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Uruguay vs Cape Verde: match report

Uruguay hosted Cape Verde at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday 21 June 2026, in the World Cup (round 2). Espen Eskas is the referee.

Result and scorers

Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde. Goals: Kevin Pina 21' for Cape Verde; Maxi Araújo 44' for Uruguay; Agustín Canobbio 45'+6' for Uruguay; Hélio Varela 61' for Cape Verde. Attendance: 64,003.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 5' Yellow card: Sidny Lopes Cabral (Cape Verde)
  • 20' Yellow card: Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay)
  • 21' Goal: Kevin Pina (Cape Verde) 0-1
  • 44' Goal: Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) 1-1
  • 45'+6' Goal: Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) 2-1
  • 58' Yellow card: Mathías Olivera (Uruguay)
  • 61' Goal: Hélio Varela (Cape Verde) 2-2
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Diney Borges (Cape Verde)
Match stats (contains the result)
65.2%Possession34.8%
17Shots12
2Shots on target4
11Corners4
11Fouls4
3Offsides0
2Saves0
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Uruguay 4-2-3-1

Coach: Marcelo Bielsa

  1. 23 Fernando Muslera GK
  2. 13 Guillermo Varela DEF
  3. 3 Sebastián Cáceres DEF
  4. 16 Mathías Olivera DEF
  5. 25 Juan Sanabria DEF
  6. 6 Rodrigo Bentancur MID
  7. 5 Manuel Ugarte MID
  8. 14 Agustín Canobbio FWD
  9. 8 Federico Valverde MID
  10. 20 Maxi Araújo DEF
  11. 21 Federico Viñas FWD

Bench

  • 7 Nicolás de la Cruz MID
  • 9 Darwin Núñez FWD
  • 18 Brian Rodríguez FWD
  • 12 Santiago Mele GK
  • 1 Sergio Rochet GK
  • 22 Joaquín Piquerez DEF
  • 2 José Giménez DEF
  • 17 Matías Viña DEF
  • 24 Santiago Bueno DEF
  • 15 Emiliano Martínez MID
  • 11 Facundo Pellistri FWD
  • 19 Rodrigo Aguirre FWD
  • 26 Rodrigo Zalazar FWD

Cape Verde 4-1-4-1

Coach: Bubista

  1. 1 Vozinha GK
  2. 22 Steven Moreira DEF
  3. 4 Roberto Lopes DEF
  4. 3 Diney Borges DEF
  5. 13 Sidny Lopes Cabral DEF
  6. 6 Kevin Pina MID
  7. 20 Ryan Mendes FWD
  8. 18 Telmo Arcanjo FWD
  9. 10 Jamiro Monteiro MID
  10. 11 Garry Rodrigues FWD
  11. 9 Gilson Benchimol FWD

Bench

  • 14 Deroy Duarte MID
  • 26 Hélio Varela FWD
  • 21 Nuno da Costa FWD
  • 15 Laros Duarte MID
  • 16 Yannick Semedo MID
  • 23 Carlos Dos Santos GK
  • 12 Márcio Rosa GK
  • 25 Kelvin Pires DEF
  • 5 Logan Costa DEF
  • 2 Stopira DEF
  • 24 Wagner Pina DEF
  • 8 João Paulo MID
  • 19 Dailon Livramento FWD
  • 7 Jovane Cabral FWD
  • 17 Willy Semedo FWD