Cape Verde Islands

Cape-Verde-Islands

World Cup 2026 - Ranking of third-placed teams Est. 1982 Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde (15,000)

Form D L D D W D W W D W

Next match 57d 1h

11 Played 4 Wins 6 Draws 1 Losses 18 Goals For 11 Goals Against +7 Goal Diff 36% Win Rate 5 Clean Sheets

Next Match

Kickoff in 57d 1h

World Cup Mon 15 Jun 2026

Spain

16:00

Cape Verde Islands

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Season Record

4 Won 6 Drawn 1 Lost

Wins 36.4% Draws 54.5% Losses 9.1%

World Cup 2026 - Ranking of third-placed teams

Full draw

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	USA	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Cape Verde Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Congo DR	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0

Qualifies Playoff

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Competitions

World Cup 3

FIFA Series 1

International Friendlies 6

World Cup - Qualification Africa 20

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification 2

Africa Cup of Nations 13

African Nations Championship 2

Fun Facts

⚽ 1.6 Avg goals per match

🏠 67% Home win rate

✈ 25% Away win rate

💪 5 Clean sheets

🏆 19 Top scorer - Ryan Mendes

Recent Results

FIFA Series

FIFA Series Mon 30 Mar 2026

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Fri 27 Mar 2026

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Mon 17 Nov 2025

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Thu 13 Nov 2025

Iran

0 - 0 PEN

Cape Verde Islands

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

World Cup - Qualification Africa

World Cup - Qualification Africa Mon 13 Oct 2025

Cape Verde Islands

3 - 0 FT

Eswatini

Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde

Performance by Competition

World Cup - Qualification Africa 20 matches

11 W 3 D 6 L 26-23 goals +3 GD

FORM W W W D W

13 Oct

vs Eswatini 3-0 W 08 Oct

@ Libya 3-3 D 09 Sep

vs Cameroon 1-0 W 04 Sep

@ Mauritius 2-0 W 25 Mar

@ Angola 2-1 W 20 Mar

vs Mauritius 1-0 W 16 Nov

@ Nigeria 1-1 D 13 Nov

vs Central African Republic 2-1 W 10 Oct

vs Liberia 1-0 W 07 Oct

@ Liberia 2-1 W

Africa Cup of Nations 13 matches

2 W 6 D 5 L 7-10 goals -3 GD

FORM D W L D L

25 Jan

@ Senegal 0-2 L 17 Jan

vs Cameroon 1-1 D 13 Jan

vs Burkina Faso 0-1 L 09 Jan

@ Ethiopia 1-0 W 24 Mar

vs Lesotho 0-0 D 17 Nov

@ Uganda 0-1 L 16 Oct

@ Tanzania 0-2 L 12 Oct

vs Tanzania 3-0 W 09 Sep

@ Lesotho 1-1 D 11 Jun

vs Uganda 0-1 L

International Friendlies 6 matches

1 W 4 D 1 L 8-7 goals +1 GD

FORM W D D D L

27 Mar

@ Chile 2-4 L 17 Nov

@ Egypt 1-1 D 13 Nov

@ Iran 0-0 D 08 Jun

@ Georgia 1-1 D 03 Jun

@ Malaysia 3-0 W 29 May

@ Malaysia 1-1 D

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification 2 matches

0 W 1 D 1 L 1-2 goals -1 GD

FORM D L

19 Nov

@ Mauritania 0-1 L 15 Nov

vs Egypt 1-1 D

African Nations Championship 2 matches

0 W 1 D 1 L 1-2 goals -1 GD

FORM D L

03 Aug

@ Mauritania 1-2 L 27 Jul

vs Mauritania 0-0 D

FIFA Series 1 match

0 W 1 D 0 L 1-1 goals 0 GD

FORM D

30 Mar

vs Finland 1-1 D

Most Appearances Ryan Mendes 79 appearances - 19 goals

Goalkeepers (3)

Vózinha 39 yrs Cape Verde 54 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists

Bruno Varela 31 yrs Portugal 17 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 11 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 6 apps

Márcio Rosa 28 yrs Cape Verde 7 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 3 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 2 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 1 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 1 apps

Defenders (12)

Dylan Tavares 29 yrs Cape Verde 56 apps - 3 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 41 apps, 2g, 1a Africa Cup of Nations: 9 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 3 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 3 apps, 1g

S. Moreira 31 yrs France 52 apps - 0 goals - 3 assists Friendlies: 41 apps, 3a Africa Cup of Nations: 5 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 4 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps

Pico 33 yrs Cape Verde 41 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 11 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 11 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 10 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 9 apps

Logan Costa 24 yrs Cape Verde 29 apps - 2 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 11 apps, 2g, 1a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 7 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 6 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 5 apps

Stopira 37 yrs Cape Verde 27 apps - 2 goals - 0 assists

Diney Borges 30 yrs Cape Verde 24 apps - 4 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 10 apps, 3g Africa Cup of Nations: 7 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 5 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps, 1g

Rivaldo Boaventura Morais 25 yrs Portugal 21 apps - 0 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 21 apps, 1a

S. Lopes Cabral 23 yrs Netherlands 21 apps - 1 goals - 2 assists Friendlies: 21 apps, 1g, 2a

Wagner Pina 23 yrs Portugal 8 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 3 apps Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification: 3 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps

Jójó 24 yrs Portugal 3 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 1 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 1 apps

Kelvin Pires 25 yrs Cape Verde 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists World Cup - Qualification Africa: 1 apps Friendlies: 1 apps

João Correia 29 yrs Cape Verde 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists World Cup - Qualification Africa: 1 apps Friendlies: 1 apps

Midfielders (15)

Jamiro Monteiro 32 yrs Cape Verde 45 apps - 5 goals - 0 assists

Kevin Pina 28 yrs Cape Verde 39 apps - 3 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 22 apps, 1g Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 9 apps, 1g Africa Cup of Nations: 5 apps, 1g World Cup - Qualification Africa: 3 apps

L. Duarte 28 yrs Netherlands 36 apps - 2 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 25 apps, 2g, 1a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 5 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 4 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps

Alessio Da Cruz 28 yrs Cape Verde 29 apps - 3 goals - 2 assists Friendlies: 27 apps, 3g, 2a World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps

Sidnei Tavares 24 yrs Portugal 29 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 29 apps, 1g, 1a

Deroy Duarte 26 yrs Cape Verde 28 apps - 0 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 10 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 8 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 5 apps, 1a World Cup - Qualification Africa: 5 apps

David Tavares 26 yrs Cape Verde 27 apps - 1 goals - 2 assists Friendlies: 22 apps, 1g, 2a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 3 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 1 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 1 apps

João Paulo 27 yrs Cape Verde 26 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 8 apps, 1g, 1a World Cup - Qualification Africa: 7 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 6 apps Friendlies: 5 apps

Kenny Rocha Santos 25 yrs Cape Verde 26 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists Africa Cup of Nations: 9 apps, 1a World Cup - Qualification Africa: 8 apps Friendlies: 6 apps, 1g Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 3 apps

Patrick Andrade 32 yrs Cape Verde 25 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists World Cup - Qualification Africa: 10 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 8 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 4 apps Friendlies: 3 apps

Bebé 35 yrs Cape Verde 21 apps - 5 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps, 4g Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification: 6 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 4 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 4 apps, 1g

Telmo Arcanjo 24 yrs Cape Verde 17 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 11 apps, 1g, 1a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 3 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 1 apps

Cuca 34 yrs Cape Verde 10 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 4 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 2 apps Friendlies: 2 apps

Yannick Semedo 30 yrs Cape Verde 9 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 6 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps, 1g Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 1 apps

Diogo Mendes 27 yrs Portugal 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 1 apps

Forwards (15)

Ryan Mendes ★ 36 yrs Cape Verde 79 apps - 19 goals - 2 assists

Garry Rodrigues 35 yrs Cape Verde 51 apps - 12 goals - 0 assists

Hélio Varela 23 yrs Portugal 49 apps - 6 goals - 4 assists Friendlies: 37 apps, 6g, 3a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 6 apps, 1a World Cup - Qualification Africa: 6 apps

D. Livramento 24 yrs Netherlands 45 apps - 6 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 35 apps, 4g, 1a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 6 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 4 apps, 2g

Jovane Cabral 27 yrs Cape Verde 44 apps - 2 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 29 apps, 2g, 1a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 6 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 5 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 4 apps

Gilson Benchimol 24 yrs Cape Verde 36 apps - 5 goals - 2 assists Friendlies: 20 apps, 3g, 1a Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 8 apps, 1g Africa Cup of Nations: 5 apps, 1g, 1a World Cup - Qualification Africa: 3 apps

Willy Semedo 31 yrs Cape Verde 33 apps - 3 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 12 apps, 3g Africa Cup of Nations: 8 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 8 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 5 apps

Fabrício Garcia 24 yrs Cape Verde 17 apps - 2 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 12 apps, 2g Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 3 apps World Cup - Qualification Africa: 2 apps

Djaniny 34 yrs Cape Verde 14 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists

Lisandro Semedo 29 yrs Cape Verde 13 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps, 1g Africa Cup of Nations: 4 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 2 apps

Bryan Teixeira 25 yrs Cape Verde 10 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Africa Cup of Nations: 5 apps, 1g Friendlies: 3 apps Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 2 apps

Clé 28 yrs Cape Verde 5 apps - 2 goals - 0 assists Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: 2 apps, 1g Friendlies: 2 apps Africa Cup of Nations: 1 apps, 1g

Nuno da Costa 34 yrs Cape Verde 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification: 1 apps

Alvin Fortes 31 yrs Cape Verde 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

Patrick 32 yrs Cape Verde 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

Season Form - Last 10 Matches

Home vs Away

🏠

Home

Played3

Wins2

Draws1

Losses0

Goals For0

Goals Against0

Win Rate67%

✈

Away

Played8

Wins2

Draws5

Losses1

Goals For0

Goals Against0

Win Rate25%

Discipline

Yellow Cards 0

Red Cards 0

Season-by-Season Record

Season	League	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	CS	Win%	Formation
2025/26	International Friendlies	5	1	2	2	6	5	1	1	20%	4-1-4-1
2024/25	International Friendlies	3	2	0	1	2	2	0	2	67%	4-3-3
2023/24	International Friendlies	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5	1	0%	4-5-1
2023/24	World Cup - Qualification Africa	10	7	2	1	16	8	8	7	70%	4-3-3
2023/24	Africa Cup of Nations	5	3	2	0	8	3	5	3	60%	4-3-3
2020/21	African Nations Championship	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0%
2020/21	International Friendlies	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	50%
2019/20	Africa Cup of Nations	6	1	2	3	4	5	-1	2	17%
2018/19	World Cup - Qualification Africa	8	3	0	5	6	13	-7	1	38%
2018/19	International Friendlies	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	50%
2015/16	Africa Cup of Nations	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	2	0%