Yannick Semedo

Surprising super-sub

Semedo logged one assist on three chances created across 20 minutes during Cape Verde's 3-2 loss Friday to Argentina.

Analysis: During the World Cup's group stage, Semedo barely logged double-digit minutes, featuring 10 against Uruguay. But after Cape Verde and Argentina's knockout-stage game went into additional time, with both teams tired out, he recorded significantly more playing time. In terms of his best contribution, he logged a long pass to Sidny Lopes Cabral, who subsequently scored the tournament's best goal thus far. In terms of Cape Verde's players, only Semedo recorded multiple chances created, providing a last-minute threat as the underdog team attempted to achieve another equalizer.