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Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup

FIFA World CupFinished
Uruguay
Uruguay
2–2
Cape Verde Islands

Sunday, 21 June 2026 at 22:00 UTC

🏟 Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens

🏁 Post-match review

Uruguay drew 2-2 with Cape Verde Islands in a stunning World Cup upset. The South American side, heavily favored, failed to secure victory against one of world football's smallest nations.

Expectation：This was a major surprise. Uruguay, as a traditional World Cup competitor and heavy favorite, was expected to comfortably beat Cape Verde Islands. The draw represents a significant underperformance and a major point dropped.

A damaging result for Uruguay's World Cup campaign, surrendering crucial points to an opponent ranked far below them. Cape Verde Islands earned an impressive draw that will boost their confidence despite their underdog status.

Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).

📐 Statistical score reference

Uruguay
1.2 - 1.1
Cape Verde Islands
Projected total: 2.3Over 2.5: 41%
ModelMarket
38%
—Uruguay
28%
—X
34%
—Cape Verde Islands

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Uruguay· 12º · 2Pts
—
Cape Verde Islands· 2º · 3Pts
4-1-4-1100% usage
👔 Lúcio Antunes · Cape Verde Islands
In charge since 2016 · 52
Experience: 10y · 1 clubs
W-D-L: 0-3-0

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Uruguay
2 / 4 games
Cape Verde Islands
2.02
xG
0.73
12.5
Corners
4.3
0.67
Points/game
0.75
33%
Over 2.5
50%
67%
BTTS
50%
0%
Clean sheets
50%
66%
Possession
37%
22
Shots
12.3

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

UruguayLDD
  • 2026-06-27 · (H) 0–1 vs Spain
  • 2026-06-21 · (H) 2–2 vs Cape Verde Islands
  • 2026-06-15 · (A) 1–1 vs Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde IslandsLDDD
  • 2026-07-03 · (A) 2–3 vs Argentina
  • 2026-06-27 · (H) 0–0 vs Saudi Arabia
  • 2026-06-21 · (A) 2–2 vs Uruguay
  • 2026-06-15 · (A) 0–0 vs Spain

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Espen Eskas, Norway

3.5
Cards/game
3.5
Goals/game
100%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 2 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Uruguay [4-1-4-1]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 23F. Muslera
  2. 13G. Varela
  3. 3S. Caceres
  4. 16M. Olivera
  5. 25J. Sanabria
  6. 5M. Ugarte
  7. 14A. Canobbio
  8. 6R. Bentancur
  9. 8F. Valverde
  10. 20M. Araujo
  11. 21F. Vinas

✅ Confirmed lineups · Cape Verde Islands [4-1-4-1]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1Vozinha
  2. 22S. Moreira
  3. 4R. Lopes
  4. 3D. Borges
  5. 13S. Lopes Cabral
  6. 6K. Lenini
  7. 20R. Mendes
  8. 18T. Arcanjo
  9. 10J. Monteiro
  10. 11G. Rodrigues
  11. 9Benchimol

🚑 Injuries / Absences

Uruguay
  • outG. de Arrascaeta
  • outR. Araújo
Cape Verde Islands

No confirmed absences.

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Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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