CAF

Cape Verde

Cape Verdean Football FederationFIFA ranking #72

Group Fixtures

Full Group H

Mon, Jun 15

12:00 PM ET

🇨🇻vs🇪🇸Spain

Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta

Sun, Jun 21

6:00 PM ET

🇨🇻vs🇺🇾Uruguay

Hard Rock Stadium · Miami

Sat, Jun 27

8:00 PM ET

🇨🇻vs🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

NRG Stadium · Houston

Squad

World Cup Squad

EXPECTED · OFFICIAL TBC

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Bubista

Cape Verdean · Since 2020

Historic qualification coach

Key Players

FWD#20

Ryan Mendes

Kocaelispor · 36y

Veteran attacking captain

Goalkeepers (3)

GK#12

Márcio Rosa

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 28y

GK#1

Vózinha

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 39y

GK#23

C. dos Santos

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 25y

Defenders (8)

DEF#3

Diney Borges

Club not listed

Defender · 30y

DEF#5

Logan Costa

Club not listed

Defender · 24y

DEF#13

S. Lopes Cabral

Club not listed

Defender · 23y

DEF#4

Pico

Club not listed

Defender · 33y

DEF#22

S. Moreira

Club not listed

Defender · 31y

DEF#24

Wagner Pina

Club not listed

Defender · 23y

DEF#25

Kelvin Pires

Club not listed

Defender · 25y

DEF#2

Stopira

Club not listed

Defender · 37y

Midfielders (10)

MID#18

Telmo Arcanjo

Club not listed

Midfielder · 24y

MID#14

Deroy Duarte

Club not listed

Midfielder · 26y

MID#15

L. Duarte

Club not listed

Midfielder · 28y

MID#8

João Paulo

Club not listed

Midfielder · 27y

MID#6

Kevin Pina

Club not listed

Midfielder · 28y

MID#10

Jamiro Monteiro

Club not listed

Midfielder · 32y

MID#16

Yannick Semedo

Club not listed

Midfielder · 30y

MID#11

Garry Rodrigues

Club not listed

Midfielder · 35y

MID#17

Willy Semedo

Club not listed

Midfielder · 31y

MID#26

Hélio Varela

Club not listed

Midfielder · 23y

Forwards (5)

FWD#20

Ryan Mendes

Kocaelispor

Forward · 36y

FWD#21

Nuno da Costa

Club not listed

Forward · 34y

FWD#7

Jovane Cabral

Club not listed

Forward · 27y

FWD#9

Gilson Benchimol

Club not listed

Forward · 24y

FWD#19

D. Livramento

Club not listed

Forward · 24y

From The Journal

2026-04-20

Blue Sharks

A nation of half a million people, a squad drawn from three continents, and a 36-year-old captain who has waited 16 years for this moment.