Uruguay vs Cape Verde Prediction, 6/21/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/20/2026

Game: Uruguay vs Cape Verde

Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026

Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL

TV: FS1

Uruguay (0-1-0) are welcoming Cape Verde (0-1-0) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL on Sunday. The odds on this World Cup game have Uruguay at -220 while Cape Verde is at +750. The total is set at 2.5. The starting goalkeepers are Fernando Muslera for Uruguay and Vozinha for Cape Verde.

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Uruguay was able to score late to prevent being upset by Saudi Arabia, as they took a 1-1 tie in their first World Cup matchup. Maxi Araujo scored the tying goal for Uruguay, and now they'll face a pesky Cape Verde squad who won't be intimidated by them.

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Cape Verde, who was making their first World Cup appearance, shocked the World by taking mighty Spain to a 0-0 draw in their first game. Behind great defense and a great effort by their veteran goalie Vozinha, Cape Verde has put the tournament on notice.

The man protecting the net for Uruguay will be Fernando Muslera. Muslera has been on the pitch for 50,037 minutes and has 1,569 saves during his soccer career. Muslera (329-115-114 mark in his career) has accumulated 199 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 35.8%% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Uruguay has had 2,096 shots attempted at him in 559 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.00 (558 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of 74.9%.

Vozinha will be looking after the net for Cape Verde. In his career, Vozinha has surrendered 15 goals and has totaled 32 saves in 72 starts. He has allowed 0.21 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 33-23-16. He is the owner of a save percentage of 84.2% and his clean sheet rate sits at 43.2%%. Vozinha has tallied 31 clean sheets while seeing 38 shots tried against him in 6,464 career minutes.

Darwin Nunez is a guy who should impact this matchup for Uruguay. Nunez has had a starting assignment in 143 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Uruguay has recorded 83 goals scored in 13,130 professional minutes played. He has 32 assists while tallying 198 points so far in his pro soccer career.

Cape Verde has a player in Ryan Mendes, who should keep defenses up at night. He has collected 102 pts so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times. The forward from Cape Verde has been on the field for 13,849 professional minutes while scoring 38 goals. He is currently averaging 0.25 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 151 matches thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Uruguay (-220)

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Uruguay vs Cape Verde Prediction, 6/21/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

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