The final day of the World Cup last 16 concludes with two matches involving the defending champions, an African power making a historic run, an underrated European outfit demonstrating consistency in a major tournament once again and a South American team growing into their role as dark horses.
Argentina were given an almighty scare by Cape Verde in the last 32, but survived to set up a meeting with Mohamed Salah’s Egypt who are on their best-ever run at a World Cup. The Pharaohs should take some inspiration from how close Cape Verde came to knocking out Lionel Messi and Co.
