The story

Cape Verde Islands are unbeaten in 12 of their 14 most recent matches, though they have not won in either of their last two away fixtures. Both sides drew their most recent matches on June 15, and neither team has scored an early goal with any regularity — Uruguay failing to do so in all five of their most recent World Cup matches, Cape Verde Islands in eight of their last nine. Benchimol leads Cape Verde Islands with an average xG of 0.83 per match, while Maxi Araújo carries Uruguay's highest average rating at 8.16, with Giorgian de Arrascaeta absent from the squad.