Cape Verde 2026 FIFA World Cup – Schedule, Results & Standings
🦈 WORLD CUP DEBUT 2026 FIFA World Cup™

Cape Verde World Cup 2026

Group H
3 Group Matches
Jun 15 – Jun 26, 2026
🇺🇸 Atlanta · Miami · Houston
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The Blue Sharks — Africa’s Surprise Package Makes Its Historic World Cup Debut

Cape Verde make their first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance, capping a stunning qualification campaign that saw them win their CAF group with 7 wins, 2 draws and just 1 loss. Drawn into Group H alongside Spain, Uruguay, and Saudi Arabia, the Blue Sharks play across Atlanta, Miami, and Houston. Their most winnable fixture is the Matchday 3 clash against Saudi Arabia, while clashes with Spain and Uruguay offer them the chance to shock the world. Star winger Ryan Mendes leads a squad packed with Portuguese league talent and fierce collective spirit under coach Pedro Leitão.

GROUP STAGE FIXTURES

Group H
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Spain
ESP
Matchday 1
VS
Upcoming
🇨🇻
Cape Verde
CPV
June 15, 2026  ·  Monday
12:00 PM ET (Fox)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
GROUP H
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Uruguay
URU
Matchday 2
VS
Upcoming
🇨🇻
Cape Verde
CPV
June 21, 2026  ·  Sunday
6:00 PM ET (FS1)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
GROUP H
🇨🇻
Cape Verde
CPV
Matchday 3
VS
Upcoming
🇸🇦
Saudi Arabia
KSA
June 26, 2026  ·  Friday
8:00 PM ET (FS1)
NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
GROUP H

GROUP H STANDINGS

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🔵 Top 2 teams qualify automatically to Round of 32. The 8 best third-placed teams across all groups also advance. Standings will update after each matchday.

POTENTIAL KNOCKOUT PATH

If Cape Verde Qualify
Round of 32
vs Group J
runner-up
If Cape Verde finish 2nd in Group H
Round of 16
TBD
Based on R32 results
Best 3rd Place
Top 8 third-placed
teams also advance
Alternative route to R32

GROUP H INFO

About Group H

Cape Verde make their first-ever World Cup appearance — one of four debutants at the 2026 tournament — after a stunning CAF qualification campaign in which they finished top of their group with 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, scoring 16 goals and conceding just 8. Drawn into Group H alongside Spain, Uruguay, and Saudi Arabia, their three matches span the US southeast and south — Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (match 1), Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (match 2), and NRG Stadium in Houston (match 3). The Blue Sharks open against tournament favourite Spain in Atlanta — a baptism of fire on the grandest stage — before facing two-time World Cup champions Uruguay in Miami. Their best chance of a historic result comes in the final group game against Saudi Arabia in Houston. Star winger Ryan Mendes and physical midfielder Willy Semedo lead the charge, with the entire nation of just 500,000 people behind them. Any point earned will be legendary; any win will be immortal.