Cape Verde Islands
Saudi Arabia
Houston Stadium · Houston · 72,220 seats — NRG Stadium — retractable roof, air conditioned
Cape Verde Islands and Saudi Arabia clash in a pivotal Group H encounter that promises to be razor-thin. The model probabilities reflect this parity, assigning a marginal 37.35 percent win chance to Cape Verde against Saudi Arabia’s 36.65 percent. Both sides enter this fixture with momentum, as Cape Verde remains unbeaten in their last four matches, while Saudi Arabia recently secured a high-scoring victory over Indonesia. With decimal odds sitting at 2.5 and 2.62 respectively, this matchup is truly too close to call.
Win probability
Squads
Cape Verde Islands
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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1
Vozinha
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22
Steven Moreira
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3
Diney Borges
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4
Roberto Lopes
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8
João Paulo
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6
Kevin Lenini
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16
Yannick Semedo
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10
Jamiro Monteiro
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20
Ryan Mendes
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17
Willy Semedo
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9
Dailon Livramento
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
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12
Márcio Rosa
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23
CJ dos Santos
Defenders
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2
Stopira
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5
Logan Costa
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13
Sidny Lopes Cabral
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24
Wagner Pina
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25
Kelvin Pires
Midfielders
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14
Deroy Duarte
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15
Laros Duarte
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18
Telmo Arcanjo
Forwards
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7
Jovane Cabral
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9
Benchimol
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11
Garry Rodrigues
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21
Nuno Da Costa
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26
Hélio Varela
Saudi Arabia
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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1
Nawaf Al-Aqidi
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12
Saud Abdulhamid
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3
Jehad Thakri
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5
Hassan Tambakti
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16
Ayman Yahya
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6
Nasser Al-Dawsari
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15
Abdullah Al-Khaibari
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18
Saleh Abu Al-Shamat
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7
Musab Al-Juwayr
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10
Salem Al-Dawsari
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9
Firas Al-Buraikan
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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2
Ali Majrashi
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3
Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali Lajami
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4
Abdulelah Al-Amri
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13
Nawaf Boushal
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14
Hassan Kadesh
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24
Moteb Al-Harbi
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26
Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
Midfielders
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16
Ziyad Al-Johani
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18
Alaa Hejji
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23
Mohamed Kanno
Forwards
Head to head
First competitive meeting.
Latest form · averages per match
Cape Verde Islands
Saudi Arabia
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