Cap-Vert ishobora kuba yari igihugu gito cyane kiri mu gikombe cy'isi, ariko ihavuye yigaragaje cyane nyuma yo gutsindwa mu mukino w'indyankurye na Argentine ifite igikombe cy'isi cy'ubushize.

MIAMI: Argentina superstar Lionel Messi left the thrilling match against Cape Verde on Friday with an unpleasent souvenir: a huge bump on his forehead, reported German Press Agency (dpa).

An emotional Pico Lopes reflected on his own football journey and that of Cape Verde after their dramatic and heartbreaking extra-time defeat to Argentina.

Cristian Romero scored the winner in extra time as Argentina survived a massive scare to edge past Cape Verde and keep their World Cup campaign alive. Argentina led three times on the night and were twice pegged back Lionel Messi ’s opener was cancelled out by Deroy Duarte,

Following Argentina's nerve-wracking 3-2 win over Cape Verde in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32, Lionel Messi praised the debutants, acknowledging that the small island nation had forced the defending champions to dig deep in Miami to secure a hard-fought spot in the Round of 16 against Egypt.