Argentina 3–2 Cape Verde Islands

FIFA World Cup 2026 R32 · 3 Jul 2026 (after extra time)

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands in the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Argentina beat Cape Verde Islands 3–2 after extra time. L. Messi opened the scoring for Argentina after 29 minutes. An own goal from D. Borges made it 3–2 after 111 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Argentina: L. Messi 29', L. Martinez 92', D. Borges 111' (og)
• Cape Verde Islands: D. Duarte 59', S. Lopes Cabral 103'

Argentina before this match

• at Jordan 3–1 (Jordan) · Group Stage - 3, 28 Jun 2026
• vs Austria 2–0 (Austria) · Group Stage - 2, 22 Jun 2026
• vs Algeria 3–0 (Algeria) · Group Stage - 1, 17 Jun 2026

Cape Verde Islands before this match

• vs Saudi Arabia 0–0 (Saudi Arabia) · Group Stage - 3, 27 Jun 2026
• at Uruguay 2–2 (Uruguay) · Group Stage - 2, 21 Jun 2026
• at Spain 0–0 (Spain) · Group Stage - 1, 15 Jun 2026