Argentina advance after Cape Verde World Cup scare, Egypt through
Published on July 04, 2026
Create us preferred on Google Cape Verde's defender #03 Diney Borges, Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi and Cape Verde's defender #04 Pico Lopes
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Argentina advance after Cape Verde World Cup scare, Egypt through
Create us preferred on Google Cape Verde's defender #03 Diney Borges, Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi and Cape Verde's defender #04 Pico Lopes combat for the ball during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football fit between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 3, 2026. — AFP LOS ANGELES: Holders Argentina survived a monumental scare before defeating Cape Verde 3-2 in an all-time World Cup classic on Friday as Egypt beat Australia to reach the last 16.
Cape Verde, with a dwellers of just over 500,000, rocked Lionel Messi's Argentina with two stunning equalisers to raise the prospect of pulling off the greatest upset in World Cup history at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Still a Diney Borges own aim, under pressure from Argentina's Cristian Romero, in the 111th minute finally broke Cape Verde's resistance.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said losing to Cape Verde "would have been madness."
It was "a very tough fit; you always have to grab the positives —this squad (Argentina) never gives up," Scaloni said.
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