Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedCape Verde took Argentina to extra time in the Round of 32, twice drawing level before Borges's 111th-minute strike ended their resistance — a magnificent effort from a side that had ground out three draws to qualify from Group H. Duarte's equaliser just after the hour and Cabral's reply to Martínez's 92nd-minute sucker punch showed real character, but the quality gap eventually told. They depart the tournament with their reputation considerably enhanced, having pushed the world champions closer than almost anyone expected.
Results
Araújo 44′Cano 45+6′Pina 21′Varela 61′
Messi 29′Martínez 92′Borges 111′Duarte 59′Cabral 103′
Group H runners-up
Knocked out- R32Fri Jul 3 15:00PT🇦🇷Argentina2–3
Group H standings
how the group finishedGroup H
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇨🇻Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0 | 3 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | Out | |
| 4 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Cape Verde at Argentina in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Vozinha40
- 12Márcio Rosa29
- 23CJ dos Santos25
Defenders
- 3Diney Borges31
- 4Pico Lopes34
- 13Sidny Lopes Cabral23
- 22Steven Moreira32
- 2Stopira38
- 5Logan Costa25
- 24Wagner Pina23
- 25Kelvin Pires26
Midfielders
- 6Kevin Pina29
- 14Deroy Duarte27
- 15Laros Duarte29
- 8João Paulo28
- 10Jamiro Monteiro32
- 16Yannick Semedo30
- 17Willy Semedo32
- 18Telmo Arcanjo25
Forwards
- 7Jovane Cabral28
- 20Ryan Mendes36
- 21Nuno da Costa35
- 9Gilson Benchimol24
- 11Garry Rodrigues35
- 19Dailon Livramento25
- 26Hélio Varela24