Match Info

World Championship - Play Offs - 1/16-finals

Date: 3 July 2026, Friday 🏁 Finished

Location: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Fischer D. (Can)

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Afghanistan	02:30	Ariana
Africa	—	Azam Sports 2, Azam Sports 4, DStv Now, New World Sport 1, New World Sport App, Sporty TV, Sporty TV App, StarTimes App, Startimes World Football, SuperSport Football Plus, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport LaLiga, SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport PSL, ZAP
Albania	00:00	Klani IM, SuperSport 2, TV Klan
Andorra	00:00	beIN Sports 1
Angola	23:00	TPA 1, TPA 2, TPA, Z Sports 1
Argentina	19:00	DAZN, DirecTV Sports, Disney+, DSports 1, Flow Eventos, Mi Telefe, Telefe, TV Publica, TyC Sports, TyC Sports Play
Armenia	02:00	Fast Sports
Asia	—	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA, beIN Sports MENA Max 2, beIN Sports MENA Max 2, beIN Sports MENA Max 2, beIN Sports MENA Max 4, beIN Sports MENA Max 4, beIN Sports MENA Max 4, beIN Sports MENA Max 6, beIN Sports MENA Max 6, beIN Sports MENA Max 6
Australia	08:00	SBS, SBS On Demand
Austria	00:00	ORF 1, ORF On
Azerbaijan	02:00	Ictimai TV
Bangladesh	04:00	Toffee Live, T Sports
Belarus	01:00	Sport TV
Belgium	00:00	BNT News App, RTBF Auvio Direct, RTBF Tipik, Sporza, Sporza, VRT 1
Benin	23:00	Benin TV, ORTB
Bolivia	18:00	Entel Gol 56, ENTEL TV, Red Uno, Tigo Sports 1, Tigo Sports App, Unitel
Bosnia And Herzegovina	00:00	Arena Sport 1
Brazil	19:00	Caze TV, Claro TV+, Disney+, Globoplay, N Sports, SBT, Sky+, SporTV, TV Globo, Vivo Play, Zapping
Bulgaria	01:00	BNT 1, BNT 3
Burkina Faso	22:00	RTB
Burundi	00:00	RTNB TV
Cameroon	23:00	Canal 2 International, CRTV Sports, Media Sport Info
Canada	18:00	fubo Sports Network, RDS App, RDS, TSN 1, TSN 4, TSN 5, TSN+
Cape Verde	21:00	RTC, TCV Internacional
Chad	23:00	Tele Tchad
Chile	18:00	DirecTV Sports
China	06:00	Migu
Colombia	17:00	Caracol TV, Ditu, RCN Television
Cote D Ivoire	22:00	NCI, RTI 1, RTI 3
Croatia	00:00	HRT 2, HRTi, MAXtv To Go
Cuba	18:00	Tele Rebelde
Czech Republic	00:00	CT sport, Oneplay
Denmark	00:00	DR 1, DR TV
Dr Congo	—	RTNC
Ecuador	17:00	DAZN, DirecTV Sports, Teleamazonas
El Salvador	16:00	Canal 4, TCS GO, Tigo Sports
Estonia	01:00	Go3 Extra Sports, TV3, TV3 Play
Eswatini	—	Eswatini TV
Faroe Islands	23:00	Televarp
Fiji	10:00	FBC Sports
Finland	01:00	MTV 3, MTV Katsomo+, MTV Urheilu 1
France	00:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1, M6, Molotov TV, New World TV
Gabon	23:00	Groupe Gabon Televisions
Gambia	22:00	GRTS Gambia
Georgia	02:00	Setanta Sports 1
Germany	00:00	Magenta Sport
Ghana	22:00	GTV, GTV Sports Plus, Max TV, Metro TV, Obonu, Onua, TV3
Greece	01:00	ERT 2
Guatemala	16:00	Tigo Sports
Guinea	22:00	RTG
Hong Kong	06:00	Now Player
Hungary	00:00	M4 Sport
Iceland	22:00	RUV
India	03:30	ZEE5
Iran	01:30	Persiana Sports 2, Persiana Sports
Ireland	23:00	RTE 2, RTE Player
Israel	01:00	Kan 11, Sport 1
Italy	00:00	DAZN Italia
Japan	07:00	DAZN Japan, Nippon TV
Kazakhstan	04:00	Kazakhstan TV, Qazsport
Kenya	01:00	Gotv, K24, KBC Channel 1
Kosovo	00:00	Arena Premium 1, Klan Kosova
Kyrgyzstan	04:00	KTRK Sports
Lithuania	01:00	Go3 Extra Sports, TV3
Madagascar	01:00	Malagasy TV, MATV
Malaysia	06:00	TV Okey, unifi playTV, Unifi TV
Maldives	03:00	ICE Xtra, Medianet, TVM, Yes
Mali	22:00	ORTM
Malta	00:00	TVM Sport+
Mauritius	02:00	MBC 11
Mexico	16:00	Azteca 7, Azteca Deportes, Canal 5, FOX+, FOX Sports, TUDN, VIX, ViX Premium
Moldova	01:00	We Sport
Montenegro	00:00	TVCG 1
Mozambique	00:00	TVM 1, TV Miramar
Myanmar	04:30	Canal+ Myanmar
Netherlands	00:00	NPO 1, NPO Start, Ziggo Go
New Zealand	10:00	TVNZ+
Nicaragua	16:00	Tigo Sports
Nigeria	23:00	NTA Sports, SuperSport Football Plus, SuperSport LaLiga, Supersport Maximo 1
North Central America	—	DirecTV Sports Caribbean, RUSH Sports 1 Caribbean
North Macedonia	00:00	TDM Desporto
Norway	00:00	NRK 1, NRK Sport, NRK TV
Pakistan	03:00	PTV Sports, Tapmad
Panama	17:00	Medcom GO, RPC, Tigo Sports
Paraguay	18:00	Canal Trece, GEN
Peru	17:00	America TV GO, America TV, DirecTV Sports, Disney+
Philippines	06:00	Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live, TapGO TV
Poland	00:00	sport.tvp.pl, TVP 1, TVP Sport app, TVP Sport
Portugal	23:00	Sport TV1, Sport TV5, TVI Player, TVI
Republic Of The Congo	—	Tele Congo
Romania	01:00	AntenaPLAY, Antena
Russia	01:00	MATCH! Futbol 1, Match! Premier, Match TV, Sportbox.ru
Rwanda	00:00	Rwanda TV, Rwanda TV
Senegal	22:00	RTS 1, RTS 2
Serbia	00:00	Arena Premium 1
Seyshelles	02:00	SBC 3
Singapore	06:00	meWATCH, Singtel TV GO
Slovakia	00:00	JOJ Play, JOJ Sport
Slovenia	00:00	Arena Sport 1, Slovenia TV2
South Africa	00:00	SABC 3, SABC Plus, SuperSport Grandstand, Supersport Maximo 1, SuperSport PSL
South America	—	DGO Latin America, ViX Latin America
South Korea	07:00	JTBC, KBS 2
Spain	00:00	DAZN Espana, RTVE Play, TVE La 1
Suriname	19:00	STVS
Sweden	00:00	Discovery+, SVT 1, SVT Play
Switzerland	00:00	M6, M6, Play RTS, Play RTS, RSI La 2, RTS 2, RTS 2, RTS Sport, RTS Sport, SRF 2, SRF 2, SRF Play, SRF Play, Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
Taiwan	06:00	ELTA Sports 1
Tajikistan	03:00	Futbol TV, Varzish Sport
Tanzania	01:00	ZBC Tanzania
Togo	22:00	TVT
Turkey	01:00	Tabii, TRT 1
Turkmenistan	03:00	Turkmenistan Sport
Uganda	01:00	UBC TV
Ukraine	01:00	MEGOGO Futbol 2, MEGOGO Ukraine
United Kingdom	23:00	BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sport app, BBC Sport, ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player, UTV
Uruguay	19:00	Antel TV, AUFTV, DAZN, DirecTV Sports, Disney+, DSports 310
Usa	18:00	AFN Sports, FOX Network, FOX One, Fubo Sports Network, Futbol de Primera Radio, Peacock TV Premium, Peacock, SiriusXM FC, SportsEngine Play, Telemundo, TUDN
Uzbekistan	03:00	Futbol TV, Zor TV
Venezuela	18:00	DAZN, DirecTV Sports, Disney+, DSports 1, Inter, Televen
Vietnam	05:00	TV 360, VTV 3, VTV Go
Zambia	00:00	Sun Sports, ZNBC 1


	Argentina		Cape Verde

	1	X	2
	1.14	8.00	19.00
	1.15	8.25	18.00
	1.12	9.00	25.00
	1.16	8.85	27.00
	1.15	8.6	21.23	Watch
	1.15	8.65	19.00
	1.16	8.52	19.10
	1.14	7.80	21.00
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.15 ↓ (1.17)	8.46 ↑ (7.85)	21.17 ↑ (18.36)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 1.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Argentina
84.1%

Draw
11.4%

Cape Verde
4.6%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

82.5%

12.3%

5.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Argentina has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.6%)

Cape Verde has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.6%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
92.1%	6.6%	1.3%

Argentina - Cape Verde Predictions

Users Predictions: 75 users predict this event. Argentina will win (votes: 70 - 93.3%). Cape Verde will win (votes: 1 - 1.3%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 5.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Argentina: 87.6% – 99%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 7.5 - under (1.01) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -2 - Argentina (1.73) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 3.5 - over (2.49) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Argentina will win (10 of 10 users predict this - 100%) 🥇 Gold Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 12 Selected Experts predict this event. Argentina (votes: 12 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
23. Martinez E. (G) Aston Villa 26. Molina N. Atl. Madrid 13. Romero C. Tottenham 6. Martinez Li. Manchester United 25. Medina F. Marseille 7. de Paul R. Inter Miami 20. Mac Allister A. Liverpool 24. Fernandez E. Chelsea 16. Almada T. Atl. Madrid 10. Messi L. (C) Inter Miami 22. Martinez L. Inter	1. Vozinha (G) Chaves 22. Moreira S. Columbus Crew 4. Lopes R. Shamrock Rovers 3. Borges D. Al Bataeh 13. Lopes Cabral S. Trabzonspor 6. Lenini K. Krasnodar 20. Mendes R. (C) Igdir FK 15. Duarte L. Puskas Academy 14. Duarte D. Ludogorets 7. Cabral J. 21. Da Costa N. Basaksehir
Substitutes
9. Alvarez J. Atl. Madrid 8. Barco V. Strasbourg 15. Gonzalez N. Juventus 11. Lo Celso G. Betis 21. Lopez J. Palmeiras 4. Montiel G. River Plate 1. Musso J. (G) Atl. Madrid 19. Otamendi N. River Plate 14. Palacios E. Bayer Leverkusen 5. Paredes L. Boca Juniors 18. Paz N. Como 12. Rulli G. (G) Marseille 2. Senesi M. Tottenham 17. Simeone G. Atl. Madrid 3. Tagliafico N. Lyon	18. Arcanjo T. Vitoria Guimaraes 9. Benchimol Akron Togliatti 5. Costa L. Villarreal 23. dos Santos CJ (G) San Diego FC 8. Joao Paulo FCSB 19. Livramento D. Verona 10. Monteiro J. 24. Pina W. Trabzonspor 25. Pires K. SJK 11. Rodrigues G. Apollon Limassol 12. Rosa M. (G) Montana 17. Semedo W. Omonia 16. Semedo Y. SC Farense 2. Stopira Torreense 26. Varela H. Maccabi Tel Aviv
Coaches
Scaloni L.	Leitao Brito P.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
29', 1 - 0, Messi L. ⚽, Martinez Li. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 1)
59', 1 - 1, Duarte D. ⚽, Mendes R. (A),
63', Martinez L. ↓, Alvarez J. ↑,
64', Almada T. ↓, Gonzalez N. ↑,
67', Duarte L. ↓, Monteiro J. ↑,
67', Da Costa N. ↓, Livramento D. ↑,
68', Lenini K. 🟨,
80', Mendes R. ↓, Semedo W. ↑,
80', Cabral J. ↓, Varela H. ↑,
84', de Paul R. ↓, Paredes L. ↑,
86', Medina F. ↓, Tagliafico N. ↑,
Extra Time (2 - 1)
92', 2 - 1, Martinez Li. ⚽, Mac Allister A. (A),
100', Duarte D. ↓, Semedo Y. ↑,
100', Lenini K. ↓, Benchimol ↑,
103', 2 - 2, Lopes Cabral S. ⚽, Semedo Y. (A),
104', Molina N. ↓, Montiel G. ↑,
111', 3 - 2, Borges D. (Own goal),
115', Montiel G. 🟨,

Preview

Argentina is ranked FIFA: 1. Cape Verde is ranked FIFA: 67.

Argentina is in fantastic form, winning most of its recent matches (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Cape Verde is currently in excellent shape (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

In this match, Argentina is the clear favorite.

There will not play in Argentina: Balerdi L. (Calf Injury)

There are questionable in Cape Verde: Arcanjo T. (Muscle Injury)

The teams have not played against each other recently.

Standings

South America

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Argentina	18	12	2	4	31:10	21	38

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Argentina
FIFA World Cup
27.06.26	Jordan - Argentina	1:3 ✺
22.06.26	Argentina - Austria	2:0 ✺
16.06.26	Argentina - Algeria	3:0 ✺
Friendly
09.06.26	Argentina - Iceland	3:0 ✺
06.06.26	Argentina - Honduras	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.6 WWWWW
- Cape Verde
FIFA World Cup
26.06.26	Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia	0:0 ✺
21.06.26	Uruguay - Cape Verde	2:2 ✺
15.06.26	Spain - Cape Verde	0:0 ✺
Friendly
06.06.26	Cape Verde - Bermuda	3:0 ✺
31.05.26	Cape Verde - Serbia	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 44.5 TTTWW

Argentina - Cape Verde