MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group H · Sunday, June 21 · Miami Stadium, Miami · 64,003 in the stands

kickoff 18:00 local · 33°C · 55% humidity

Uruguay

44′ Maxi ARAUJO (pen)

45+6′ Agustin CANOBBIO (pen)

2:2

Cabo Verde

21′ KEVIN PINA (pen)

61′ HELIO VARELA (pen)

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Uruguay4-1-4-1
Cabo Verde4-1-4-1
Fernando MUSLERA5.0Sebastian CACERES6.3Guillermo VARELA6.0Mathias OLIVERA5.9Manuel UGARTE6.4Rodrigo BENTANCUR6.6Federico VALVERDE6.7Agustin CANOBBIO7.4Maxi ARAUJO8.0Juan Manuel SANABRIA6.1Federico VINAS6.5VOZINHA5.6DINEY BORGES7.0PICO LOPES7.1SIDNY LOPES CABRAL6.7STEVEN MOREIRA6.4KEVIN PINA8.3JAMIRO MONTEIRO6.9GARRY RODRIGUES6.3TELMO ARCANJO6.4GILSON BENCHIMOL6.4RYAN MENDES7.0
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′URUCPV

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 21′Lenini0.04 xG
  • 44′Araujo0.89 xG
  • 45+6′Canobbio0.56 xG
  • 61′Varela0.40 xG
URU 0:0 CPV0'kickoff
7' Bentancur — xG 0.06 · Blocked14' Valverde — xG 0.25 · Missed21' Lenini — xG 0.04 · Goal24' Valverde — xG 0.02 · Blocked24' Valverde — xG 0.02 · Blocked28' Valverde — xG 0.02 · Missed33' Ugarte — xG 0.03 · Missed34' Valverde — xG 0.02 · Missed40' Araujo — xG 0.04 · Missed42' Caceres — xG 0.02 · Blocked43' Borges — xG 0.01 · Missed44' Araujo — xG 0.89 · Goal45 + 6' Canobbio — xG 0.56 · Goal52' S. Cabral — xG 0.01 · Missed59' Jamiro — xG 0.03 · Blocked61' Varela — xG 0.40 · Goal63' Jamiro — xG 0.06 · Missed67' Valverde — xG 0.05 · Blocked76' Pico — xG 0.11 · Missed79' De La Cruz — xG 0.02 · Missed86' Rodriguez — xG 0.07 · Blocked86' Bentancur — xG 0.05 · Blocked90' Valverde — xG 0.17 · Missed90 + 3' S. Cabral — xG 0.02 · Blocked90 + 3' R. Mendes — xG 0.05 · Blocked90 + 3' Canobbio — xG 0.06 · Missed90 + 4' L. Duarte — xG 0.08 · Saved90 + 6' R. Mendes — xG 0.04 · Blocked90 + 7' L. Duarte — xG 0.04 · Saved

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

URU 0:0 CPV
1.02.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′21' Lenini — GOAL44' Araujo — GOAL45 + 6' Canobbio — GOAL61' Varela — GOAL2.350.89

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

URU 4-1-4-1 attack →, ← CPV 4-1-4-1 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

23Fernando MUSLERAFernando MUSLERA3Sebastian CACERESSebastian CACERES13Guillermo VARELAGuillermo VARELA16Mathias OLIVERAMathias OLIVERA5Manuel UGARTEManuel UGARTE6Rodrigo BENTANCURRodrigo BENTANCUR8Federico VALVERDEFederico VALVERDE14Agustin CANOBBIOAgustin CANOBBIO20Maxi ARAUJOMaxi ARAUJO25Juan Manuel SANABRIAJuan Manuel SANABRIA21Federico VINASFederico VINAS1VOZINHAVOZINHA3DINEY BORGESDINEY BORGES4PICO LOPESPICO LOPES13SIDNY LOPES CABRALSIDNY LOPES CABRAL22STEVEN MOREIRASTEVEN MOREIRA6KEVIN PINAKEVIN PINA10JAMIRO MONTEIROJAMIRO MONTEIRO11GARRY RODRIGUESGARRY RODRIGUES18TELMO ARCANJOTELMO ARCANJO9GILSON BENCHIMOLGILSON BENCHIMOL20RYAN MENDESRYAN MENDES

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

55%
Possession
33%
2.23
Expected goals
0.54
74
Threat
26
17
Shots
12
2
On target
4
444
Passes completed
218
41
Forced turnovers
46
10.7s
Ball recovery time
14.4s
8.2
High-press phases
2.2
4
Fouls committed
11
3
Offsides
0
113 km
Distance covered
107 km
34.9 km/h
Top speed
35.0 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Uruguay attack →, ← Cabo Verde attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 5′SIDNY LOPES CABRAL (Cabo Verde) is booked by the referee.
  2. 20′Rodrigo BENTANCUR (Uruguay) is booked by the referee.
  3. 21′KEVIN PINA (Cabo Verde) scores!!
  4. 44′Maxi ARAUJO (Uruguay) scores!!
  5. 45+6′Agustin CANOBBIO (Uruguay) scores!!
  6. ′Before the second half begins DEROY DUARTE (in) comes off the bench to replace TELMO ARCANJO (out) (Cabo Verde)
  7. 58′Mathias OLIVERA (Uruguay) is booked by the referee.
  8. 58′NUNO DA COSTA (in) comes off the bench to replace GILSON BENCHIMOL (out) (Cabo Verde)
  9. 58′HELIO VARELA (in) comes off the bench to replace GARRY RODRIGUES (out) (Cabo Verde)
  10. 61′HELIO VARELA (Cabo Verde) scores!!
  11. 70′Nicolas DE LA CRUZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Manuel UGARTE (out) (Uruguay)
  12. 70′Darwin NUNEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Federico VINAS (out) (Uruguay)
  13. 70′LAROS DUARTE (in) comes off the bench to replace KEVIN PINA (out) (Cabo Verde)
  14. 80′YANNICK SEMEDO (in) comes off the bench to replace JAMIRO MONTEIRO (out) (Cabo Verde)
  15. 81′Brian RODRIGUEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Maxi ARAUJO (out) (Uruguay)
  16. 90+3′DINEY BORGES (Cabo Verde) is booked by the referee.

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Uruguay Waste Their Chances Against Stubborn Cabo Verde

Uruguay dominated from kickoff—55% possession, 17 shots to Cabo Verde's 12—but invited trouble through lack of ruthlessness. An early gift to the visitors at 21 minutes (0.04 xG) set the tone: vulnerability beneath the surface. Uruguay recovered to lead 2-1 by halftime, but that cushion evaporated when Cabo Verde equalized on 61 minutes. The visitors, pressing rarely and recovering slowly, nonetheless held firm through disciplined defending and dangerous counter-attacks.

Uruguay's superiority on paper proved hollow: 2.23 xG to 0.54 should have been a rout, yet Maximiliano Araujo's 8.0 rating and the team's dominance could not overcome profligacy in front of goal. Missed big chances at the 14th and 90th minutes (0.25 and 0.17 xG respectively) might have sealed it. Cabo Verde's Kevin Lenini, rated 8.3, orchestrated a suffocating defensive compact that forced 46 turnovers despite surrendering possession, leaving Uruguay frustrated.

Uruguay created 2.23 expected goals to Cabo Verde's 0.54, yet left Miami with a draw—profligacy rewarding resilience.

61′

Cabo Verde's equalizer: the moment Uruguay's possession grip finally broke and a draw became inevitable.

What Uruguay needed

Possession mastery squandered by missed clear chances and defensive lapses after halftime.

  • Missed 0.25xG at 14' and 0.17xG at 90': either converts and this is a comfortable win.
  • Araujo's brilliance (8.0 rating) undermined by Valverde's 6.7 showing; midfield control wavered after 45th minute.
  • Only 8.2 high press phases despite 55% possession: should have suffocated Cabo Verde's outlets.

What Cabo Verde needed

Disciplined defence salvaged a point but clinical finishing might have earned three.

  • Kevin Lenini's 8.3 rating anchored fortress defence: forced 46 turnovers, recovered every 14.4 seconds under siege.
  • Four shots on target but only 0.54xG: rare half-chances in 33% possession must be converted ruthlessly.
  • Just 2.2 high press phases: needed earlier, sharper intensity to disrupt Uruguay's midfield and force turnovers.