2026 FIFA World Cup · Group H · Match 400021485
Cabo Verde
0
—
Saudi Arabia
0
Houston Stadium
27 June 2026 · 00:00 UTC
Attendance 68,278
Group H · Draw
FIFA
FIFA — The islanders, who are the third smallest nation to play at the global finals, drew all three of their matches to progress in second place.
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Cabo Verde hold Saudi Arabia to book historic Argentina tie — The islanders, who are the third smallest nation to play at the global finals, drew all three of their matches to progress in second place.
Match Goals
Cabo Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia
CABO VERDE → ← SAUDI ARABIA
Goal positions — Cabo Verde attacks right
Cabo Verde
No goals scored
Saudi Arabia
No goals scored
Match Timeline
Key events
4'
Yellow Card SAUD ABDULHAMID
Saudi Arabia
8'
Yellow Card WAGNER PINA
Cabo Verde
33'
Sub Saudi Arabia
↑ ALI LAJAMI  ↓ HASSAN ALTAMBAKTI
61'
Sub Cabo Verde
↑ HELIO VARELA  ↓ WILLY SEMEDO
61'
Sub Cabo Verde
↑ NUNO DA COSTA  ↓ DAILON LIVRAMENTO
65'
Sub Saudi Arabia
↑ MOHAMMED ABU ALSHAMAT  ↓ SALEM ALDAWSARI
65'
Sub Saudi Arabia
↑ ABDULLAH ALHAMDDAN  ↓ SULTAN MANDASH
67'
Yellow Card NASSER ALDAWSARI
Saudi Arabia
71'
Sub Cabo Verde
↑ LAROS DUARTE  ↓ JAMIRO MONTEIRO
71'
Sub Cabo Verde
↑ GARRY RODRIGUES  ↓ RYAN MENDES
82'
Sub Saudi Arabia
↑ MOTEB ALHARBI  ↓ NAWAF BU WASHL
90'
Yellow Card FERAS ALBRIKAN
Saudi Arabia
90'
Sub Cabo Verde
↑ STEVEN MOREIRA  ↓ WAGNER PINA
Team Statistics
Head-to-head metrics
Cabo Verde
Possession48.0%
Passes465
Pass Accuracy86.5%
Shots15
Shots on Target2
Corners4
Yellow Cards1
Offsides2
Defensive Pressures206
Forced Turnovers53
Linebreaks (Att/Comp)9 / 4
Saudi Arabia
Possession41.9%
Passes455
Pass Accuracy81.3%
Shots7
Shots on Target3
Corners2
Yellow Cards3
Offsides0
Defensive Pressures304
Forced Turnovers42
Linebreaks (Att/Comp)14 / 7
Comparative
CPV 48.0%PossessionKSA 41.9%
CPV 465PassesKSA 455
CPV 15ShotsKSA 7
CPV 2Shots on TargetKSA 3
CPV 206Def. PressuresKSA 304
CPV 10Counter-PressKSA 13
Phase Analytics
Tactical phase aggregates
Cabo Verde · 4-1-2-3
High Press
3.8
Counter-Press
10.1
Mid Block
25.6
Low Block
17.8
Att. Transition
16.7
Final Third
14.9
High Block
4.4
Turnovers
53.0
Saudi Arabia · 4-4-2
High Press
8.0
Counter-Press
13.0
Mid Block
19.6
Low Block
15.9
Att. Transition
16.7
Final Third
11.1
High Block
6.5
Turnovers
42.0
Temporal Analytics
Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates
These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
Cabo Verde — Pressing Profile
Counter-Press Intensity (score: 10.09 / 20)
High Press (score: 3.84 / 20)
Mid Block (score: 25.61 / 50)
Low Block (score: 17.80 / 50)
High Counter-Press
Saudi Arabia — Pressing Profile
Counter-Press Intensity (score: 12.98 / 20)
High Press (score: 7.99 / 20)
Mid Block (score: 19.55 / 50)
Low Block (score: 15.90 / 50)
High Counter-Press
Cabo Verde Phase Intensity Over Match Time
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 90' Mid Block Low Block High Press
Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers
Formations & Tactics
Starting XI
Cabo Verde · 4-1-2-3 · Coach: Pedro Leitão Brito
1VOZINHA3BORGES4LOPES6PINA8PAULO10MONTEIRO ↓71'14DUARTE17SEMEDO ↓61'19LIVRAMENTO ↓6120MENDES ↓71'24PINA 🟨8' ↓90'
Saudi Arabia · 4-4-2 · Coach: Georgios DONIS
15ALKHAIBARI6ALDAWSARI 🟨67'9ALBRIKAN 🟨90'23KANNO12ABDULHAMID 🟨4'4ALAMRI21ALOWAIS13WASHL ↓82'20MANDASH ↓65'10ALDAWSARI ↓65'3LAJAMI ↑33'
Squads
Match squads
Cabo Verde — Squad
#Player
1VOZINHA
2STOPIRA
3DINEY BORGES
4PICO LOPES
5LOGAN COSTA
6KEVIN PINA
7JOVANE CABRAL
8JOAO PAULO
9GILSON BENCHIMOL
10JAMIRO MONTEIRO ↓71'
11GARRY RODRIGUES ↑71'
12MARCIO ROSA
14DEROY DUARTE
15LAROS DUARTE ↑71'
16YANNICK SEMEDO
17WILLY SEMEDO ↓61'
19DAILON LIVRAMENTO ↓61'
20RYAN MENDES ↓71'
21NUNO DA COSTA ↑61'
22STEVEN MOREIRA ↑90'
23CJ DOS SANTOS
24WAGNER PINA 🟨8' · ↓90'
25KELVIN PIRES
26HELIO VARELA ↑61'
Saudi Arabia — Squad
#Player
1NAWAF ALAQIDI
2ALI MAJRASHI
3ALI LAJAMI ↑33'
4Abdulelah ALAMRI
5HASSAN ALTAMBAKTI ↓33'
6NASSER ALDAWSARI 🟨67'
7MUSAB ALJUWAYR
8AIMAN YAHYA
9FERAS ALBRIKAN 🟨90'
10SALEM ALDAWSARI ↓65'
11SALEH ALSHEHRI
12SAUD ABDULHAMID 🟨4'
13NAWAF BU WASHL ↓82'
14HASSAN KADISH
15ABDULLAH ALKHAIBARI
16ZIYAD ALJOHANI
17KHALID ALGHANNAM
18ALA ALHAJJI
19ABDULLAH ALHAMDDAN ↑65'
20SULTAN MANDASH ↓65'
21MOHAMMED ALOWAIS
22AHMED ALKASSAR
23MOHAMED KANNO
24MOTEB ALHARBI ↑82'
25JEHAD THIKRI
26MOHAMMED ABU ALSHAMAT ↑65'
Post-Match Intelligence
Core Players & Final Team Stats
Cabo Verde — Final Stats
Possession48.0%
Passes / Completed465 / 402
Pass Accuracy86.5%
Shots / On Target15 / 2
Corners4
Yellow Cards1
Offsides2
Def. Pressures206
Forced Turnovers53
Linebreaks (Att / Comp)9 / 4
Counter-Press Score10.09
Saudi Arabia — Final Stats
Possession41.9%
Passes / Completed455 / 370
Pass Accuracy81.3%
Shots / On Target7 / 3
Corners2
Yellow Cards3
Offsides0
Def. Pressures304
Forced Turnovers42
Linebreaks (Att / Comp)14 / 7
Counter-Press Score12.98
Head-to-Head Comparison
CPV 48.0%PossessionKSA 41.9%
CPV 465PassesKSA 455
CPV 15ShotsKSA 7
CPV 2Shots on TargetKSA 3
CPV 206Def. PressuresKSA 304
CPV 10Counter-PressKSA 13
Distance & Speed Comparison
CPV 117,448Total Distance (m)KSA 116,273
CPV 0Total SprintsKSA 99
CPV 34.7Max Top Speed (km/h)KSA 33.1
CPV 28.2Avg Top Speed (km/h)KSA 29.2
Cabo Verde — Core Performers
PlayerDist mPassSprkm/hHighlight
WAGNER PINA11,36741—32.2YC
DEROY DUARTE11,23642—30.7
KEVIN PINA11,22162—29.9
DINEY BORGES10,83858—28.7
PICO LOPES10,67556—30.5
JOAO PAULO10,40255—32.0
JAMIRO MONTEIRO8,58228—28.8
RYAN MENDES8,08334—32.0
Saudi Arabia — Core Performers
PlayerDist mPassSprkm/hHighlight
NASSER ALDAWSARI12,63760—31.2YC
FERAS ALBRIKAN11,03413—31.4YC
MOHAMED KANNO10,55643—31.0
SAUD ABDULHAMID10,48636—32.5YC
Abdulelah ALAMRI10,00652—31.5
NAWAF BU WASHL8,73442—32.5
SULTAN MANDASH8,46495033.1
SALEM ALDAWSARI7,33621—32.5
Player Physical & Goal Metrics
All player analytics from the post-match snapshot
SPARQL · Player Analytics 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021485" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)
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SPARQL Queries
Knowledge graph exploration
Match Overview
Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia — core match metadata
SPARQL · Match Overview 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021485" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}
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Goals
All goal events with scorer and assist
SPARQL · Goals 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021485" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)
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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases
Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams
SPARQL · Team Analytics 
PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021485" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName
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