Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia draw 0-0 in World Cup group stage, round 3

In the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia finished 0-0. There were no goals in the first half, so the score stayed 0-0 at the interval; after the restart, the result still did not change, and the match ended level at 0-0.

Two yellow cards were shown early in the match: S. Abdulhamid was booked in the 4th minute, and W. Pina received a yellow card in the 8th minute. In the second half, N. Al Dawsari was booked in the 67th minute, and F. Al Buraikan also saw yellow in the 90+3rd minute.

On the stat sheet, Cape Verde had 51% possession compared with Saudi Arabia’s 49%. Expected goals were 1.46 for Cape Verde and 0.40 for Saudi Arabia. Cape Verde attempted 15 shots to Saudi Arabia’s 7, with 2 shots on target for Cape Verde and 3 for Saudi Arabia. Pass completion stood at 85% for Cape Verde and 81% for Saudi Arabia. Cape Verde earned 4 corners to Saudi Arabia’s 2, was caught offside 2 times to Saudi Arabia’s 0, made 3 saves to Saudi Arabia’s 2, and committed 10 fouls compared with Saudi Arabia’s 16.

Going into the match, Cape Verde had drawn 2-2 with Uruguay in round 2 of the group stage, while Saudi Arabia had lost 0-4 to Spain in round 2.