Cape Verde

Argentina and Egypt meet at Atlanta Stadium on Tuesday afternoon in a Round of 16 encounter, both nations arriving with significant physical and personnel issues following their gruelling last-32 victories. Lionel Scaloni's reigning…

Cape Verde arrived at this World Cup as its smallest nation. They leave it as arguably its defining story. The Blue Sharks fell 3-2 to world champions Argentina after extra time in Miami. Diney Borges deflected Cristian Romero's header into…

Lionel Messi has added yet another entry to his crowded record collection. The Argentina captain became the first player in World Cup history to score seven or more goals at two different editions of the tournament. He reached…

Argentina's dramatic victory over Cape Verde carried a slice of history beyond the scoreline. According to Opta, the 3-2 extra-time win was Argentina's 12th extra-time match at a World Cup. That figure equals Germany's all-time record for…

Holders Argentina narrowly avoided one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history by scraping past heroic debutants Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time. A dramatic 111th-minute own goal from Diney Borges ultimately saved the world champions…

Every World Cup needs its fairytale, and Cape Verde have already written one. Making their tournament debut, the island nation of just over half a million people has captured the imagination of football fans by reaching the knockout…

As the clock ticked down on Saudi Arabia’s 0-0 draw with Cape Verde in Houston last Friday, the online backlash was already in full swing. Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaid, a former Al-Hilal president with 6.7 million followers on X, did not…

The longest group stage in World Cup history has reached its conclusion, and the full round-of-32 line-up is now set. The 48-team tournament has been trimmed to 32, with the knockout bracket locked and a host of mouth-watering ties in…

It’s a funny old game. The mighty La Roja tore away Saudi Arabia’s resistance to end the game as a contest within the first half an hour and without needing to enter second gear, but this day will still be rightfully remembered as a day of…

Cape Verde's remarkable FIFA World Cup 2026 journey continued on Sunday as the tournament debutants produced another fearless display to secure a memorable 2-2 draw against Uruguay, moving one step closer to an historic place in the…