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Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia share Group H at the 2026 World Cup and meet in the group stage. Both sides are fighting to reach the knockouts. On the FIFA ranking, Saudi Arabia are the favourite — a 15-place gap.
Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia will be played on Tuesday 30th June 2026 at 19:00 ET in Hard Rock Stadium, Miami. ⏳ Date subject to confirmation.
| Cape Verde 🇨🇻 | Metric | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| #71 | FIFA Ranking | #56 |
| Group H | Group | Group H |
| CAF | Confederation | AFC |
| Pedro Leitão Brito (Bubista) | Head coach | Hervé Renard |
| 1 | WC appearances | 7 |
| Debut | Best WC | Round of 16 (1994) |
Historic first World Cup appearance. An island nation of 500,000 people. Reached the 2023 Africa Cup quarter-final. Against Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, advancing is nearly impossible, but the story alone is gold.
Beat Argentina 2-1 at the 2022 World Cup in the opening match — one of the biggest upsets ever. Invested heavily in the Saudi Pro League. Renard knows the country. In Group H with Spain and Uruguay, advancing is difficult, but upsetting top teams is in their DNA.
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Start predicting →Yes — Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia meet in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup (Group H).
On the FIFA world ranking, Saudi Arabia (#56) are favoured over Cape Verde (#71). The gap is 15 ranking places.
Cape Verde: Debut (1 World Cup appearances). Saudi Arabia: Round of 16 (1994) (7 World Cup appearances).
Cape Verde are coached by Pedro Leitão Brito (Bubista). Saudi Arabia are coached by Hervé Renard.
Cape Verde play in Group H. Saudi Arabia play in Group H.
Last updated: 2026-06-07