Match Info

World Championship - Round 3

Date: 26 June 2026, Friday 🏁 Finished

Location: NRG Stadium (Houston, TX) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Letexier F. (Fra)

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Afghanistan	04:30	Ariana
Africa	—	Azam Sports 2, DStv Now, New World Sport 1, New World Sport App, Sporty TV, Sporty TV App, StarTimes App, Startimes Sports Life, SuperSport Maximo 360, SuperSport Premier League, ZAP
Albania	02:00	Klani IM, SuperSport 2, TV Klan, TV Klan Plus
Angola	01:00	TPA 1, TPA, Z Sports 2
Argentina	21:00	DirecTV Sports, DSports 2, Flow Sports
Armenia	04:00	Fast Sports 1, Fast Sports
Asia	—	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA Max 3, beIN Sports MENA Max 3, beIN Sports MENA Max 3
Australia	10:00	SBS On Demand, SBS Viceland
Austria	02:00	ORF On, Servus TV
Azerbaijan	04:00	CBC Sport, Ictimai TV
Bangladesh	06:00	Toffee Live, T Sports
Belgium	02:00	BNT News App, RTBF Auvio Direct, RTBF Tipik, Sporza, Sporza, VRT Canvas
Benin	01:00	Benin TV
Bolivia	20:00	Entel Gol 56, ENTEL TV, Tigo Sports 1, Tigo Sports App
Bosnia And Herzegovina	02:00	Arena Premium 1, Arena Sport 3
Brazil	21:00	Caze TV, Claro TV+, Disney+, Globoplay, Sky+, SporTV 2, Zapping
Bulgaria	03:00	BNT 3
Burkina Faso	00:00	RTB
Burundi	02:00	RTNB TV
Cameroon	01:00	Canal 2 International, CRTV Sports, Media Sport Info
Canada	20:00	RDS 2, RDS App, TSN 2, TSN+
Cape Verde	23:00	RTC, TCV Internacional
Chad	01:00	Tele Tchad
Chile	20:00	DirecTV Sports
China	08:00	Migu
Costa Rica	18:00	Teletica
Cote D Ivoire	00:00	NCI, RTI 1
Croatia	02:00	HRTi
Czech Republic	02:00	Nova Action, Oneplay
Denmark	02:00	TV2 Play, TV2 Sport X
Dr Congo	—	RTNC
Ecuador	19:00	DAZN, DirecTV Sports, DSports 2
El Salvador	18:00	Tigo Sports
Estonia	03:00	Go3 Extra Sports
Eswatini	—	Eswatini TV
Europe	—	Go3 Extra Sports Baltic
Faroe Islands	01:00	Televarp
Finland	03:00	YLE Areena
France	02:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 2, New World TV
Gabon	01:00	Groupe Gabon Televisions
Gambia	00:00	GRTS Gambia
Georgia	04:00	Setanta Sports 1, Setanta Sports 2
Germany	02:00	ARD, Das Erste, Magenta Sport
Ghana	00:00	GTV Sports Plus, Max TV, Metro TV, Obonu, Onua, TV3
Greece	03:00	ERT 1
Guatemala	18:00	Chapin, TeleOnce, Tigo Sports
Guinea	00:00	RTG
Hong Kong	08:00	Now Player
Hungary	02:00	Duna World / M4 Sport +
Iceland	00:00	RUV 2
India	05:30	ZEE5
Indonesia	07:00	TVRI, Vidio
Iran	03:30	IRIB Varzesh
Ireland	01:00	RTE Player
Israel	03:00	Sport 2, Sport 3
Italy	02:00	DAZN Italia
Japan	09:00	DAZN Japan
Kazakhstan	06:00	Qazsport
Kenya	03:00	Gotv, KBC Channel 1
Kosovo	02:00	Arena Premium 2
Lithuania	03:00	Go3 Extra Sports
Macao	08:00	TDM TV
Madagascar	03:00	Malagasy TV
Malaysia	08:00	unifi playTV, Unifi TV
Maldives	05:00	Medianet
Mali	00:00	ORTM 2
Mauritius	04:00	MBC 11
Mexico	18:00	FOX+, VIX, ViX Premium
Moldova	03:00	We Sport
Montenegro	02:00	TVCG 2
Mozambique	02:00	TVM 1, TV Miramar
Netherlands	02:00	NPO 1, NPO Start, Ziggo Go
New Zealand	12:00	TVNZ+
Nicaragua	18:00	Tigo Sports
Nigeria	01:00	NTA Sports, SuperSport Premier League
North Central America	—	DirecTV Sports Caribbean
Norway	02:00	NRK 2, NRK Sport, NRK TV
Pakistan	05:00	PTV Sports, Tapmad
Panama	19:00	Tigo Sports
Peru	19:00	DirecTV Sports
Philippines	08:00	Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live, TapGO TV
Poland	02:00	sport.tvp.pl, TVP Sport app, TVP Sport
Portugal	01:00	Sport TV1
Republic Of The Congo	—	Tele Congo
Romania	03:00	AntenaPLAY
Russia	03:00	Match TV
Rwanda	02:00	Rwanda TV, Rwanda TV
Serbia	02:00	Arena Premium 2
Seyshelles	04:00	SBC 3
Singapore	08:00	meWATCH, Singtel TV GO
Slovakia	02:00	JOJ Play, JOJ Sport
Slovenia	02:00	Arena Sport 1 Premium
South Africa	02:00	SABC 3, SuperSport Premier League
South America	—	DGO Latin America
South Korea	09:00	JTBC, KBSN Sports
Spain	02:00	DAZN Espana
Sweden	02:00	TV4 Play
Switzerland	02:00	RTS Sport, RTS Sport, SRF Play, SRF Play
Taiwan	08:00	ELTA Sports 1
Tanzania	03:00	ZBC Tanzania
Togo	00:00	TVT
Turkey	03:00	Tabii, TRT Spor
Turkmenistan	05:00	Turkmenistan Sport
Uganda	03:00	UBC TV
Ukraine	03:00	MEGOGO Futbol 3, MEGOGO Sport, MEGOGO Ukraine
United Kingdom	01:00	BBC Radio 5 Live Extra, BBC Radio 5 Live, ITV 4, ITV X
Uruguay	21:00	AUFTV, DAZN, DirecTV Sports, DSports 2
Usa	20:00	FOX One, FOX Sports 1, Futbol de Primera Radio, NBC Universo, NBC, Peacock TV Premium, Peacock, SiriusXM FC, Telemundo, TeleXitos, UNIVERSO NOW
Uzbekistan	05:00	Zor TV
Venezuela	20:00	DAZN, DirecTV Sports, DSports 2, Inter
Vietnam	07:00	TV 360, VTV 2, VTV Go
Zambia	02:00	Sun Sports, ZNBC 1


	Cape Verde		Saudi Arabia

	1	X	2
	2.55	3.30	2.80
	2.55	3.30	2.75
	2.70	3.20	2.75
	2.62	3.57	2.84
	2.81	3.42	2.56	Watch
	2.50	3.50	2.80
	2.51	3.37	2.98	Watch
	2.60	3.30	2.70
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.61 ↓ (2.7)	3.37 ↓ (4.01)	2.77 ↑ (2.37)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 1.4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Cape Verde
36.9%

Draw
28.5%

Saudi Arabia
34.6%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

35.6%

23.9%

40.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Cape Verde has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.3%)

Saudi Arabia has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.9%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Saudi Arabia might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
65.4%	20.5%	14.1%

Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia Predictions

Users Predictions: 75 users predict this event. Cape Verde will win (votes: 50 - 66.7%). Saudi Arabia will win (votes: 11 - 14.7%). It will Tie (votes: 14 - 18.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Cape Verde: 56% – 77.4%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 7 Selected Experts predict this event. Cape Verde (votes: 5 - 71.4%). Tie (votes: 2 - 28.6%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DNB - Cape Verde (1.94) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH 0 - Cape Verde (1.97) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (1.84) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (2.00) (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 10 Selected Experts predict this event. Cape Verde (votes: 8 - 80%). Tie (votes: 2 - 20%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Vozinha (G) Chaves 24. Pina W. Trabzonspor 4. Lopes R. Shamrock Rovers 3. Borges D. Al Bataeh 8. Joao Paulo FCSB 6. Lenini K. Krasnodar 20. Mendes R. (C) Igdir FK 14. Duarte D. Ludogorets 10. Monteiro J. Zwolle 17. Semedo W. Omonia 19. Livramento D. Casa Pia	21. Al Owais M. (G) Al-Ula 12. Abdulhamid S. Lens 4. Al Amri A. Al Nassr 5. Tambakti H. Al Hilal 13. Boushal N. Al Nassr 20. Mandash S. Al Hilal 15. Al Khaibari A. Al Nassr 6. Al Dawsari N. Al Hilal 10. Al Dawsari S. (C) Al Hilal 9. Al Buraikan F. Al Ahli SC 23. Kanno M. Al Hilal
Substitutes
9. Benchimol Akron Togliatti 7. Cabral J. Estrela da Amadora 5. Costa L. Villarreal 21. Da Costa N. Basaksehir 23. dos Santos CJ (G) San Diego FC 15. Duarte L. Puskas Academy 22. Moreira S. Columbus Crew 25. Pires K. SJK 11. Rodrigues G. Apollon Limassol 12. Rosa M. (G) Montana 16. Semedo Y. SC Farense 2. Stopira Torreense 26. Varela H. Maccabi Tel Aviv	26. Abu Al Shamat M. Al Qadsiah 1. Al Aqidi N. (G) Al Nassr 17. Al Ghannam K. Al Ettifaq FC 19. Al Hamdan A. Al Nassr 24. Al Harbi M. Al Hilal 16. Al Johani Z. Al Ahli SC 7. Al Juwayr M. Al Qadsiah 22. Al Kassar A. (G) Al Qadsiah 11. Al Shehri S. Al Ittihad 18. Hejji A. Neom SC 14. Kadesh H. Al Ittihad 3. Lajami A. Al Hilal 2. Majrashi A. Al Ahli SC 25. Thakri J. Al Qadsiah 8. Yahya A. Al Nassr
Coaches
Leitao Brito P.	Donis G.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
4', Abdulhamid S. 🟨,
9', Pina W. 🟨,
33', Tambakti H. ↓, Lajami A. ↑,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Al Khaibari A. ↓, Al Juwayr M. ↑,
61', Livramento D. ↓, Da Costa N. ↑,
61', Semedo W. ↓, Varela H. ↑,
66', Al Dawsari S. ↓, Abu Al Shamat M. ↑,
66', Mandash S. ↓, Al Hamdan A. ↑,
67', Al Dawsari N. 🟨,
71', Mendes R. ↓, Rodrigues G. ↑,
71', Monteiro J. ↓, Duarte L. ↑,
82', Boushal N. ↓, Al Harbi M. ↑,
90+3', Al Buraikan F. 🟨,
90+4', Pina W. ↓, Moreira S. ↑,

Preview

Cape Verde is ranked FIFA: 67. Saudi Arabia is ranked FIFA: 61.

In recent matches, Saudi Arabia has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

There will not play in Cape Verde: Lopes Cabral S. (Yellow Cards)

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

Recently, the teams have not faced each other.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Cape Verde
FIFA World Cup
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 ✺
FIFA Series
29.03.26	Cape Verde - Finland	2:1 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 48 TTWWW
- Saudi Arabia
FIFA World Cup
21.06.26	Spain - Saudi Arabia	4:0 ✺
15.06.26	Saudi Arabia - Uruguay	1:1 ✺
Friendly
09.06.26	Saudi Arabia - Senegal	0:0 ✺
05.06.26	Puerto Rico - Saudi Arabia	0:3 ✺
30.05.26	Ecuador - Saudi Arabia	2:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.4 LTTWL

Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia