Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia - prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams inactive successful with a accidental of reaching the knockout circular of the 2026 World Cup volition fastener horns connected Friday, arsenic Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia conscionable successful Group H.

Cape Verde are presently 3rd successful the section, boasting 2 points from 2 matches, portion Saudi Arabia are fourth, picking up 1 constituent from their archetypal 2 games.

Match preview

Cape Verde person amazed galore with the level of their 2 performances astatine the 2026 World Cup, having held Spain to a goalless gully successful their tourney opener, earlier drawing 2-2 with Uruguay past clip retired - 2 points from 2 games has near them third.

The Blue Sharks volition suffice for the knockout circular of the tourney arsenic Group H winners should they bushed Saudi Arabia by a borderline of 5 oregon much goals, and Spain gully with Uruguay.

Bubista's broadside tin besides decorativeness archetypal if they triumph by a borderline of 4 goals, Spain gully with Uruguay, and Cape Verde decorativeness supra La Roja connected wide fig of goals scored.

There are besides a fig of scenarios which would let Cape Verde to suffice for the knockout circular arsenic Group H runners-up, including a triumph implicit Saudi Arabia, and a triumph for Spain against Uruguay, but 4th spot successful the radical would beryllium their destiny if they suffer to Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay debar decision against Spain.

The Blue Sharks are successful the finals of a World Cup for the archetypal time, truthful it would beryllium a simply unthinkable accomplishment if they progressed to the circular of 32, but 2 points is not expected to beryllium capable for immoderate imaginable third-placed finishers.

Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, opened their 2026 World Cup with a 1-1 gully against Uruguay, earlier suffering a 4-0 decision to Spain past clip out, with 1 constituent leaving them bottommost of Group H, 1 constituent down third-placed Cape Verde up of this match.

The Green Falcons volition suffice for the knockout circular arsenic Group H runners-up should they bushed Cape Verde, and Uruguay neglect to flooded Spain successful the section's different game.

However, Georgios Donis' broadside would decorativeness 4th and beryllium eliminated should they suffer to Cape Verde, oregon gully with their opponents here, and Uruguay debar decision by a borderline of much than 3 goals against Spain.

Saudi Arabia request to triumph to basal immoderate accidental of progressing to the adjacent round, adjacent arsenic a third-placed finisher, truthful determination is nary downplaying the value of this lucifer to some sides.

The information that the Green Falcons person a extremity quality of -4 has placed them successful a hard spot erstwhile it comes to reaching the adjacent round, but 4 points from 3 games should beryllium capable to publication a presumption successful the circular of 32.

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Team News

Cape Verde volition beryllium without the services of Sidny Lopes for this match, with the defender picking up a 2nd yellowish paper of the tourney against Uruguay past clip out, meaning that helium volition miss the contention done suspension.

As a result, Joao Paulo could beryllium fixed the motion astatine left-back for Cape Verde.

Telmo Arcanjo (hamstring) and Jovane Cabral (knock) request to beryllium assessed earlier last decisions tin beryllium made connected their availability for the match, portion determination is expected to beryllium different commencement done the mediate for Gilson Benchimol.

Saudi Arabia person not reported immoderate caller fittingness concerns, nor bash the Green Falcons person immoderate players suspended for their last lucifer of the radical stage.

Head manager Donis volition defy the temptation to shuffle his battalion for this match, but determination could beryllium a instrumentality successful the mediate of the midfield for Mohamed Kanno.

There could besides beryllium a spot successful a wide country for Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat, portion Firas Al-Buraikan, who has scored 16 goals for his country, should proceed done the middle.

Cape Verde imaginable starting lineup:

Vozinha; Moreira, Pico, Diney, Paulo; Pina; Mendes, Duarte, Monteiro, Rodrigues; Benchimol

Saudi Arabia imaginable starting lineup:

Al-Owais; Abdulhamid, Al-Amri, Al-Tambakti, Lajami, Al-Harbi; Al-Shamat, N Al-Dawsari, Kanno, S Al-Dawsari; Al-Buraikan

We say: Cape Verde 2-1 Saudi Arabia

Cape Verde person been 1 of the stories of the tourney frankincense far, and we are backing them to grounds a spectacular 2-1 triumph implicit Saudi Arabia successful this match, which would surely beryllium capable to advancement to the circular of 32.

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