🇨🇻 Cape Verde — World Cup trajectory
Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament,
then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.
World Cup record
Best finish
Round of 32
2026
Record
0–3–1
4 matches (W–D–L)
| Year | Stage | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Squad value | Outlast | Over/under |
|---|
| 2026 | Round of 32 |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | €54M | 0.3404 | — |
2026 squad — Round of 32
| # | Player |
Pos | Age | Club | Apps |
Gls | Ast | Min |
CL | CLG | Value |
|---|
| 1 |
Vozinha | GK |
40 |
Chaves |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.1M |
| 2 |
Stopira | DF |
38 |
Torreense |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.1M |
| 3 |
Diney | DF |
31 |
Al Bataeh |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.9M |
| 4 |
Pico | DF |
33 |
Shamrock Rovers |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.2M |
| 5 |
Logan Costa | DF |
25 |
Villarreal |
72 | 3 |
2 |
5,763 |
0 | 0 |
€15.0M |
| 6 |
Kevin Pina | MF |
29 |
Krasnodar |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€5.0M |
| 7 |
Jovane Cabral | MF |
27 |
Estrela Amadora |
15 | 2 |
0 |
870 |
4 | 0 |
€1.0M |
| 8 |
João Paulo | MF |
28 |
FCSB |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.9M |
| 9 |
Gilson Benchimol | FW |
24 |
Akron Tolyatti |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€1.2M |
| 10 |
Jamiro Monteiro | MF |
32 |
PEC Zwolle |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.7M |
| 11 |
Garry Rodrigues | MF |
35 |
Apollon Limassol |
41 | 3 |
3 |
2,099 |
6 | 1 |
€0.3M |
| 12 |
Márcio Rosa | GK |
29 |
Montana |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.3M |
| 13 |
Sidny Lopes Cabral | DF |
23 |
Benfica |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | 0 |
€4.0M |
| 14 |
Deroy Duarte | MF |
26 |
Ludogorets Razgrad |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€1.8M |
| 15 |
Laros Duarte | MF |
29 |
Puskás Akadémia |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€1.0M |
| 16 |
Yannick Semedo | MF |
30 |
Farense |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.2M |
| 17 |
Willy Semedo | MF |
32 |
Omonia |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€1.0M |
| 18 |
Telmo Arcanjo | MF |
24 |
Vitória de Guimarães |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€3.0M |
| 19 |
Dailon Livramento | FW |
25 |
Casa Pia |
29 | 1 |
2 |
932 |
0 | 0 |
€0.8M |
| 20 |
Ryan Mendes | FW |
36 |
Iğdır |
55 | 7 |
5 |
2,154 |
3 | 0 |
€0.2M |
| 21 |
Nuno da Costa | MF |
35 |
İstanbul Başakşehir |
107 | 19 |
13 |
6,328 |
0 | 0 |
€0.4M |
| 22 |
Steven Moreira | DF |
31 |
Columbus Crew |
113 | 0 |
5 |
8,231 |
0 | 0 |
€1.5M |
| 23 |
CJ dos Santos | GK |
25 |
San Diego FC |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€1.0M |
| 24 |
Wagner Pina | DF |
23 |
Trabzonspor |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€11.0M |
| 25 |
Kelvin Pires | DF |
26 |
SJK |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€0.4M |
| 26 |
Hélio Varela | MF |
24 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
€2.5M |
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Jovane Cabral
peak €10M (2020-08) → €1M at kickoff ·
−90%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
| Selected pathway league | Apps | Min |
|---|
| Championship | 44 | 2,677 |
| Eredivisie | 347 | 23,667 |
| Primeira Liga | 392 | 20,169 |
| Belgian Pro League | 38 | 2,413 |
| MLS | 309 | 25,829 |
| Süper Lig | 327 | 21,552 |
| Saudi Pro League | 28 | 1,967 |
All competitions (138)
| Competition | Apps | Min |
|---|
| PO2 | 488 | 35,543 |
| IR1 | 409 | 34,834 |
| Primeira Liga | 392 | 20,169 |
| Eredivisie | 347 | 23,667 |
| Süper Lig | 327 | 21,552 |
| UNG1 | 319 | 27,142 |
| Ligue 1 | 313 | 19,862 |
| MLS | 309 | 25,829 |
| Ligue 2 | 284 | 19,446 |
| NL2 | 265 | 18,005 |
| ZYP1 | 250 | 20,369 |
| UAE1 | 181 | 15,750 |
| BU1 | 137 | 10,689 |
| Russian Premier League | 125 | 6,861 |
| MAR1 | 100 | 8,651 |
| POPO | 87 | 5,883 |
| ELQ | 81 | 6,641 |
| UEFA Europa League | 77 | 4,956 |
| La Liga | 75 | 4,713 |
| TR2 | 67 | 5,142 |
| Super League Greece | 63 | 3,456 |
| SLO1 | 61 | 5,138 |
| PT23 | 55 | 4,340 |
| ECLQ | 53 | 3,992 |
| FRC | 53 | 4,114 |
| ZYPM | 51 | 4,132 |
| PT3A | 50 | 3,817 |
| L3 | 46 | 3,125 |
| Championship | 44 | 2,677 |
| Serie A | 44 | 1,802 |
| TRP | 43 | 2,602 |
| POCP | 42 | 2,211 |
| UCOL | 42 | 2,848 |
| RUP | 40 | 2,585 |
| Belgian Pro League | 38 | 2,413 |
| CLQ | 38 | 2,835 |
| RLN4 | 38 | 2,673 |
| FI1 | 35 | 2,939 |
| UNGP | 35 | 2,802 |
| IRPO | 33 | 2,950 |
| NLP | 33 | 2,641 |
| NTD | 32 | 2,687 |
| FRL | 30 | 2,070 |
| RO1 | 29 | 2,128 |
| MNP3 | 28 | 2,520 |
| Saudi Pro League | 28 | 1,967 |
| FR3 | 26 | 2,340 |
| MOL1 | 26 | 2,340 |
| NLJV | 25 | 1,720 |
| CPO1 | 24 | 1,858 |
| SLMR | 24 | 2,115 |
| ES3A | 23 | 1,304 |
| MO1N | 22 | 1,383 |
| CN2A | 21 | 1,845 |
| ISR1 | 21 | 1,303 |
| BULP | 20 | 1,569 |
| POUS | 19 | 1,684 |
| C3IF | 18 | 1,510 |
| CAFC | 17 | 1,530 |
| SKC | 17 | 1,428 |
| POGR | 16 | 1,083 |
| PON2 | 16 | 1,278 |
| UALC | 16 | 1,245 |
| UEFA Champions League | 15 | 745 |
| F1CL | 15 | 1,292 |
| ILIP | 15 | 1,377 |
| RO1R | 15 | 978 |
| C3OC | 14 | 1,232 |
| CCL | 14 | 1,197 |
| P23Q | 14 | 1,243 |
| PTPR | 14 | 1,054 |
| 212F | 13 | 1,010 |
| SA2L | 13 | 1,095 |
| USMX | 13 | 1,144 |
| MOP2 | 12 | 757 |
| NLAJ | 12 | 891 |
| P232 | 12 | 700 |
| BE2 | 11 | 560 |
| GRP | 11 | 603 |
| OBLG | 11 | 796 |
| P3Au | 11 | 577 |
| 19YL | 10 | 709 |
| IRLC | 10 | 990 |
| NLAE | 10 | 697 |
| NLBE | 10 | 871 |
| PTRL | 10 | 655 |
| FIL | 9 | 645 |
| ISRF | 9 | 678 |
| MARP | 8 | 810 |
| NLBB | 8 | 524 |
| P23C | 8 | 587 |
| UAEP | 8 | 702 |
| CN2D | 7 | 522 |
| PLIC | 7 | 456 |
| FRR1 | 6 | 417 |
| MLSP | 6 | 379 |
| MWP1 | 6 | 357 |
| USSP | 6 | 527 |
| C3NA | 5 | 450 |
| POLL | 5 | 396 |
| C3HF | 4 | 360 |
| FIS | 4 | 390 |
| ISPO | 4 | 321 |
| MRPO | 4 | 291 |
| NLJB | 4 | 315 |
| AFCL | 3 | 270 |
| CDR | 3 | 203 |
| CIT | 3 | 89 |
| IRPC | 3 | 270 |
| NLBA | 3 | 270 |
| P23A | 3 | 143 |
| ROMP | 3 | 241 |
| SAKC | 3 | 270 |
| TFVP | 3 | 300 |
| BULS | 2 | 180 |
| CAMC | 2 | 178 |
| CGB | 2 | 130 |
| EJPL | 2 | 40 |
| F1CE | 2 | 180 |
| FI2 | 2 | 76 |
| PONL | 2 | 70 |
| POSU | 2 | 170 |
| ROPC | 2 | 201 |
| RUSR | 2 | 113 |
| RUSS | 2 | 99 |
| TRS | 2 | 208 |
| 3PTP | 1 | 90 |
| BUEL | 1 | 98 |
| C3AR | 1 | 90 |
| C3BF | 1 | 45 |
| CCB | 1 | 82 |
| CN2B | 1 | 45 |
| CYSC | 1 | 90 |
| NLAP | 1 | 90 |
| NLBV | 1 | 90 |
| P23F | 1 | 90 |
| SLAR | 1 | 45 |
| UASC | 1 | 120 |
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
54%
Nuno da Costa of squad league goals
Value dependency
28%
Logan Costa of squad value
Precocity
2,234′
top-5 min before 21
Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Steven Moreira (2,234′), Ryan Mendes (8′).