Cape Verde, Curaçao, DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Uruguay are the six 2026 World Cup squads without a single player based at a club in their home country.
Cape Verde
World Cup debutants · CAF · First World Cup appearance · Group H
Featured facts
No World Cup debutant has won its opening match since Senegal beat France in 2002.
Cape Verde won 4 out of 5 home games in the CAF qualification campaing, and kept a clean sheet in all games. In their games away from home they conceded 8 goals across 5 fictures.
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Cape Verde qualified by finishing top of one of the African qualifying groups, four points above Cameroon.
2026 Fixtures
Recent World Cups
2026 will be Cape Verde's first World Cup appearance.
All-time top scorers
No World Cup goal scorers recorded yet for Cape Verde.
Team profile
Cape Verde have an average squad age of 29.2 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VozinhaG | 3 Jun 1986(40) | Chaves | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | StopiraD | 20 May 1988(38) | Torreense | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DineyD | 17 Jan 1995(31) | Al Bataeh | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Roberto LopesD | 17 Jun 1992(33) | Shamrock Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Logan CostaD | 1 Apr 2001(25) | Villarreal | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kevin PinaM | 27 Jan 1997(29) | Krasnodar | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jovane CabralM | 14 Jun 1998(27) | Estrela Amadora | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | João PauloM | 26 May 1998(28) | FCSB | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Gilson BenchimolF | 29 Dec 2001(24) | Akron Tolyatti | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jamiro MonteiroM | 23 Nov 1993(32) | PEC Zwolle | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Garry RodriguesM | 27 Nov 1990(35) | Apollon Limassol | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Márcio RosaG | 23 Feb 1997(29) | Montana | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sidny Lopes CabralD | 18 Sept 2002(23) | Benfica | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Deroy DuarteM | 4 Jul 1999(26) | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Laros DuarteM | 28 Feb 1997(29) | Puskás Akadémia | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Yannick SemedoM | 29 Dec 1995(30) | Farense | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Willy SemedoM | 27 Apr 1994(32) | Omonia | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Telmo ArcanjoM | 21 Jun 2001(24) | Vitória de Guimarães | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Dailon LivramentoF | 4 May 2001(25) | Casa Pia | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ryan MendesF | 8 Jan 1990(36) | Iğdır | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nuno da CostaM | 10 Feb 1991(35) | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Steven MoreiraD | 13 Aug 1994(31) | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | CJ dos SantosG | 24 Aug 2000(25) | San Diego FC | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wagner PinaD | 3 Nov 2002(23) | Trabzonspor | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Kelvin PiresD | 5 Jun 2000(26) | SJK | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hélio VarelaM | 3 May 2002(24) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 |