Cabo Verde
Group H · CAFDid You Know?
Cabo Verde (population ~600,000) makes their World Cup debut! They draw players from a huge diaspora across Europe.
Best Finish
Debut (2026)
WC Appearances
1
FIFA Ranking
#78
Starting XI
4-3-3
1
Tavares2
Duarte4
Dias5
Tavares3
Andrade6
Costa8
Cabral10
Monteiro7
Lopes9
Mendes11
RodriguesStarters
1D. TavaresGK
2L. DuarteRB
4V. DiasCB
5S. TavaresCB
3P. AndradeLB
6L. CostaCM
8J. CabralCM
10J. MonteiroCAM
7R. LopesRW
9R. MendesST
11G. RodriguesLW
Substitutes
12J. CostaGK
13J. TavaresCB
14G. TavaresCM
15L. DuarteCM
16V. MendesST
2
Goals For
2
Goals Against
3
Matches
Group H — Standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 ESP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2CPV | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 URU | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
4 KSA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
