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Cape Verde Uruguay vs Cape Verde: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Sunday, June 21, 2026 · 18:00 ET · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami.
Match preview Uruguay start as favourites against Cape Verde at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with the chance to set up their Group H. La Celeste, twice world champions and always competitive, know a win would leave them very close to the Round of 32.
Cape Verde, the debutants who moved football with their qualification, face another huge test against a historic power. The Blue Sharks, with nothing to lose, will chase their first World Cup point and keep making history for their archipelago.
Goals and cards Uruguay (2) Maxi Araújo 44' Agustín Canobbio 45'+6 Cape Verde (2) Kevin Pina 21' Hélio Varela 61' Goals Uruguay (2) Rodrigo Bentancur 20' Mathías Olivera 58' Cape Verde (2) Sidny Cabral 5' Diney Borges 90'+3 Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Uruguay 4-1-4-1 Starting XI 23 Fernando Muslera G 16 Mathías Olivera CD-L 3 Sebastián Cáceres CD-R 5 Manuel Ugarte DM ↓ 25 Juan Manuel Sanabria LB 13 Guillermo Varela RB 8 Federico Valverde CM-L 6 Rodrigo Bentancur CM-R 20 Maxi Araújo LM ↓ 14 Agustín Canobbio RM 21 Federico Viñas F ↓ Substitutes 26 Rodrigo Zalazar SUB 7 Nicolás de la Cruz SUB ↑ 19 Rodrigo Aguirre SUB 2 José María Giménez SUB 18 Brian Rodríguez SUB ↑ 11 Facundo Pellistri SUB 17 Matías Viña SUB 22 Joaquín Piquerez SUB 15 Emiliano Martínez SUB 24 Santiago Bueno SUB 12 Santiago Mele SUB 9 Darwin Núñez SUB ↑ 1 Sergio Rochet SUB Cape Verde 4-1-4-1 Starting XI 1 Vozinha G 3 Diney Borges CD-L 4 Pico Lopes CD-R 6 Kevin Pina DM ↓ 13 Sidny Lopes Cabral LB 22 Steven Moreira RB 10 Jamiro Monteiro CM-L ↓ 18 Telmo Arcanjo CM-R ↓ 11 Garry Rodrigues LM ↓ 20 Ryan Mendes RM 9 Gilson Benchimol F ↓ Substitutes 8 João Paulo SUB 17 Willy Semedo SUB 7 Jovane Cabral SUB 14 Deroy Duarte SUB ↑ 16 Yannick Semedo SUB ↑ 25 Kelvin Pires SUB 12 Márcio Rosa SUB 21 Nuno da Costa SUB ↑ 15 Laros Duarte SUB ↑ 19 Dailon Livramento SUB 5 Logan Costa SUB 23 CJ dos Santos SUB 2 Stopira SUB 24 Wagner Pina SUB 26 Hélio Varela SUB ↑ 8 45' 58' 58' 70' 70' 71' 80' 81' 28 Uruguay Cape Verde
11 Fouls 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
11 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 0
65.2 Possession 34.8
17 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 205
511 Passes 278
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 2
29 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 61
23 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 15
16 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
7 Interceptions 13
11 Effective Clearances 48
11 Clearances 48
ET (US East) 18:00
Colombia / Peru 17:00
Mexico City 16:00
Argentina / Chile 19:00
Spain 00:00 (next day)
Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026.
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami, Florida · Capacity 64,091
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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