Group H · Matchday 3 (final)
Date
26 JUNFri
Time
19:00local
Stadium
«NRG Stadium»Houston
Matchday
3rdgroup H

11
on 11.

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Prediction · updates 90 minutes before kickoff
Cape Verde
4-2-3-1
Manager: Pedrinho Bubsitu
1Vozinia 4Lopez 3Costa 2Moreira 5Paulo 6Duarte 8Lenini's 10Monteiro's 9Livramento's 7Rodrigues's 11Mendes's
1VozinhaShamrock RoversGK
4Roberto LopezShamrock RoversDEF
3Logan CostaVillarrealDEF
2Steven MoreiraColumbus CrewDEF
5João PauloCSKA MoscowDEF
6Deroy DuarteLudogoretsMID
8Kevin LeniniKrasnodarMID
10Jamiro MonteiroSan Jose EarthquakesMID
9Dairon LivramentoCasa PiaFWD
7Harry RodriguesApollonFWD
11Ryan MendesIgdirFWD
Saudi Arabia
4-3-3
Manager: Yorgos Donis
1Al-Aqidi's 2Abdulhamid's 5Lajami's 13Bushal's 15Kadesh's 10Al-Faraj's 14Kanu's 7Al-Dawsari's 9Al-Buraikan's 20Al-Juhani's 11Al-Shehri's
1Nawaf Al-AqidiAl-NassrGK
2Saud AbdulhamidLensDEF
5Ali LajamiAl-HilalDEF
13Nawaf BouchalAl-NassrDEF
15Hassan KadeshAl-IttihadDEF
10Salman Al-FarajNeomMID
14Mohammed KanuAl-HilalMID
7Salem Al-DawsariAl-HilalMID
9Firas Al-BuraikanAl-AhlyFWD
20Ziyad Al-JuhaniAl-NassrFWD
11Saleh Al-ShehriAl-IttihadFWD

Three key
clashes.

Attack star versus defense
RM

Ryan Mendes

Igdir · 36 years old

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Attack star versus defense
SA

Saud Abdulhamid

Lens · 26 years old

Ryan Mendes at 36 is still leading Cape Verde to their World Cup debut, while Saud Abdulhamid is a young defender from a top league accustomed to the pace of French football. The intrigue lies in how the veteran's experience and cunning will meet the speed and activity of the Saudi's wing play. Much could be decided on this flank: will Abdulhamid withstand the pressure or will Mendes find gaps in his positional play.
Defence versus attacking star
LB

Logan Costa

Villarreal · 25 years old

vs
Defence versus attacking star
RB

Firas Al-Buraikan

Al-Ahli · 25 years old

Logan Costha faces a test that could define his status in European football: defending against a striker who developed in the Saudi Premier League, where tempo and physicality press differently than in Spain. Firas Al-Buraikan is accustomed to a different rhythm, but his goal-scoring instinct has been honed at a club where stakes are maximum. This matchup will pit two different schools of defense and attack against each other, and the outcome on this flank could determine the balance of the entire encounter.
Managers
PB

Pedrinho Bubista

Head Coach

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Managers
YD

Yorgos Donis

Head Coach

Bubista is a product of his own football culture, developed within the system he now reshapes from within. Donis arrived at the last moment to salvage someone else's project, armed with experience from European and Middle Eastern leagues. One builds on continuity and local knowledge, the other on adaptability and crisis management.

Historical
reference.

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