Argentina Beat Cape Verde, Faces Egypt in Round of 16

Argentina won 3-2 over Cape Verde after extra‑time drama. Lionel Messi scored, Deroy Duarte equalised, Lisandro Martínez netted early in extra‑time, Sidny Lopes Cabral pulled a late equaliser, but Diney Borges sealed the win in the 111th minute.

The victory sets up a round‑of‑16 clash with Egypt, who beat Australia in a shoot‑out. If Argentina prevails, possible quarter‑final opponents are Switzerland, Colombia or Ghana, with a semi‑final spot against the winner of England vs. Mexico or Brazil vs. Norway. chickenroadslot.lat