Round of 32 · M86

Argentina 3 - 2 Cabo Verde

3 Jul 2026 · Miami Stadium

Argentina

3:2

xG 2,73 – 0,52

4-4-2 vs 4-1-4-1

Cabo Verde

Staff briefing

Large xG gap (2.73–0.52) — Argentina controlled chance creation.
Very high combined distance (~282 km) — dense transition game / physical cost.
Shapes: 4-4-2 vs 4-1-4-1.

2,73 – 0,52

from FIFA match report

Match distance

281,9 km

Argentina TD

140,6 km

Z4/Z5 6,2 / 1,7

Top speed

33,6 km/h

Sprints: 948

Match report

Key statistics and phases of play from the official FIFA PMSR

Argentina: 4-4-2Cabo Verde: 4-1-4-1

ArgentinaPossessionCabo Verde

59,2%

contested 6,6%

34,1%

ArgentinaMetricCabo Verde

3Goals2

2,7xG0,5

22 (12)Attempts (on target)16 (5)

862 (800)Passes (completed)491 (425)

93Pass completion %87

152Completed line breaks100

24Defensive line breaks5

262Receptions in final third100

19Crosses19

33Ball progressions29

289 (51)Defensive pressures415 (49)

51Forced turnovers45

77Second balls69

140,6 kmDistance141,2 km

6,2 kmZone 4 (20–25 km/h)5,7 km

In possession

51%Build-up unopposed34%

16%Build-up opposed16%

14%Progression18%

19%Final third13%

1%Long ball4%

5%Attacking transition13%

1%Counter-attack2%

4%Set piece6%

Out of possession

9%High press2%

5%Mid press3%

0%Low press1%

5%High block2%

17%Mid block27%

21%Low block45%

5%Recovery2%

13%Defensive transition5%

9%Counter-press4%

Tactical boards

Pitch diagrams from the official FIFA post-match report

Lineups & formationsPDF p.2

Argentina

Distance: 140,62 km
HSR: 1 330
Sprints: 474
Top speed: 33,5
Zone 4: 6,16 km
Zone 5: 1,74 km

Cabo Verde

Distance: 141,24 km
HSR: 1 359
Sprints: 474
Top speed: 33,6
Zone 4: 5,69 km
Zone 5: 2,14 km

Individual physical data

Official FIFA PDF →

33 rows

Player	Pos
#24Enzo FERNANDEZ	MF	120	14,74	0,76	0,12	185	57	28,7	11 056
#20Alexis MAC ALLISTER	MF	120	14,03	0,42	0,08	143	34	27,9	10 524
#22STEVEN MOREIRA	DF	120	13,19	0,60	0,18	117	48	32,3	9 895
#13SIDNY LOPES CABRAL	DF	120	12,81	0,66	0,23	99	47	30,7	9 607
#3DINEY BORGES	DF	111	12,59	0,35	0,14	102	31	30,2	10 207
#4PICO LOPES	DF	120	12,28	0,21	0,22	95	21	33,0	9 207
#6Lisandro MARTINEZ	DF	120	12,00	0,42	0,11	87	31	31,3	8 997
#13Cristian ROMERO	DF	120	11,62	0,27	0,04	78	19	27,6	8 715
#26Nahuel MOLINA	DF	104	11,43	0,52	0,21	113	41	32,4	9 896
#14DEROY DUARTE	MF	100	10,88	0,18	0,06	96	16	30,4	9 788
#6KEVIN PINA	MF	100	10,62	0,35	0,05	98	28	28,7	9 559
#10Lionel MESSI	FW	120	10,36	0,32	0,06	80	27	29,2	7 774
#25Facundo MEDINA	DF	86	9,28	0,53	0,25	102	43	31,9	9 713
#7Rodrigo DE PAUL	MF	84	8,71	0,60	0,11	80	42	29,3	9 329
#20RYAN MENDES	FW	80	8,47	0,46	0,17	96	38	32,8	9 528
#16Thiago ALMADA	FW	64	8,35	0,39	0,10	97	31	29,0	11 742
#15LAROS DUARTE	MF	67	7,80	0,26	0,07	87	24	30,4	10 479
#7JOVANE CABRAL	MF	80	7,76	0,40	0,08	95	30	28,8	8 735
#21NUNO DA COSTA	MF	67	7,34	0,46	0,11	84	41	31,3	9 855
#22Lautaro MARTINEZ	FW	64	7,24	0,38	0,11	77	33	31,5	10 176
#9Julian ALVAREZ	FW	56	7,13	0,43	0,17	70	32	32,6	11 456
#19DAILON LIVRAMENTO	FW	53	7,06	0,28	0,13	79	27	33,6	11 990
#15Nico GONZALEZ	MF	56	6,73	0,48	0,23	58	38	33,5	10 819
#10JAMIRO MONTEIRO	MF	53	6,40	0,34	0,09	70	26	30,8	10 863
#17WILLY SEMEDO	MF	40	6,11	0,31	0,07	78	24	28,0	13 737
#1VOZINHA	GK	120	6,09	0,05	0,00	7	5	25,4	4 567
#23Emiliano MARTINEZ	GK	120	6,04	0,02	0,01	12	1	25,4	4 531
#26HELIO VARELA	MF	40	5,77	0,28	0,21	71	25	32,3	12 977
#5Leandro PAREDES	MF	36	5,23	0,21	0,02	54	12	26,5	13 067
#3Nicolas TAGLIAFICO	DF	34	5,17	0,27	0,08	61	21	31,1	13 691
#16YANNICK SEMEDO	MF	20	3,07	0,22	0,10	39	16	29,6	13 807
#9GILSON BENCHIMOL	FW	20	3,01	0,29	0,23	46	27	33,4	13 563
#4Gonzalo MONTIEL	DF	16	2,56	0,16	0,05	33	12	28,3	14 405