Uruguay v Cape Verde Islands, 21 June 2026

Score2-2
RefereeEspen Eskås
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group H
VenueHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens FL
Attendance64,003

View Uruguay v Cape Verde Islands head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Uruguay 16th, Cape Verde Islands 67th . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level. . This was the first-ever game at a FIFA World Cup tournament to feature both goalkeepers being aged 40 or over: Fernando Muslera (40 years and five days) and Vozinha (40 years and 18 days).

2 Uruguay

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

2 Cape Verde Islands

Manager: Bubista

Goals:

Maxi Araújo 44 G
Agustín Canobbio 45+6 G

Goals:

Kevin Pina 21 G
Hélio Varela 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera
Defender Sebastián Cáceres
Defender Mathías Olivera
Defender Guillermo Varela
Defender/Midfielder Juan Manuel Sanabria
Midfielder Maxi Araújo
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder Federico Valverde (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Agustín Canobbio
Forward Federico Viñas

Starting lineup:

Vózinha Goalkeeper
Diney Borges Defender
Sidny Cabral Defender/Midfielder
Kevin Pina Defender/Midfielder
Steven Moreira Defender/Midfielder
Pico Defender/Midfielder
Jamiro Monteiro Midfielder
Telmo Arcanjo Midfielder
Ryan Mendes Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Garry Rodrigues Midfielder/Forward
Gilson Benchimol Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolás de la Cruz for Manuel Ugarte 70
Darwin Núñez for Federico Viñas 70
Brian Rodríguez for Maxi Araújo 81

Substitutions:

Deroy Duarte for Telmo Arcanjo 46
Hélio Varela for Garry Rodrigues 58
Nuno da Costa for Gilson Benchimol 58
Laros Duarte for Kevin Pina 70
Yannick Semedo for Jamiro Monteiro 80

Cards:

Rodrigo Bentancur 20 Y
Mathías Olivera 58 Y

Cards:

Sidny Cabral 5 Y
Diney Borges 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Santiago Mele
Goalkeeper Sergio Rochet
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender José Giménez
Defender Joaquín Piquerez
Defender Matías Viña
Midfielder Emiliano Martínez
Midfielder Brian Rodríguez
Midfielder Rodrigo Zalazar
Midfielder/Forward Nicolás de la Cruz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Pellistri
Forward Rodrigo Aguirre

On the bench:

Goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos
Goalkeeper Márcio Rosa
Defender Logan Costa
Defender Djack
Defender Stopira
Defender/Midfielder João Paulo
Defender/Midfielder Wagner Pina
Midfielder Deroy Duarte
Midfielder Laros Duarte
Midfielder Yannick Semedo
Midfielder/Forward Hélio Varela
Midfielder/Forward Willy Semedo
Forward Dailon Livramento
Forward Jovane Cabral
Forward Nuno da Costa

Comments:

Uruguay had now drawn their first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . They had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last seven games at FIFA World Cup finals. . Maxi Araújo had now become the first player to score in each of La Celeste’s first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Oscar Miguez against Czechoslovakia and Scotland in Switzerland in 1954. . Uruguay named only 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Ronald Araújo were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game. . Maxi Araújo scored in the 68th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

Following on from their first point in their goalless opening game against Spain, Cape Verde Islands had now become the first debutant nation to remain undefeated in their first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Senegal in 2002 (won one). , They had now become the third nation to earn points against two former FIFA World Cup winners in their debut tournament: Denmark versus Uruguay and Germany in 1986 and Senegal versus France and Uruguay in 2002. . The Blue Sharks now remained unbeaten in their last five ‘A’ international games (won three).

2 Uruguay

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Maxi Araújo 44 G
Agustín Canobbio 45+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera
Defender Sebastián Cáceres
Defender Mathías Olivera
Defender Guillermo Varela
Defender/Midfielder Juan Manuel Sanabria
Midfielder Maxi Araújo
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder Federico Valverde (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Agustín Canobbio
Forward Federico Viñas

Substitutions:

Nicolás de la Cruz for Manuel Ugarte 70
Darwin Núñez for Federico Viñas 70
Brian Rodríguez for Maxi Araújo 81

Cards:

Rodrigo Bentancur 20 Y
Mathías Olivera 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Santiago Mele
Goalkeeper Sergio Rochet
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender José Giménez
Defender Joaquín Piquerez
Defender Matías Viña
Midfielder Emiliano Martínez
Midfielder Brian Rodríguez
Midfielder Rodrigo Zalazar
Midfielder/Forward Nicolás de la Cruz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Pellistri
Forward Rodrigo Aguirre

Comments:

Uruguay had now drawn their first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . They had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last seven games at FIFA World Cup finals. . Maxi Araújo had now become the first player to score in each of La Celeste’s first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Oscar Miguez against Czechoslovakia and Scotland in Switzerland in 1954. . Uruguay named only 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Ronald Araújo were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game. . Maxi Araújo scored in the 68th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

2 Cape Verde Islands

Manager: Bubista

Goals:

Kevin Pina 21 G
Hélio Varela 61 G

Starting lineup:

Vózinha Goalkeeper
Diney Borges Defender
Sidny Cabral Defender/Midfielder
Kevin Pina Defender/Midfielder
Steven Moreira Defender/Midfielder
Pico Defender/Midfielder
Jamiro Monteiro Midfielder
Telmo Arcanjo Midfielder
Ryan Mendes Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Garry Rodrigues Midfielder/Forward
Gilson Benchimol Forward

Substitutions:

Deroy Duarte for Telmo Arcanjo 46
Hélio Varela for Garry Rodrigues 58
Nuno da Costa for Gilson Benchimol 58
Laros Duarte for Kevin Pina 70
Yannick Semedo for Jamiro Monteiro 80

Cards:

Sidny Cabral 5 Y
Diney Borges 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos
Goalkeeper Márcio Rosa
Defender Logan Costa
Defender Djack
Defender Stopira
Defender/Midfielder João Paulo
Defender/Midfielder Wagner Pina
Midfielder Deroy Duarte
Midfielder Laros Duarte
Midfielder Yannick Semedo
Midfielder/Forward Hélio Varela
Midfielder/Forward Willy Semedo
Forward Dailon Livramento
Forward Jovane Cabral
Forward Nuno da Costa

Comments:

Following on from their first point in their goalless opening game against Spain, Cape Verde Islands had now become the first debutant nation to remain undefeated in their first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Senegal in 2002 (won one). , They had now become the third nation to earn points against two former FIFA World Cup winners in their debut tournament: Denmark versus Uruguay and Germany in 1986 and Senegal versus France and Uruguay in 2002. . The Blue Sharks now remained unbeaten in their last five ‘A’ international games (won three).