How first timers Cape Verde shine to save Africa face for di World Cup

Wetin we call dis foto, Lionel Messi of Argentina scores di team first goal, Vozinha of Cape Verde, Diney of Cape Verde during di Round Of 32 - FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Argentina and Cabo Verde for di Miami Stadium on July 3, 2026 for Miami Gardens, Florida.

Published 4 July 2026

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Cape Verde wey be one of di African teams for di 2026 Fifa World Cup win di heart of football fans for dia Round of 32 Fifa World Cup match wit Argentina.

Di Blue Sharks lose 3-2 to Argentina but no be scoreline be di talking point.

Cape Verde wey dey participate for di World Cup for di first time, make World and defending Champions Argentina struggle throughout di match.

Cape Verde do Argentina strong tin sotay dem drag di match reach extra time bifor Argentina win dem sake of own goal.

Argentina qualify for di Round of 16 while Cape Verde join oda African kontris wey comot for di knockout stage.

Anoda African team Ghana crash out of di 2026 Fifa World Cup afta dem lose 1-0 to Columbia wey also progress to di Round of 16. Ghana no see any goal score for di full 90 minutes.

As e be so na only Egypt wey beat Australia 4-2 on penalties afta dem play 1-1 draw and Morocco wey beat Netherlands 4-2 on penalities afta anoda 1-1 draw on Tuesday qualify for di Round of 16.

Wen ten African kontris qualify for di Round of 32 pipo bin dey hope say at least half of dem fit progress to di Round of 16 but e no happun like dat.

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Cape Verde Coach Vozinha show imsef well-well as e no leg Argentina score am anyhow.

Di full Argentina team wey dey filled up wit professionals and big names like Lionel Messi play Cape Verde for half field. Cape Verde defence strong as dem dey block evri shot.

Fifa World record holder and di current highest goalscorer Lionel Messi manage score di first goal for di first half on di 29th minute.

Cape Verde player Deroy Duarte score di equaliser for di 56th minute.

Argentina find second goal sotay e enta extra time bifor Lisandro Martinez score dia second goal for 92 minutes of extra time.

Cape Verde no gree to as Sidny Cabral score for di103rd minute.

Pressure too much for Cape Verde as Diney Borges score own goal for di 111th minute to give Argentina di win.

Dis na di only match for dis World Cup wey Cape Verde concede goals.

Cape Verde also make history as di first and smallest kontri wey come di World Cup for di first time kon reach di knockout stage.

African kontris wey don comot from di World Cup

Group Stage
Knockout Stage

Knockout Stage

Round of 32
- 28 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  South Africa 0
  
  -
  
  1 Canada
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Los Angeles Stadium)
- 29 JUN, 18:00 GMT+1
  
  Brazil 2
  
  -
  
  1 Japan
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Houston Stadium)
- 29 JUN, 21:30 GMT+1
  
  Germany 1
  
  -
  
  1 Paraguay
  
  (Penalties)
  3
  
  -
  
  4
  
  (Boston Stadium)
- 30 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1
  
  Netherlands 1
  
  -
  
  1 Morocco
  
  (Penalties)
  2
  
  -
  
  3
  
  (Estadio Monterrey)
- 30 JUN, 18:00 GMT+1
  
  Ivory Coast 1
  
  -
  
  2 Norway
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Dallas Stadium)
- 30 JUN, 22:00 GMT+1
  
  France 3
  
  -
  
  0 Sweden
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (New York New Jersey Stadium)
- 01 JUL, 02:00 GMT+1
  
  Mexico 2
  
  -
  
  0 Ecuador
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Mexico City Stadium)
- 01 JUL, 17:00 GMT+1
  
  England 2
  
  -
  
  1 DR Congo
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Atlanta Stadium)
- 01 JUL, 21:00 GMT+1
  
  Belgium 3
  
  -
  
  2 Senegal
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Seattle Stadium)
- 02 JUL, 01:00 GMT+1
  
  United States 2
  
  -
  
  0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
- 02 JUL, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  Spain 3
  
  -
  
  0 Austria
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Los Angeles Stadium)
- 03 JUL, 00:00 GMT+1
  
  Portugal 2
  
  -
  
  1 Croatia
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Toronto Stadium)
- 03 JUL, 04:00 GMT+1
  
  Switzerland 2
  
  -
  
  0 Algeria
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (BC Place Vancouver)
- 03 JUL, 19:00 GMT+1
  
  Australia 1
  
  -
  
  1 Egypt
  
  (Penalties)
  2
  
  -
  
  4
  
  (Dallas Stadium)
- 03 JUL, 23:00 GMT+1
  
  Argentina 3
  
  -
  
  2 Cape Verde
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Miami Stadium)
- 04 JUL, 02:30 GMT+1
  
  Colombia 1
  
  -
  
  0 Ghana
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Kansas City Stadium)
Round of 16
- 04 JUL, 18:00 GMT+1
  
  Canada 0
  
  -
  
  3 Morocco
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Houston Stadium)
- 04 JUL, 22:00 GMT+1
  
  Paraguay 0
  
  -
  
  1 France
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Philadelphia Stadium)
- 05 JUL, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  Brazil 1
  
  -
  
  2 Norway
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (New York New Jersey Stadium)
- 06 JUL, 01:00 GMT+1
  
  Mexico 2
  
  -
  
  3 England
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Mexico City Stadium)
- 06 JUL, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  Portugal 0
  
  -
  
  1 Spain
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Dallas Stadium)
- 07 JUL, 01:00 GMT+1
  
  United States 1
  
  -
  
  4 Belgium
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Seattle Stadium)
- 07 JUL, 17:00 GMT+1
  
  Argentina 3
  
  -
  
  2 Egypt
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Atlanta Stadium)
- 07 JUL, 21:00 GMT+1
  
  Switzerland 0
  
  -
  
  0 Colombia
  
  (Penalties)
  4
  
  -
  
  3
  
  (BC Place Vancouver)
Quarter-Finals
- 09 JUL, 21:00 GMT+1
  
  France 2
  
  -
  
  0 Morocco
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Boston Stadium)
- 10 JUL, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  Spain 2
  
  -
  
  1 Belgium
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Los Angeles Stadium)
- 11 JUL, 22:00 GMT+1
  
  Norway 1
  
  -
  
  2 England
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Miami Stadium)
- 12 JUL, 02:00 GMT+1
  
  Argentina 3
  
  -
  
  1 Switzerland
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Kansas City Stadium)
Semi-Finals
- 14 JUL, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  France NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN Spain
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Dallas Stadium)
- 15 JUL, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  England NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN Argentina
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Atlanta Stadium)
Third Place
- 18 JUL, 22:00 GMT+1
  
  TBC NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN TBC
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (Miami Stadium)
Final
- 19 JUL, 20:00 GMT+1
  
  TBC NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN TBC
  
  (Penalties)
  NaN
  
  -
  
  NaN
  
  (New York New Jersey Stadium)

Group Stage

P - Di one dem don play
W - Win
L - Loss
D - Draw
GD - Goal Difference
Pts - Points

Group A

Group A
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Mexico	3	3	0	0	6	9
South Africa	3	1	1	1	-1	4
South Korea	3	1	2	0	-1	3
Czech Republic	3	0	2	1	-4	1

11 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Mexico 2

-

0 South Africa

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Mexico City Stadium)
12 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

South Korea 2

-

1 Czech Republic

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Estadio Guadalajara)
18 JUN, 17:00 GMT+1

Czech Republic 1

-

1 South Africa

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Atlanta Stadium)
19 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

Mexico 1

-

0 South Korea

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Estadio Guadalajara)
25 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

Czech Republic 0

-

3 Mexico

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Mexico City Stadium)
25 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

South Africa 1

-

0 South Korea

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Estadio Monterrey)

Group B

Group B
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4	7
Canada	3	1	1	1	5	4
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	-1	4
Qatar	3	0	2	1	-8	1

12 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Canada 1

-

1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Toronto Stadium)
13 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Qatar 1

-

1 Switzerland

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
18 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Switzerland 4

-

1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Los Angeles Stadium)
18 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Canada 6

-

0 Qatar

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(BC Place Vancouver)
24 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 3

-

1 Qatar

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Seattle Stadium)
24 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Switzerland 2

-

1 Canada

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(BC Place Vancouver)

Group C

Group C
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Brazil	3	2	0	1	6	7
Morocco	3	2	0	1	3	7
Scotland	3	1	2	0	-3	3
Haiti	3	0	3	0	-6	0

13 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Brazil 1

-

1 Morocco

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(New York New Jersey Stadium)
14 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

Haiti 0

-

1 Scotland

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Boston Stadium)
19 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Scotland 0

-

1 Morocco

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Boston Stadium)
20 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

Brazil 3

-

0 Haiti

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Philadelphia Stadium)
24 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Morocco 4

-

2 Haiti

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Atlanta Stadium)
24 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Scotland 0

-

3 Brazil

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Miami Stadium)

Group D

Group D
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
United States	3	2	1	0	4	6
Australia	3	1	1	1	0	4
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	-2	4
Turkey	3	1	2	0	-2	3

13 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

United States 4

-

1 Paraguay

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Los Angeles Stadium)
14 JUN, 05:00 GMT+1

Australia 2

-

0 Turkey

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(BC Place Vancouver)
19 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

United States 2

-

0 Australia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Seattle Stadium)
20 JUN, 05:00 GMT+1

Turkey 0

-

1 Paraguay

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
26 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

Paraguay 0

-

0 Australia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
26 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

Turkey 3

-

2 United States

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Los Angeles Stadium)

Group E

Group E
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Germany	3	2	1	0	6	6
Ivory Coast	3	2	1	0	2	6
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	0	4
Curaçao	3	0	2	1	-8	1

14 JUN, 18:00 GMT+1

Germany 7

-

1 Curaçao

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Houston Stadium)
15 JUN, 00:00 GMT+1

Ivory Coast 1

-

0 Ecuador

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Philadelphia Stadium)
20 JUN, 21:00 GMT+1

Germany 2

-

1 Ivory Coast

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Toronto Stadium)
21 JUN, 01:00 GMT+1

Ecuador 0

-

0 Curaçao

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Kansas City Stadium)
25 JUN, 21:00 GMT+1

Curaçao 0

-

2 Ivory Coast

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Philadelphia Stadium)
25 JUN, 21:00 GMT+1

Ecuador 2

-

1 Germany

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(New York New Jersey Stadium)

Group F

Group F
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	6	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	4	5
Sweden	3	1	1	1	0	4
Tunisia	3	0	3	0	-10	0

14 JUN, 21:00 GMT+1

Netherlands 2

-

2 Japan

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Dallas Stadium)
15 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

Sweden 5

-

1 Tunisia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Estadio Monterrey)
20 JUN, 18:00 GMT+1

Netherlands 5

-

1 Sweden

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Houston Stadium)
21 JUN, 05:00 GMT+1

Tunisia 0

-

4 Japan

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Estadio Monterrey)
26 JUN, 00:00 GMT+1

Japan 1

-

1 Sweden

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Dallas Stadium)
26 JUN, 00:00 GMT+1

Tunisia 1

-

3 Netherlands

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Kansas City Stadium)

Group G

Group G
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Belgium	3	1	0	2	4	5
Egypt	3	1	0	2	2	5
Iran	3	0	0	3	0	3
New Zealand	3	0	2	1	-6	1

15 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Belgium 1

-

1 Egypt

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Seattle Stadium)
16 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

Iran 2

-

2 New Zealand

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Los Angeles Stadium)
21 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Belgium 0

-

0 Iran

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Los Angeles Stadium)
22 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

New Zealand 1

-

3 Egypt

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(BC Place Vancouver)
27 JUN, 04:00 GMT+1

Egypt 1

-

1 Iran

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Seattle Stadium)
27 JUN, 04:00 GMT+1

New Zealand 1

-

5 Belgium

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(BC Place Vancouver)

Group H

Group H
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Spain	3	2	0	1	5	7
Cape Verde	3	0	0	3	0	3
Uruguay	3	0	1	2	-1	2
Saudi Arabia	3	0	1	2	-4	2

15 JUN, 17:00 GMT+1

Spain 0

-

0 Cape Verde

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Atlanta Stadium)
15 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Saudi Arabia 1

-

1 Uruguay

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Miami Stadium)
21 JUN, 17:00 GMT+1

Spain 4

-

0 Saudi Arabia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Atlanta Stadium)
21 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Uruguay 2

-

2 Cape Verde

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Miami Stadium)
27 JUN, 01:00 GMT+1

Cape Verde 0

-

0 Saudi Arabia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Houston Stadium)
27 JUN, 01:00 GMT+1

Uruguay 0

-

1 Spain

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Estadio Guadalajara)

Group I

Group I
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Goal Difference	Points
France	3	3	0	8	9
Norway	3	2	1	1	6
Senegal	3	1	2	2	3
Iraq	3	0	3	-11	0

16 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

France 3

-

1 Senegal

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(New York New Jersey Stadium)
16 JUN, 23:00 GMT+1

Iraq 1

-

4 Norway

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Boston Stadium)
22 JUN, 22:00 GMT+1

France 3

-

0 Iraq

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Philadelphia Stadium)
23 JUN, 01:00 GMT+1

Norway 3

-

2 Senegal

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(New York New Jersey Stadium)
26 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Norway 1

-

4 France

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Boston Stadium)
26 JUN, 20:00 GMT+1

Senegal 5

-

0 Iraq

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Toronto Stadium)

Group J

Group J
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	9
Austria	3	1	1	1	0	4
Algeria	3	1	1	1	-2	4
Jordan	3	0	3	0	-5	0

17 JUN, 02:00 GMT+1

Argentina 3

-

0 Algeria

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Kansas City Stadium)
17 JUN, 05:00 GMT+1

Austria 3

-

1 Jordan

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
22 JUN, 18:00 GMT+1

Argentina 2

-

0 Austria

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Dallas Stadium)
23 JUN, 04:00 GMT+1

Jordan 1

-

2 Algeria

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
28 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

Algeria 3

-

3 Austria

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Kansas City Stadium)
28 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

Jordan 1

-

3 Argentina

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Dallas Stadium)

Group K

Group K
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
Colombia	3	2	0	1	3	7
Portugal	3	1	0	2	5	5
DR Congo	3	1	1	1	1	4
Uzbekistan	3	0	3	0	-9	0

17 JUN, 18:00 GMT+1

Portugal 1

-

1 DR Congo

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Houston Stadium)
18 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

Uzbekistan 1

-

3 Colombia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Mexico City Stadium)
23 JUN, 18:00 GMT+1

Portugal 5

-

0 Uzbekistan

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Houston Stadium)
24 JUN, 03:00 GMT+1

Colombia 1

-

0 DR Congo

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Estadio Guadalajara)
28 JUN, 00:30 GMT+1

Colombia 0

-

0 Portugal

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Miami Stadium)
28 JUN, 00:30 GMT+1

DR Congo 3

-

1 Uzbekistan

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Atlanta Stadium)

Group L

Group L
Kontri	Di one dem don play	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
England	3	2	0	1	4	7
Croatia	3	2	1	0	0	6
Ghana	3	1	1	1	0	4
Panama	3	0	3	0	-4	0

17 JUN, 21:00 GMT+1

England 4

-

2 Croatia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Dallas Stadium)
18 JUN, 00:00 GMT+1

Ghana 1

-

0 Panama

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Toronto Stadium)
23 JUN, 21:00 GMT+1

England 0

-

0 Ghana

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Boston Stadium)
24 JUN, 00:00 GMT+1

Panama 0

-

1 Croatia

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Toronto Stadium)
27 JUN, 22:00 GMT+1

Croatia 2

-

1 Ghana

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(Philadelphia Stadium)
27 JUN, 22:00 GMT+1

Panama 0

-

2 England

(Penalties)
NaN

-

NaN

(New York New Jersey Stadium)

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Tunisia

Algeria

Senegal

Ivory Coast

DR Congo

Cape Verde

Ghana

South Africa

How first timers Cape Verde shine to save Africa face for di World Cup

African kontris wey don comot from di World Cup