : Spain 10 / Saudi Arabia 2
- Cartons jaunes : Spain 0 / Saudi Arabia 2
- Passes : Spain 693 / Saudi Arabia 365
- Precision des passes : Spain 92% / Saudi Arabia 80%
- xG : Spain 2.78 / Saudi Arabia 0.14
Key players
- Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) : note 9.3, 2 but(s), 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain) : note 8.2, 1 but(s)
- Ferran Torres (Spain) : note 7.9, 1 but(s)
- Aymeric Laporte (Spain) : note 7.6, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Pedro Porro (Spain) : note 7.2, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Dani Olmo (Spain) : note 7.2, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Mohammed Al-Owais (Saudi Arabia) : note 6.7, 5 arret(s)
- Rodri (Spain) : note 8.2
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
- 21/06/2026 Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia (World Cup)
Group H
Spain
Finished
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Saudi ArabiaMatch center
Uruguay - Cape Verde
Uruguay
2-2
2-2
Cape Verde
Match feed
- 5'Carton jaune - S. Lopes Cabral
- 20'Carton jaune - R. Bentancur
- 21'But - K. Lenini
- 44'But - M. Araujo
- 45+6'But - A. Canobbio (passe M. Araujo)
- 46'Remplacement - T. Arcanjo (remplace D. Duarte)
- 58'Carton jaune - M. Olivera
- 58'Remplacement - Benchimol (remplace N. Da Costa)
- 58'Remplacement - G. Rodrigues (remplace H. Varela)
- 61'But - H. Varela
- 68'VAR - M. Araujo
- 70'Remplacement - M. Ugarte (remplace N. de la Cruz)
- 70'Remplacement - F. Vinas (remplace D. Nunez)
- 71'Remplacement - K. Lenini (remplace L. Duarte)
- 80'Remplacement - J. Monteiro (remplace Y. Semedo)
- 81'Remplacement - M. Araujo (remplace B. Rodriguez)
- 90+3'Carton jaune - D. Borges
Line-ups
Uruguay
System4-1-4-1CoachMarcelo Bielsa
Starters11
- 23 Fernando Muslera Goalkeeper
- 13 Guillermo Varela Defender
- 3 Sebastián Cáceres Defender
- 16 Mathías Olivera Defender
- 25 Juan Sanabria Defender
- 5 Manuel Ugarte Midfielder
- 14 Agustín Canobbio Midfielder
- 6 Rodrigo Bentancur Midfielder
- 8 Federico Valverde Midfielder
- 20 Maximiliano Araújo Midfielder
- 21 Federico Viñas Forward
Substitutes13
- 12 Santiago Mele
- 1 Sergio Rochet
- 2 José María Giménez
- 17 Matías Viña
- 24 Santiago Bueno
- 22 Joaquín Piquerez
- 7 Nicolás de la Cruz
- 11 Facundo Pellistri
- 18 Brian Rodríguez
- 15 Emiliano Martínez
- 9 Darwin Núñez
- 26 Rodrigo Zalazar
- 19 Rodrigo Aguirre
Cape Verde
System4-1-4-1CoachPedro Leitao Brito
Starters11
- 1 Vozinha Goalkeeper
- 22 Steven Moreira Defender
- 4 Pico Defender
- 3 Diney Borges Defender
- 13 Sidny Lopes Cabral Defender
- 6 Kevin Lenini Midfielder
- 20 Ryan Mendes Midfielder
- 18 Telmo Arcanjo Midfielder
- 10 Jamiro Monteiro Midfielder
- 11 Garry Rodrigues Midfielder
- 9 Gilson Tavares Forward
Substitutes15
- 14 Deroy Duarte
- 26 Hélio Varela
- 21 Nuno Da Costa
- 12 Márcio Rosa
- 23 CJ Dos Santos
- 2 Stopira
- 5 Logan Costa
- 24 Wagner Pina
- 25 Kelvin Pires
- 8 João Paulo
- 15 Laros Duarte
- 17 Willy Semedo
- 16 Yannick Semedo
- 7 Jovane Cabral
- 19 Dailon Rocha Livramento
Match stats
- Tirs cadres : Uruguay 2 / Cape Verde 2
- Tirs : Uruguay 16 / Cape Verde 7
- Possession : Uruguay 66% / Cape Verde 34%
- Corners : Uruguay 11 / Cape Verde 3
- Fautes : Uruguay 8 / Cape Verde 4
- Cartons jaunes : Uruguay 2 / Cape Verde 1
- Passes : Uruguay 494 / Cape Verde 256
- Precision des passes : Uruguay 83% / Cape Verde 74%
- xG : Uruguay 2.28 / Cape Verde 0.77
Key players
- Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) : note 7.9, 1 but(s), 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Kevin Lenini (Cape Verde) : note 7.7, 1 but(s)
- Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) : note 7.3, 1 but(s)
- Hélio Varela (Cape Verde) : note 7.2, 1 but(s)
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay) : note 7.2
- Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) : note 7.2
- Pico (Cape Verde) : note 7.2
- Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) : note 6.7, 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group H
Uruguay
Finished
Hard Rock Stadium
Cape VerdeMatch center
Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde
01:00
Upcoming
Saudi Arabia
Match feed
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Match stats
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group H
Cape Verde
Upcoming
NRG Stadium
Saudi ArabiaMatch center
Uruguay - Spain
Uruguay
01:00
Upcoming
Spain
Match feed
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Match stats
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
Absences & injuries
No confirmed absence yet.
Head-to-head
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Group H
Uruguay
Upcoming
Estadio Akron
SpainGroup H
| Team | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
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