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World Cup 2026

Cape Verde

4-2-3-1

Cape Verde goes into the 2026 World Cup in a 4-2-3-1, Márcio starting in goal. The lineup below shows the current shape and personnel in one place.

Cape Verde's XI is built from 11 different clubs. The average age of the starters is 28.7.

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Squad

31 players

11 starters 20 bench
  • GK Márcio Montana
  • DEF Lopes Shamrock Rovers
  • DEF Pina Trabzonspor
  • DEF Pires SJK
  • MID Correia Rodez
  • MID Duarte Puskas FC Academy
  • MID Paulo FCSB
  • MID Semedo Farense
  • ATT Camões Al Ahly SC
  • ATT Rodrigues Apollon Limassol
  • ATT Semedo Omonia Nicosia
  • GK Dos Santos
  • GK Varela
  • GK Vozinha
  • DEF Borges
  • DEF Moreira
  • DEF Stopira
  • MID Duarte
  • MID Lenini
  • MID Lopes Cabral
  • MID Monteiro
  • MID Santos
  • MID Tavares
  • ATT Arcanjo
  • ATT Cabral
  • ATT da Costa
  • ATT Domingos
  • ATT Mendes
  • ATT Rocha Livramento
  • ATT Tavares
  • ATT Varela

World Cup context

Cape Verde

Avg starter age
28.7
Starter clubs
11
Tournament hub
2026 World Cup

World Cup overview

About Cape Verde at the World Cup

Cape Verde heads into the FIFA World Cup 2026 in a 4-2-3-1 and Márcio starting in goal.

Goalkeepers: Márcio (Cabo Verde, Montana), Dos Santos (Cabo Verde), Varela (Cabo Verde), and Vozinha (Cabo Verde). Defenders: Lopes (Cabo Verde, Shamrock Rovers), Pina (Cabo Verde, Trabzonspor), Pires (Cabo Verde, SJK), Borges (Cabo Verde), Moreira (Cabo Verde), and Stopira (Cabo Verde).

Midfielders: Correia (Cabo Verde, Rodez), Duarte (Cabo Verde, Puskas FC Academy), Paulo (Cabo Verde, FCSB), Semedo (Cabo Verde, Farense), Duarte (Cabo Verde), Lenini (Cabo Verde), Lopes Cabral (Cabo Verde), Monteiro (Cabo Verde), Santos (Cabo Verde), and Tavares (Cabo Verde). Forwards: Camões (Cabo Verde, Al Ahly SC), Rodrigues (Cabo Verde, Apollon Limassol), Semedo (Cabo Verde, Omonia Nicosia), Arcanjo (Cabo Verde), Cabral (Cabo Verde), da Costa (Cabo Verde), Domingos (Cabo Verde), Mendes (Cabo Verde), Rocha Livramento (Cabo Verde), Tavares (Cabo Verde), and Varela (Cabo Verde).

The XI currently pulls players from 11 different clubs. The average age of the starters is 28.7.

Cape Verde stays tied to the World Cup hub and can also be opened directly in the builder if you want to reshape the tournament XI — for free on the web or in the mobile app.

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Design a Cape Verde XI for the 2026 World Cup

Open Cape Verde in the free MyLineups builder, reshape the 4-2-3-1, pick your captain and export a clean image.

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