Skip to main content
F LIVE
On this day 1958 · Just Fontaine scores 13 in one tournament
Group H · CAF CPVCAF Group

CAPE VERDE

Qualified via: CAF Group. FIFA Rank #64. First-ever World Cup appearance.

Group H All teams Calendar
#64
FIFA Rank
1/3
Group games played
1
Points
0:0
GF : GA
GD +0
The team

Projected starting XI

A probable 4-3-3 drawn from the squad - lower squad numbers in each line are likelier starters. Confirmed XIs land on each match page.

CPV · projected 4-3-3
Stopira
Lopes
Fortes
Diney
Andrade
Mendes
Soares
Tavares
Bebé
Semedo
Vozinha
The squad

24-man squad

Projected for the 2026 finals - final lists are submitted close to kickoff. Grouped by position. Gold numbers mark the projected XI.

GK
Goalkeepers
3
  • 1
    Vozinha
    Naval 1893
  • 12
    Márcio Rosa
    Académica do Mindelo
  • 23
    Carlos Andrade
    CD Travadores
DEF
Defenders
8
  • 2
    Stopira
    İstanbul Başakşehir
  • 3
    Roberto Lopes
    Shamrock Rovers
  • 4
    Steven Fortes
    Maccabi Haifa
  • 5
    Diney
    CD Travadores
  • 13
    Stephen Mendes
    Anorthosis Famagusta
  • 14
    Logan Costa
    Toulouse
  • 15
    Júnior Tavares
    Caen
  • 22
    Kenny Rocha Santos
    Académica
MID
Midfielders
8
  • 6
    Patrick Andrade
    Plovdiv
  • 7
    Ryan Mendes
    Al-Wakrah
  • 8
    Marco Soares
    Académica
  • 10
    Bryan Teixeira
    Boavista
  • 14
    Kévin Pina
    Casa Pia
  • 16
    Laros Duarte
    Sittard
  • 17
    Garry Rodrigues
    İstanbul Başakşehir
  • 18
    Sidny Cabral
    Estoril
FWD
Forwards
5
  • 9
    Júlio Tavares
    Free agent
  • 11
    Bebé
    Rayo Vallecano
  • 19
    Willy Semedo
    Sittard
  • 20
    Dailon Livramento
    Hapoel Be'er Sheva
  • 21
    Gilson Benchimol Tavares
    Servette
Squad analytics

By the numbers

Composition · 24 players · 20 clubs
Goalkeepers
3
Defenders
8
Midfielders
8
Forwards
5
Most-represented clubs
Académica
2
CD Travadores
2
İstanbul Başakşehir
2
Sittard
2
Académica do Mindelo
1
Group stage

Cape Verde's three matches

Group-stage host cities: Atlanta · Miami · Houston.

Group stage
Cape Verde @ Spain
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
0-0
Group stage
Cape Verde @ Uruguay
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami
Scheduled
Group stage
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia
NRG Stadium
Houston
Scheduled
Group H

Standings

Full group
# Team P W D L GD PTS
1 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 +0 1
2 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 +0 1
3 Spain 1 0 1 0 +0 1
4 Cape Verde 1 0 1 0 +0 1
Phase 3

Manager profile, route to the final, and historical head-to-heads against group rivals light up once the tournament begins. Squad lists are projected and will be locked when each nation submits its final 26-man roster.