Cape Verde
WC2026 · NERD
Cape Verde
0
W
3
D
0
L
Elo rating
Updated · 8/12/2026Elo rating
1554.6
Global rank
#41
Games counted
29
League
FIFA World Cup 2026
off-season — rating unchanged since the last match played on 2026-03-30 (144 days ago); last_computed reflects when the ratings job last ran, not new results
Stats
Goals / game
1.21
Against / game
1.00
BTTS %
39%
Over 2.5 %
36%
ATS
—
see Intel section below
O/U trend
—
see Intel section below
Qualification scenarios
Qualification scenarios
| Team | Status | if W | if D | if L | What they need |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Win to advance | 100% | 100% | 89% | Spain need a win against Cape Verde to clinch advancement. |
| Cape Verde | Win + favours | 68% | 42% | 29% | Cape Verde need a win against Spain AND favourable results elsewhere to advance. |
| Uruguay | Win + favours | 58% | 31% | 9% | Uruguay need a win against Saudi Arabia AND favourable results elsewhere to advance. |
| Saudi Arabia | Win + favours | 50% | 19% | 5% | Saudi Arabia need a win against Uruguay AND favourable results elsewhere to advance. |
Upcoming
3 matches
Recent form
DWDDLDDDDL| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | @ Argentina | 2–3 | L |
| Jun 27, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | vs Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | D |
| Jun 21, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | @ Uruguay | 2–2 | D |
| Jun 15, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | @ Spain | 0–0 | D |
| Mar 30, 2026 | FIFA Series | vs Finland | 1–1 | D |
| Mar 27, 2026 | FIFA Series | @ Chile | 2–4 | L |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Friendlies | @ Egypt | 1–1 | D |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Friendlies | @ Iran | 0–0 | D |
| Oct 13, 2025 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | vs Eswatini | 3–0 | W |
| Oct 8, 2025 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | @ Libya | 3–3 | D |
Head-to-head
vs Spain0
W
1
D
0
L
Goals 0–0 all-time
Last meetings
- Jun 15, 2026Spain 0–0 Cape Verde
vs Uruguay0
W
1
D
0
L
Goals 0–0 all-time
Last meetings
- Jun 21, 2026Uruguay 2–2 Cape Verde
vs Saudi Arabia0
W
1
D
0
L
Goals 0–0 all-time
Last meetings
- Jun 27, 2026Cape Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Squad
26 playersGoalkeepers
3
Defenders
8
Midfielders
11
Golden Boot contributors
Golden Boot
finished · 8/21/2026
| # | Player | Team | G | A | Min | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 6 | 0 | 200 | — |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | France | 4 | 2 | 266 | — |
| 2 | Ousmane Dembélé | France | 4 | 1 | 213 | — |
| 2 | Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 261 | — |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 4 | 0 | 180 | — |
| 3 | Deniz Undav | Germany | 3 | 2 | 86 | — |
| 3 | Johan Manzambi | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 129 | — |
| 3 | Ismaïla Sarr | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 246 | — |
| 3 | Brian Brobbey | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 161 | — |
| 3 | Matheus Cunha | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 169 | — |
INTEL
ATS splits, recent trends, scheduling notes.
ATS splits
ATS data unavailable
Trends
Trend data unavailable
Schedule context
- Days rest
- 51
- Back-to-back
- No
- Home streak
- 0
- Away streak
- 1
As of 2026-08-23
Tournament history
World Cup · 2002–2022No World Cup appearances on record in this window.
Did you know?
Cape Verde's national football team is governed by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (FCF).
source: en.wikipedia.orgCape Verde achieved its highest-ever FIFA ranking of 27 in February 2014.
source: en.wikipedia.org