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Romero plays hero as Messi, Argentina suffer massive scare

Cristian Romero scored an extra time winner, Lionel Messi grabbed a goal, but Argentina were given a real scare by Cape Verde in an uncomfortable 3-2 win to advance to the World Cup Round of 16. Argentina surrendered the lead twice, and needed extra time to finally gain daylight from a Cape Verde side that, in truth, deserved so much more.

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Argentina 3 (Messi '29, Lisandro Martínez '93, Diney Borges own goal '111) Cabo Verde 2 (D. Duarte '59, Sidny Lopes Cabral '103) AET: Follow the action live with GOAL!

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Argentina vs Cape Verde Predictions: Messi to end Blue Sharks’ journey

Our soccer expert offers his Argentina vs Cabo Verde predictions, ahead of Friday’s World Cup clash, at 6:00pm ET (7/3).

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Explained: Why Ronaldo gets more criticism than Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo retains the ability to make “people shut their mouth”, Louis Saha has told GOAL, with a former Manchester United team-mate of CR7 explaining why the Portuguese superstar attracts more criticism than fellow GOAT Lionel Messi. Both men are currently on 2026 World Cup duty, with more questions being put to an evergreen European frontman than his eternal South American rival is facing.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
2	Brusque	12	6	3	3	17	13	4	21	L W L D W
3	Paysandu	12	6	2	4	19	16	3	20	L W L L W
4	Ituano	12	5	4	3	15	12	3	19	D D D L W
5	Ferroviária	12	5	4	3	12	10	2	19	L W W D W
6	Inter de Limeira	12	5	4	3	15	14	1	19	D L W W D

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