Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:04am on 04 Jul 2026,Saturday Sports
Defending champions Argentina survived a dramatic FIFA World Cup Round of 32 scare, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in one of the tournament's biggest upsets that never happened. Lionel Messi opened the scoring and later delivered the decisive corner that led to the winning goal, keeping Argentina's title defence alive. Cape Verde stunned the football world by twice equalising and pushing the favourites to their limits with a fearless display. Argentina eventually advanced to the Round of 16, where they will face Egypt, while Cape Verde exited with widespread praise for their historic and courageous performance. (PC: Getty Images)
