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Spain vs Cabo Verde FIFA World Cup 2026
Final score, timeline, lineups, stats and match details from Atlanta Stadium.
Full-timeGroup HFinal at 96'
ESPSpain0 - 0Full-time
CPVCabo VerdeFinal data
Match timelineShowing 7 of 71 events
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Lamine YAMALAttempts an effort on goal.
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Lamine YAMALTakes a corner kick.
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RYAN MENDESAttempts an effort on goal.
PEDRIWas shown a yellow card.
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Lamine YAMALAttempts an effort on goal.
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PEDRITakes a corner kick.
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Timeline keyGoalShotSaveFoulSubstitutionYellow cardRed cardCornerOffsidePenaltyVAR
Substitutions9 changes
| Min | Team | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61' | CPV | DEROY DUARTE | LAROS DUARTE |
| 61' | CPV | NUNO DA COSTA | DAILON LIVRAMENTO |
| 61' | CPV | WILLY SEMEDO | JOVANE CABRAL |
| 71' | ESP | Lamine YAMAL | GAVI |
| 71' | ESP | Mikel MERINO | Fabian RUIZ |
| 76' | CPV | JOAO PAULO | SIDNY LOPES CABRAL |
| 79' | CPV | TELMO ARCANJO | JAMIRO MONTEIRO |
| 81' | ESP | Dani OLMO | Ferran TORRES |
| 87' | ESP | Nico WILLIAMS | RODRI |
Lineups and formation
Spain4-1-2-3Cabo Verde4-1-2-3
Spain
4-1-2-3
23Unai SIMONGK
5Marcos LLORENTE
7Ferran TORRES
8Fabian RUIZ
9GAVI
14Aymeric LAPORTE
16RODRIC
20PEDRI
21Mikel OYARZABAL
22Pau CUBARSI
24Marc CUCURELLA
6Mikel Merino
19Lamine Yamal
Cabo Verde
4-1-2-3
1VOZINHAGK
3DINEY BORGES
4PICO LOPES
6KEVIN PINA
7JOVANE CABRAL
10JAMIRO MONTEIRO
13SIDNY LOPES CABRAL
15LAROS DUARTE
19DAILON LIVRAMENTO
20RYAN MENDESC
22STEVEN MOREIRA
18Telmo Arcanjo
Substitutions
| Min | Team | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61' | CPV | 14Deroy Duarte | 15Laros Duarte |
| 61' | CPV | 21Nuno Da Costa | 19Dailon Livramento |
| 61' | CPV | 17Willy Semedo | 7Jovane Cabral |
| 71' | ESP | 19Lamine Yamal | 9Gavi |
| 71' | ESP | 6Mikel Merino | 8Fabian Ruiz |
| 76' | CPV | 8Joao Paulo | 13Sidny Lopes Cabral |
| 79' | CPV | 18Telmo Arcanjo | 10Jamiro Monteiro |
| 81' | ESP | 10Dani Olmo | 7Ferran Torres |
| 87' | ESP | 17Nico Williams | 16Rodri |
Lineup keyGKGoalkeeperCCaptainFrom match timelineGoalYellow cardRed cardSubstituted onSubstituted off
Match stats
SpainMatch statsCabo Verde
27Shots6
1Shots on target0
9Fouls committed0
11Corner kicks1
1Yellow cards1
2Offsides3
4Substitutions5
Match details
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Tournament records for each team provide fixture context where there is no verified previous senior head-to-head meeting.
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