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Dubliner Pico Lopes welcomed back from World Cup ‘dream come true’

Pico Lopes said it was ‘amazing’ to have put Cape Verde on the map through their World Cup matches.

Evening Standard

Argentina vs Egypt: World Cup 2026 prediction, kick-off time, team news, TV, live stream, h2h results, odds

Reigning champions vulnerable after round of 32 scare

Evening Standard

World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Argentina vs. Egypt Predictions

Argentina vs. Egypt at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 7. Messi has seven goals already and Over 2.5 goals at +108 is the value play.

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Cape Verde's soccer team returns home to huge welcome. The basketball team also has World Cup hopes

Cape Verde is celebrating a sports-filled weekend

The Independent UK

Did Lionel Messi Cheat? Footballer Sparks Fury Over 'Unsporting' Free-Kick Incident at World Cup

Lionel Messi's quick free-kick during Argentina's World Cup match against Cape Verde sparked online debate, with some calling it clever and others unsporting. Argentina eventually won 3-2 in extra time.

International Business Times UK

Meet Cape Verde's Vozinha: 40-year-old who stopped Messi four times goes from 50,000 to 25 million in Instagram to become the most followed goalkeeper

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, a 40-year-old who entered the 2026 World Cup as a free agent with 50,000 Instagram followers, has ended the tournament with 25 million after a series of outstanding performances, including eight saves against Argentina, four of them denying Lionel Messi, before his country's exit in the…

The Economic Times

On This Day in History, July 5: Amazon founded, Seinfeld premieres, Bikini debuts, Venezuela declares independence, Cape Verde gains freedom

On This Day in History, July 5 highlights pivotal moments that shaped politics, science, culture and global history. From Isaac Newton publishing Principia, Venezuela declaring independence and Algeria gaining freedom to the founding of Amazon, the establishment of the UK's National Health Service and Arthur Ashe's historic Wimbledon triumph, the…

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If you discovered Cape Verde this World Cup, let Cesaria Evora mesmerise you

Cape Verde's cultural heart beats in Mindelo, a city echoing the soulful 'morna' of Cesaria Evora. Her music, steeped in the islands' history of suffering and resilience, reflects a deep 'sodade' – a melancholic longing born from colonial pasts and forced migrations. This spirit, intertwined with influences from Brazil and…

The Economic Times

Cape Verde exits World Cup with head high after sensational goal pushes Argentina to the brink

Cape Verde's run at the 2026 World Cup came to an end on Friday against Argentina, but not before the islands nation delivered another impressive outing that might just have included the goal of the tournament

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Argentina advance. But for Cape Verde, they’ll always have for ever

In today’s Football Daily: A stone-cold World Cup classic

The Guardian - UK

World Cup 2026 : Cape Verde miss out on greatest upset

Newcomers Cape Verde almost created the upset of the century by forcing the reigning champions Argentina into extra time, unfortunately the blue sharks conceded in extra time. Argentina will therefore face Egypt in the round of 16. There was not much in it between Australia's Socceroos' and the Egyptian Pharoes,…

France 24

Argentina see off spirited Cape Verde to qualify for World Cup last 16

The reigning World Cup champions were pushed all the way by an impressive Cape Verde team in their Round of 32 clash, needing an own goal in extra-time to emerge 3-2 victors. Lionel Messi scored the 20th World Cup goal of his career.

France 24

Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde: Champions end African fairytale in World Cup classic

Cape Verde’s World Cup debut ended in heartbreak at the hands of Argentina after Diney Borges’ extra-time own-goal handed them a 3-2 win in…

The National (Scotland)

Tiny Cape Verde steal the show against Argentina in a performance to last in World Cup lore

The African minnows capped off an impressive run with a heroic performance in a 3-2 loss to the defending champions

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Euronews

Cape Verde fans stand proud despite Argentina defeat

Cape Verde supporters expressed pride in their team's historic World Cup campaign despite a 3-2 extra-time defeat to defending champions Argentina.

The Independent UK

Lionel Messi explains how Argentina must improve after surviving Cape Verde shock

The world champions scraped into the last-16 after a 3-2 win over Cape Verde on Friday night

The Guardian - UK

World Cup 2026: England get hostile reception in Mexico City as last 16 begins; Cape Verde give huge scare to Argentina – as it happened

Our writers with the latest news and reaction as the last 16 stage begins

The Guardian - UK

For all Cape Verde’s heroics, Africa’s World Cup could and perhaps should have been better

Egypt and Morocco are in the last 16 after shootouts, but Africa’s pyramid appears to be getting broader rather than much higher

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Argentina survive major World Cup scare as Egypt edge past Australia

World Cup newcomers Cape Verde scored one of the goals of the tournament against Argentina in Miami.

The Guardian - UK

Cape Verde exit World Cup with heads held high: ‘We did our best and we did it with bravery’

Argentina will move on to last-16 tie against Egypt after a thrilling 3-2 victory against Cape Verde, but this was still a wonderful night for the tiny archipelago nation

Latin Times

Cape Verde Pushed Argentina to the Brink. Three Different Defenders Pulled the Champions Through.

Argentina survives Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time at the World Cup, escaping a near-historic upset before facing Egypt in the Round of 16.

The Independent UK

How Cape Verde immortalised themselves in valiant World Cup exit to Argentina

Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde (A.E.T.): The tiny African island nation hit back against the holders twice to threaten one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history before an extra-time own goal proved the difference

Radio France Internationale

Messi on target as Argentina squeak past gallant Cape Verde to reach last 16

Cape Verde took defending champions Argentina to the edge of the abyss on Friday night during a pulsating last 32 tie at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The Independent UK

Argentina clinch dramatic extra-time win over Cape Verde

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Bangkok Post

Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time thriller

MIAMI - ⁠Argentina ⁠beat Cape Verde 3-2 in their World Cup last-32 ‌clash which went into extra time on Friday, with an own goal in the 111th minute giving the ⁠reigning champions the win.

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