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Remontada Uruguay vs Cape Verde in FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup·Round 2 Mon 22/6·01:00
Uruguay
2-2 FT
Cape Verde
  • Araujo44'
  • Canobbio45+6'
  • Lenini21'
  • Varela61'
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)64,003 spectatorsReferee: Espen Eskås
Comeback
Difficulty
33

Uruguay trailed by one goal, then came back to draw

  1. 21'Trailed by one goal
  2. 44'Equaliser

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 21 to the final whistle: Uruguay had 15 shots (2 on target), Cape Verde only 12.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 70% of fans backed Uruguay to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT21'44'45+6'61'Substitution 70'Substitution 70'Substitution 81'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadUruguay goal Cape Verde goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Uruguay chances, below: Cape Verde. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
UruguayCape Verde04590

Match story

  1. 21'

    Lenini opened the scoring for Cape Verde, putting Cape Verde ahead 1-0.

  2. 44'

    Araujo equalised for Uruguay, to make it 1-1.

  3. 45+6'

    Canobbio completed the turnaround for Uruguay, assisted by Araujo, putting Uruguay ahead 2-1.

  4. 61'

    Varela equalised for Cape Verde, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

UruguayCape Verde
65%Possession35%
2.32Chance quality (xG)0.88
17Shots12
2On target4
2Big chances1
11Corners4
511Passes278

Top players

1
LeniniCape Verde · Midfielder
8.3
2
AraujoUruguay · Left Back
8.0
3
L. DuarteCape Verde · Midfielder
7.6
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Uruguay 70%Draw 13%Cape Verde 17%
from 72,219 votes

Line-ups

Cape Verde4-1-4-1
5.0 Muslera 6.1 Sanabria 5.9 Olivera 6.3 Caceres 6.0 Varela 6.4 Ugarte 8.0 Araujo 6.7 Valverde 6.6 Bentancur 7.4 Canobbio 6.5 Viñas 5.6 Vozinha 6.7 S. Cabral 7.0 Diney 7.1 Pico 6.4 Moreira 8.3 Lenini 6.3 Rodrigues 6.9 Jamiro 6.4 Arcanjo 7.0 R. Mendes 6.4 Benchimol
Uruguay4-1-4-1
Uruguay coach: Bielsa Cape Verde coach: Bubista

Match events

UruguayCape Verde
  1. S. CabralYellow card
    5'
  2. BentancurYellow card
    20'
  3. LeniniGoal
    21'
  4. AraujoGoal
    44'
  5. D. DuarteSubstitution · for Arcanjo
    46'
  6. CanobbioGoal · assist: Araujo
    45+6'
  7. Da CostaSubstitution · for Benchimol
    58'
  8. VarelaSubstitution · for Rodrigues
    58'
  9. OliveraYellow card
    58'
  10. VarelaGoal
    61'
  11. NunezSubstitution · for Viñas
    70'
  12. De La CruzSubstitution · for Ugarte
    70'
  13. AraujoVAR
    70'
  14. L. DuarteSubstitution · for Lenini
    71'
  15. Y. SemedoSubstitution · for Jamiro
    80'
  16. RodriguezSubstitution · for Araujo
    81'
  17. DineyYellow card
    90+3'