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Cape Verde
Qualifying
CAF Group D winners
Style of Play
Organized defensive setup with quick transitions.
Ones to Watch
Ryan Mendes
FWIğdır
Captain, all-time top scorer (22), most-capped (97); the leader of a debutant nation.
Garry Rodrigues
MFApollon Limassol
Veteran ex-Galatasaray winger; the team's most experienced European talent.
Sidny Lopes Cabral
DFBenfica
Benfica defender; their highest-profile young player.
Squad
26 players · avg 29.2yCoach BubistaCaptain Ryan Mendes
| Player | Club | Caps | Goals | Age | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Vozinha | Chaves | 86 | 0 | 40 | 3 Jun 1986 |
| Márcio Rosa | Montana | 10 | 0 | 29 | 23 Feb 1997 |
| CJ dos Santos | San Diego FC | 1 | 0 | 25 | 24 Aug 2000 |
| Defenders | |||||
| Stopira | Torreense | 61 | 4 | 38 | 20 May 1988 |
| Diney | Al Bataeh | 30 | 2 | 31 | 17 Jan 1995 |
| Roberto Lopes | Shamrock Rovers | 45 | 0 | 33 | 17 Jun 1992 |
| Logan Costa | Villarreal | 27 | 0 | 25 | 1 Apr 2001 |
| Sidny Lopes Cabral | Benfica | 9 | 3 | 23 | 18 Sep 2002 |
| Steven Moreira | Columbus Crew | 19 | 0 | 31 | 13 Aug 1994 |
| Wagner Pina | Trabzonspor | 13 | 0 | 23 | 3 Nov 2002 |
| Kelvin Pires | SJK | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5 Jun 2000 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| Kevin Pina | Krasnodar | 31 | 3 | 29 | 27 Jan 1997 |
| Jovane Cabral | Estrela Amadora | 26 | 2 | 27 | 14 Jun 1998 |
| João Paulo | FCSB | 41 | 1 | 28 | 26 May 1998 |
| Jamiro Monteiro | PEC Zwolle | 54 | 5 | 32 | 23 Nov 1993 |
| Garry Rodrigues | Apollon Limassol | 59 | 9 | 35 | 27 Nov 1990 |
| Deroy Duarte | Ludogorets Razgrad | 30 | 0 | 26 | 4 Jul 1999 |
| Laros Duarte | Puskás Akadémia | 13 | 1 | 29 | 28 Feb 1997 |
| Yannick Semedo | Farense | 10 | 1 | 30 | 29 Dec 1995 |
| Willy Semedo | Omonia | 37 | 2 | 32 | 27 Apr 1994 |
| Telmo Arcanjo | Vitória de Guimarães | 15 | 1 | 24 | 21 Jun 2001 |
| Nuno da Costa | İstanbul Başakşehir | 8 | 1 | 35 | 10 Feb 1991 |
| Hélio Varela | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 | 0 | 24 | 3 May 2002 |
| Forwards | |||||
| Gilson Benchimol | Akron Tolyatti | 22 | 6 | 24 | 29 Dec 2001 |
| Dailon Livramento | Casa Pia | 21 | 7 | 25 | 4 May 2001 |
| Ryan MendesC | Iğdır | 97 | 22 | 36 | 8 Jan 1990 |