Spain vs Cape Verde Islands - World Cup, Group Stage - 1 (Mon, 15 June 2026)
World Cup Group Stage - 1 Full time
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match reportSpain held by Cape Verde as Vozinha leads a deserved defensive standSpain vs Cape Verde Islands ended 0-0 as Vozinha made seven saves and posted a 9.2 rating in Cape Verde's standout World Cup draw. Events
First half
- 16' Yellow card: S. Lopes Cabral
Second half
- 61' Substitution: J. CabralW. Semedo
- 61' Substitution: D. LivramentoN. Da Costa
- 61' Substitution: L. DuarteD. Duarte
- Substitution: F. RuizM. Merino 71'
- Substitution: GaviLamine Yamal 71'
- 76' Substitution: S. Lopes CabralJoao Paulo
- 79' Substitution: J. MonteiroT. Arcanjo
- Substitution: F. TorresD. Olmo 81'
- Substitution: RodriN. Williams 87'
- Yellow card: Pedri 90+3'
Stats
SpainCape Verde Islands
- 74% Possession 26%
- 25 Shots 6
- 7 On target 1
- 2.16 xG 0.28
- 10 Corners 1
- 10 Fouls 1
All stats
- 796 Passes 278
- 92% Pass accuracy 74%
- 1 Saves 7
- 2 Offsides 3
- 1 Yellow cards 1
Player of the match
VOVozinha
Cape Verde IslandsStories
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At 40, Vozinha makes World Cup history - but almost without his mother watching Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, earns man of the match with clean sheet against Spain while his mother races to secure a U.S. visa to watch him. -
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Spain player ratings vs Cape Verde Islands show a night wasted up front Pedri led Spain's ratings, but Ferran Torres and Mikel Oyarzabal wasted chances in a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde Islands behind Vozinha. -
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Lamine Yamal available for Spain, but not for 90 minutes Lamine Yamal is available for Spain's World Cup opener against Cape Verde, but Luis de la Fuente says he is not ready for 90 minutes. -
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Spain vs Cape Verde Islands preview: Oyarzabal, Olmo and the line-up calls Spain’s opener against Cape Verde Islands is a selection call, with Oyarzabal in form, Olmo chasing a record and Yamal and Williams unlikely to start.
Lineups & ratings
Spain
4-3-3 Coach Luis de la Fuente
16 ↓87'
8 ↓71'
14
5
7 ↓81'
23
Simón
21
24
20
9 ↓71'
Gavi
22
- 6 Mikel Merino for F. Ruiz
- 19 Lamine Yamal for Gavi
- 10 Dani Olmo for F. Torres
- 17 Nico Williams for Rodri
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 15
- 18
- 25
- 26
Cape Verde Islands
4-1-4-1 Coach Pedro Leitao Brito
7 ↓61'
1
22
15 ↓61'
3
20
10 ↓79'
4
Pico
6
Lenini
13 ↓76'
19 ↓61'
- 14 Deroy Duarte for L. Duarte
- 17 Willy Semedo for J. Cabral
- 21 Nuno Da Costa for D. Livramento
- 8 João Paulo for S. Lopes Cabral
- 18 Telmo Arcanjo for J. Monteiro
- 2
- 5
- 9
- 11
- 12 Márcio Rosa
- 16
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
Bench · Spain
- 6 Mikel Merino for F. Ruiz
- 19 Lamine Yamal for Gavi
- 10 Dani Olmo for F. Torres
- 17 Nico Williams for Rodri
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 15
- 18
- 25
- 26
Bench · Cape Verde Islands
- 14 Deroy Duarte for L. Duarte
- 17 Willy Semedo for J. Cabral
- 21 Nuno Da Costa for D. Livramento
- 8 João Paulo for S. Lopes Cabral
- 18 Telmo Arcanjo for J. Monteiro
- 2
- 5
- 9
- 11
- 12 Márcio Rosa
- 16
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26