Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia: World Cup Group H Live
Live coverage of Cape Verde against Saudi Arabia from NRG Stadium, Houston, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Cape Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia
Full time at NRG Stadium, Houston. Cape Verde 0, Saudi Arabia 0. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Substitution, Cape Verde (90'+4')
Steven Moreira replaces Wagner Pina for Cape Verde.
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Yellow card: Feras Albrikan (90'+3')
Feras Albrikan is shown a yellow card for Saudi Arabia in the 90'+3' minute.
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Substitution, Saudi Arabia (82')
Moteb Alharbi replaces Nawaf Bu Washl for Saudi Arabia.
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Substitution, Cape Verde (71')
Garry Rodrigues replaces Ryan Mendes for Cape Verde.
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Substitution, Cape Verde (71')
Laros Duarte replaces Jamiro Monteiro for Cape Verde.
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Yellow card: Nasser Aldawsari (67')
Nasser Aldawsari is shown a yellow card for Saudi Arabia in the 67' minute.
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Substitution, Saudi Arabia (65')
Mohammed Abu Alshamat replaces Salem Aldawsari for Saudi Arabia.
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Substitution, Saudi Arabia (65')
Abdullah Alhamddan replaces Sultan Mandash for Saudi Arabia.
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Substitution, Cape Verde (61')
Nuno Da Costa replaces Dailon Livramento for Cape Verde.
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Substitution, Cape Verde (61')
Helio Varela replaces Willy Semedo for Cape Verde.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: Cape Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia
It is the break at NRG Stadium, Houston.
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Substitution, Saudi Arabia (33')
Ali Lajami replaces Hassan Altambakti for Saudi Arabia.
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Yellow card: Wagner Pina (8')
Wagner Pina is shown a yellow card for Cape Verde in the 8' minute.
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Yellow card: Saud Abdulhamid (4')
Saud Abdulhamid is shown a yellow card for Saudi Arabia in the 4' minute.
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Substitution, Saudi Arabia
Musab Aljuwayr replaces Abdullah Alkhaibari for Saudi Arabia.
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Kickoff at NRG Stadium, Houston
We are under way. Cape Verde get the 2026 World Cup Group H clash with Saudi Arabia started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. We are set at NRG Stadium, Houston.
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Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of Cape Verde against Saudi Arabia at NRG Stadium in Houston, a decisive Group H fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Cape Verde are on two points and need a win, while Saudi Arabia on one point face elimination. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 0' ↔️ Musab Aljuwayr→ Abdullah Alkhaibari
- 4' 🟨 Saud Abdulhamid
- 8' 🟨 Wagner Pina
- 33' ↔️ Ali Lajami→ Hassan Altambakti
- 61' ↔️ Helio Varela→ Willy Semedo
- 61' ↔️ Nuno Da Costa→ Dailon Livramento
- 65' ↔️ Abdullah Alhamddan→ Sultan Mandash
- 65' ↔️ Mohammed Abu Alshamat→ Salem Aldawsari
- 67' 🟨 Nasser Aldawsari
- 71' ↔️ Laros Duarte→ Jamiro Monteiro
- 71' ↔️ Garry Rodrigues→ Ryan Mendes
- 82' ↔️ Moteb Alharbi→ Nawaf Bu Washl
- 90' 🟨 Feras Albrikan
- 90' ↔️ Steven Moreira→ Wagner Pina
Attendance · 68278
Squad
Lineup
Cape Verde
4-1-2-3- 1 Vozinha
- 3 Diney Borges
- 4 Pico Lopes
- 24 Wagner Pina
- 6 Kevin Pina
- 8 Joao Paulo
- 10 Jamiro Monteiro
- 14 Deroy Duarte
- 17 Willy Semedo
- 19 Dailon Livramento
- 20 Ryan Mendes (C)
- 12 Marcio Rosa
- 23 Cj Dos Santos
- 2 Stopira
- 5 Logan Costa
- 22 Steven Moreira
- 25 Kelvin Pires
- 7 Jovane Cabral
- 11 Garry Rodrigues
- 15 Laros Duarte
- 16 Yannick Semedo
- 21 Nuno Da Costa
- 26 Helio Varela
- 9 Gilson Benchimol
Manager · Pedro Leitão Brito
Saudi Arabia
4-4-2- 21 Mohammed Alowais
- 4 Abdulelah Alamri
- 5 Hassan Altambakti
- 12 Saud Abdulhamid
- 13 Nawaf Bu Washl
- 6 Nasser Aldawsari
- 15 Abdullah Alkhaibari
- 23 Mohamed Kanno
- 9 Feras Albrikan
- 10 Salem Aldawsari (C)
- 20 Sultan Mandash
- 1 Nawaf Alaqidi
- 22 Ahmed Alkassar
- 2 Ali Majrashi
- 3 Ali Lajami
- 14 Hassan Kadish
- 24 Moteb Alharbi
- 25 Jehad Thikri
- 26 Mohammed Abu Alshamat
- 7 Musab Aljuwayr
- 16 Ziyad Aljohani
- 18 Ala Alhajji
- 8 Aiman Yahya
- 11 Saleh Alshehri
- 17 Khalid Alghannam
- 19 Abdullah Alhamddan
Manager · Georgios Donis