Cape Verde’s World Cup run ends with 3-2 loss to Argentina

Cape Verde’s historic and remarkable journey in the World Cup was ultimately halted by Argentina, who secured a hard-fought spot in the final 32.

The reigning world champions were pushed to 120 minutes by the debutant Cape Verde, who maintained their sensational group stage performance into the knockout round.

In a thrilling match, Cape Verde twice came back from behind after Argentina took the lead, but Argentina managed to hold onto their third lead, clinching a dramatic 3-2 victory to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.