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Reigning champions Argentina narrowly avoided one of the all-time great upsets as they beat Cape Verde 3-2 in one of the best matches in recent World Cup history. Sidny Lopes Cabral scored a remarkable goal-of-the-tournament contender when he curled a shot past Emiliano Martinez to draw Cape Verde level after Lisandro Martinez’s strike in extra time.

Argentina vs Cape Verde FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 Match Today Live Updates: Argentina have swept aside Algeria, Austria and Jordan to finish on top of Group J. Cabo Verde unbeaten through the group stage.

Cape Verde bows out of the World Cup, but it does so after writing one of the tournament’s most beautiful stories. In their first-ever appearance in the competition, the “Blue Sharks” got through the group unbeaten,

Cape Verde are one of the newest countries to appear at the World Cup. Despite showing steady improvement over the last decade, the 2026 edition marks their first participation in the tournament after finally qualifying through the African qualifiers.