Cape Verde World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Goalkeepers

VO Vozinha GK

Márcio Rosa GK

CJ dos Santos GK

Defenders

Stopira DEF

DB Diney Borges DEF

Pico Lopes DEF

Logan Costa DEF

SC Sidny Lopes Cabral DEF

Steven Moreira DEF

WP Wagner Pina DEF

KP Kelvin Pires DEF

Midfielders

Kevin Pina MID

João Paulo MID

Jamiro Monteiro MID

Deroy Duarte MID

LD Laros Duarte MID

YS Yannick Semedo MID

TA Telmo Arcanjo MID

Forwards

Jovane Cabral FWD

Gilson Benchimol FWD

Garry Rodrigues FWD

Willy Semedo FWD

DL Dailon Livramento FWD

Ryan Mendes FWD

Nuno da Costa FWD

HV Hélio Varela FWD

16 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

• 29.2avg age
• 23youngest (Sidny Lopes Cabral)
• 40oldest (Vozinha)

Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.

Cape Verde went out in the round of 32, beaten by Argentina. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group H table is on the group page.

Final Group H table →

Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Cape Verde are ranked 69 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 44th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.