The match against Cape Verde in the Round of 32 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 was not at all easy for the defending champions Argentina in which they managed to win it 3-2 at the last minute and secured their place for the pre-quarterfinals. Cape Verde, which is participating for the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, won everyone’s hearts with its game in which Argentina had to struggle a lot to achieve victory. In this match, Diné Borges’s suicide goal proved costly for Cape Verde, due to which their journey ended in the round of 32 in the World Cup. Now Argentina will face the Egyptian team in the round of 16.
Messi gave Argentina the lead, Cape Verde also gave equal competition
The round of 32 match between Argentina and Cape Verde was played at Miami Stadium. In this match, Argentina team captain and veteran player Lionel Messi gave his team a 1-0 lead by scoring a goal in the 29th minute of the first round. After this, with the beginning of the second half, a very aggressive game was seen from the Cape Verde side in which they scored their first goal in the match in the 59th minute and equalized the score at 1-1. Deroy Duarte scored this goal for Cape Verde. Now at the end of the second half the match was tied at 1-1.
The real thrill of the match was seen in extra time
As soon as extra time was taken after the end of both the halves, Argentina’s star player Martínez scored a goal in the 92nd minute to put his team ahead 2-1 and from here everyone felt that the match is almost over. Cape Verde once again proved everyone wrong as Cabrel scored in the 103rd minute to level the score line at 2-2. Now after this the referee again decided to take additional 15 minutes and continued the game. Meanwhile, in the 111th minute, Cape Verde player Diné Borges caused a loss for his own team by scoring a suicide goal to prevent Messi’s corner attempt from going through the goal post. After this, Cape Verde tried hard to score but they had to face defeat in the match by a margin of 3-2. Now the Argentine team will play against the Egyptian team in the round of 16 on July 7 at 9:30 pm Indian time.
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