Uruguay have won just 1 of their last 5 World Cup matches (W1 D2 L2).

Cape Verde Islands have scored their first-ever World Cup goal.

Maximiliano Araújo has become the first player since 1954 to score in both of his first two World Cup appearances for Uruguay.

Cape Verde are the first debutant country to go undefeated in their first two matches (D2) in the World Cup since Senegal in 2002 (W1 D1).

Cape Verde have conceded only five fouls in the tournament so far, the fewest across the opening two matches of any team in a single tournament.

Uruguay are unbeaten in 6 all-time World Cup matches against African opposition — W3 D3.