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
Spain0–0Cape Verde
Mon 15 Jun · Group H
Mon 15 Jun
Group HSpainvsCape Verde0–0→Uruguay2–2Cape Verde
Sun 21 Jun · Group H
Sun 21 Jun
Group HUruguayvsCape Verde2–2→Cape Verde0–0Saudi Arabia
Fri 26 Jun · Group H
Fri 26 Jun
Group HCape VerdevsSaudi Arabia0–0→Argentina1–1Cape Verde
Fri 3 Jul · Round of 32
Fri 3 Jul
Round of 32ArgentinavsCape Verde1–1→World Cup record
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World Cup appearances
First appearance in 2026
4
matches played
0 won · 3 drawn · 1 lost
-1
goal difference
4 scored · 5 conceded
Recent World Cups
2026 will be Cape Verde's first World Cup appearance.
All-time top scorers
1Deroy Duarte20261goal
2Hélio Varela20261goal
3Kevin Pina20261goal
4Sidny Lopes Cabral20261goal
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 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | StopiraD | 20 May 1988(38) | Torreense | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DineyD | 17 Jan 1995(31) | Al Bataeh | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Roberto LopesD | 17 Jun 1992(34) | Shamrock Rovers | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Logan CostaD | 1 Apr 2001(25) | Villarreal | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kevin PinaM | 27 Jan 1997(29) | Krasnodar | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Jovane CabralM | 14 Jun 1998(28) | Estrela Amadora | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | João PauloM | 26 May 1998(28) | FCSB | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Gilson BenchimolF | 29 Dec 2001(24) | Akron Tolyatti | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Jamiro MonteiroM | 23 Nov 1993(32) | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Garry RodriguesM | 27 Nov 1990(35) | Apollon Limassol | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Márcio RosaG | 23 Feb 1997(29) | Montana | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sidny Lopes CabralD | 18 Sept 2002(23) | Benfica | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Deroy DuarteM | 4 Jul 1999(27) | Ludogorets Razgrad | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Laros DuarteM | 28 Feb 1997(29) | Puskás Akadémia | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Yannick SemedoM | 29 Dec 1995(30) | Farense | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Willy SemedoM | 27 Apr 1994(32) | Omonia | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Telmo ArcanjoM | 21 Jun 2001(25) | Vitória de Guimarães | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Dailon LivramentoF | 4 May 2001(25) | Casa Pia | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Ryan MendesF | 8 Jan 1990(36) | Iğdır | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Nuno da CostaM | 10 Feb 1991(35) | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Steven MoreiraD | 13 Aug 1994(31) | Columbus Crew | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | CJ dos SantosG | 24 Aug 2000(25) | San Diego FC | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wagner PinaD | 3 Nov 2002(23) | Trabzonspor | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Kelvin PiresD | 5 Jun 2000(26) | SJK | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hélio VarelaM | 3 May 2002(24) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | 1 |