Argentina 3–2 Cape Verde Islands

Lionel Messi was voted man of the match in Argentina — Cape Verde Islands, FIFA World Cup, on July 3, 2026. He finished 270 points ahead of Lisandro Martínez. Ten players were rated in this match. Season computed from the aggregate of 7 expert sources.

Full match ranking

1

Lionel Messi

ARGENTINA

120'

900pts

#15

10,430

2

Lisandro Martínez

ARGENTINA

120'

630pts

#664

2,276

3

Vozinha

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

120'

495pts

#1313

1,425

4

Alexis Mac Allister

ARGENTINA

120'

360pts

#102

5,015

5

Rodrigo De Paul

ARGENTINA

84'

270pts

#1215

1,530

6

Deroy Duarte

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

100'

225pts

#3585

447

7

Sidny Lopes Cabral

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

120'

180pts

#2856

626

8

Cristian Romero

ARGENTINA

120'

135pts

#86

5,425

9

Leandro Paredes

ARGENTINA

36'

108pts

#285

3,477

10

Nicolás Tagliafico

ARGENTINA

34'

90pts

#1055

1,692

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Diney Borges

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

120'

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#3873

390

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Emiliano Martínez

ARGENTINA

120'

—

#23

8,945

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Enzo Fernández

ARGENTINA

120'

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#22

8,965

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Pico

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

120'

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#6459

72

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Steven Moreira

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

120'

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#4733

250

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Nahuel Molina

ARGENTINA

104'

—

#1487

1,275

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Kevin Lenini

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

100'

—

#7319

0

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Facundo Medina

ARGENTINA

86'

—

#2613

711

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Jovane Cabral

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

80'

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#941

1,847

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Ryan Mendes

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

80'

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#5899

120

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Laros Duarte

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

67'

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#5292

180

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Nuno Da Costa

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

67'

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#3556

451

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Thiago Almada

ARGENTINA

64'

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#1909

1,008

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Lautaro Martínez

ARGENTINA

63'

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#55

6,330

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Julián Alvarez

ARGENTINA

57'

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#16

10,352

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Nicolás González

ARGENTINA

56'

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#1477

1,285

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Dailon Rocha Livramento

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

53'

—

#7319

0

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Jamiro Monteiro

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

53'

—

#1496

1,263

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Hélio Varela

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

40'

—

#4065

354

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Willy Semedo

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

40'

—

#6982

38

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Gilson Tavares

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

20'

—

#7319

0

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Yannick Semedo

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

20'

—

#7319

0

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Gonzalo Montiel

ARGENTINA

16'

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#2320

829

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CJ Dos Santos

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#5990

110

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Exequiel Palacios

ARGENTINA

—

—

#429

2,912

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Garry Rodrigues

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#7319

0

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Gerónimo Rulli

ARGENTINA

—

—

#250

3,652

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Giovani Lo Celso

ARGENTINA

—

—

#523

2,606

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Giuliano Simeone

ARGENTINA

—

—

#394

3,025

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João Paulo

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#4787

240

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José Manuel López

ARGENTINA

—

—

#7319

0

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Juan Musso

ARGENTINA

—

—

#212

3,911

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Kelvin Pires

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#7319

0

—

Logan Costa

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#7319

0

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Márcio Rosa

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#7319

0

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Marcos Senesi

ARGENTINA

—

—

#85

5,431

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Nico Paz

ARGENTINA

—

—

#84

5,532

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Nicolás Otamendi

ARGENTINA

—

—

#130

4,683

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Stopira

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#6886

41

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Telmo Arcanjo

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

—

#2633

702

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Valentín Barco

ARGENTINA

—

—

#182

4,150

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Wagner Pina

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

—

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#1440

1,325

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