Uruguay vs Cape Verde 
The pick
Win, draw, and loss probabilities and expected goals are from our team-strength model. Public consensus from 1 source: Forebet (model).
Head to head
Expected shapes: Uruguay 4-4-1-1, Cape Verde 4-3-3.
Ruled out: URU — José María Giménez
Uruguay Uruguay Cape VerdeKey players to watch
Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay Cape VerdeProjected XIs
Most-likely starting elevens based on recent selections.
Uruguay- 1S Rochet
- 2G Varela
- 3R Araújo
- 4J Giménez
- 5M Olivera
- 6A Canobbio
- 7F Valverde
- 8M Ugarte
- 9M Araújo
- 10G de Arrascaeta
- 11F Viñas
Cape Verde- 1B Varela
- 2J Xavier
- 3K Spencer Pires
- 4E Monteiro Sanches Borges
- 5D Madeira Moreira
- 6K Gonçalves Pereira de Pina
- 7G Rodrigues
- 8T Gomes Arcanjo
- 9L Duarte
- 10H Oliveira Alves Varela
- 11J Da Costa
Storylines
Barcelona star Ronald Araujo suffers injury before World Cup 2026 as Uruguay issue statement
Uruguay center-back Ronald Araujo's fitness is in doubt for the group stage after a muscle injury sent him back to Barcelona for treatment.
Cape Verde beat Bermuda 3-0 in World Cup 2026 preparation
Cape Verde rounded off their warm-up schedule with a 3-0 friendly win over Bermuda in East Hartford before their historic first World Cup appearance.
Player ratings are EA Sports FC 26 attributes, used here as a consistent, public proxy for player quality. Squad-level comparisons cover the players we could rate; coverage varies by team.