Cape Verde Islands named its 26-player squad for the 2026 World Cup on 2026-06-02. The group gives the staff a settled base for shaping the starting core, rotation roles and late-camp tactical work. The squad includes 26 players, with an average age of 28.2 and an estimated total market value of around €141M. Squad list (name | position | club (country) | age): 1. CJ dos Santos | GK | San Diego FC (United States) | age 25 2. Dailon Livramento | RW | Casa Pia AC (Portugal) | age 24 3. Deroy Duarte | DM | Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria) | age 26 4. Diney Borges | LB | Kryvbas (Ukraine) | age 20 5. Garry Rodrigues | RM | Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) | age 35 6. Gilson Benchimol | RM | Akron (Russia) | age 23 7. Hélio Varela | RW | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) | age 23 8. Ianique 'Stopira' Tavares | LB | Torreense (Portugal) | age 37 9. Jamiro Monteiro | DM | Zwolle (Netherlands) | age 32 10. João Paulo Fernandes | DM | FCSB (Romania) | age 27 11. Jovane Cabral | RM | Estrela (Portugal) | age 27 12. Kelvin Pires | CB | SJK (Finland) | age 25 13. Kevin Pina | DM | Krasnodar (Russia) | age 28 14. Laros Duarte | DM | Puskás Akadémia (Hungary) | age 28 15. Logan Costa | CB | Villarreal (Spain) | age 24 16. Marcio Rosa | GK | Montana (Bulgaria) | age 28 17. Nuno da Costa | ST | İstanbul Başakşehir (Turkey) | age 34 18. Roberto 'Pico' Lopes | CB | Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) | age 33 19. Ryan Mendes | LM | 76 Iğdır Belediyespor (Turkey) | age 35 20. Sidny Cabral | RB | Benfica (Portugal) | age 23 21. Steven Moreira | RB | Columbus Crew (United States) | age 31 22. Telmo Arcanjo | RM | Vitória Guimarães (Portugal) | age 24 23. Vozinha | GK | Chaves (Portugal) | age 39 24. Wagner Pina | RB | Trabzonspor (Turkey) | age 23 25. Willy Semedo | LM | AC Omonia (Cyprus) | age 31 26. Yannick Semedo | DM | SC Farense | age 29