Argentina host Cape Verde in the World Cup 2026 on 3 July 2026, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 23:00 UK Time.
The Round of 32 sends Argentina and Cape Verde to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Friday 3 July, a tie between the reigning world champions and the tournament’s standout underdog story.
Argentina won Group J with a perfect nine points, while Cape Verde reached the knockout stage on their World Cup debut, the smallest nation ever to do so.
It is the first meeting between the two nations, and on paper it is one of the most lopsided ties of the round.
Lionel Scaloni’s side will be overwhelming favourites, but Cape Verde have already shown they can frustrate elite opposition, and the winner advances to a Round of 16 meeting in Atlanta.
Argentina arrive ruthless and rested. They swept through their group with maximum points, and Lionel Messi has been the dominant figure of the tournament, breaking the all-time World Cup scoring record before being given the Jordan game off to stay fresh.
Cristian Romero and Julian Alvarez have shaken off minor knocks, leaving Scaloni close to a full-strength squad packed with quality from Lautaro Martinez and Alvarez up front to Mac Allister and Enzo Fernandez in midfield.
Cape Verde are built on defiance. Their entire approach is to pack men behind the ball and frustrate, a method that earned three draws and a goalless stalemate with Spain, with veteran goalkeeper Vozinha producing heroics throughout. They carry little attacking threat, having scored just twice in the group, but they are organised, disciplined and impossible to take lightly.
Everything points to Argentina controlling the game and probing a deep Cape Verde block for long spells. The underdogs will sit in and hope to keep the score down, but the gulf in quality is vast, and Argentina have the patience and the match-winners to break through more than once.
The best bet for this match is Argentina to win both halves at 2.10. Argentina’s quality and depth should tell across the full ninety minutes against a side that defends deep, and their ability to score in spells either side of the interval makes a two-half victory the likeliest path.
We also find value in backing Argentina to score a penalty at 4.00. Cape Verde will spend long periods defending inside their own area with bodies everywhere, the kind of pressure that invites fouls in the box, and Argentina carry reliable penalty takers to convert.
The Correct Score Prediction is Argentina 3-0 at 6.50, reflecting a comfortable win for the champions against a stubborn but limited Cape Verde side that struggles to threaten at the other end.
| Argentina | Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 3 |
| Wins | 3 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 3 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 8 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 2 |
| Argentina | Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 2 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 5 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 0 | 2 |
|
28.06.26
|
Jordan Argentina |
1-3 |
|
22.06.26
|
Argentina Austria |
2-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
Argentina Algeria |
3-0 |
|
10.06.26
|
Argentina Iceland |
3-0 |
|
07.06.26
|
Argentina Honduras |
2-0 |
|
01.04.26
|
Argentina Zambia |
5-0 |
|
27.03.26
|
Argentina Mauritania |
2-1 |
|
14.11.25
|
Angola Argentina |
0-2 |
|
15.10.25
|
Puerto Rico Argentina |
0-6 |
|
11.10.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
10.09.25
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-1 |
|
06.06.25
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
26.03.25
|
Argentina Brazil |
4-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Uruguay Argentina |
0-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Argentina Peru |
1-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Paraguay Argentina |
2-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Argentina Bolivia |
6-0 |
|
10.10.24
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Colombia Argentina |
2-1 |
|
06.09.24
|
Argentina Chile |
3-0 |
|
15.07.24
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-0 |
|
10.07.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
05.07.24
|
Argentina Ecuador (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
Argentina Peru |
2-0 |
|
26.06.24
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
21.06.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
15.06.24
|
Argentina Guatemala |
4-1 |
|
10.06.24
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
27.03.24
|
Argentina Costa Rica |
3-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Argentina El Salvador |
3-0 |
|
22.11.23
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Argentina Uruguay |
0-2 |
|
18.10.23
|
Peru Argentina |
0-2 |
|
13.10.23
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Bolivia Argentina |
0-3 |
|
08.09.23
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
19.06.23
|
Indonesia Argentina |
0-2 |
|
15.06.23
|
Argentina Australia |
2-0 |
|
29.03.23
|
Argentina Curacao |
7-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Argentina Panama |
2-0 |
|
18.12.22
|
Argentina France (Penalties:4 - 2) |
3-3 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
09.12.22
|
Netherlands Argentina (Penalties:3 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
03.12.22
|
Argentina Australia |
2-1 |
|
30.11.22
|
Poland Argentina |
0-2 |
|
26.11.22
|
Argentina Mexico |
2-0 |
|
22.11.22
|
Argentina Saudi Arabia |
1-2 |
|
16.11.22
|
UAE Argentina |
0-5 |
|
22.06.26
|
Argentina Austria |
2-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
Argentina Algeria |
3-0 |
|
10.06.26
|
Argentina Iceland |
3-0 |
|
07.06.26
|
Argentina Honduras |
2-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
Argentina Zambia |
5-0 |
|
27.03.26
|
Argentina Mauritania |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-1 |
|
26.03.25
|
Argentina Brazil |
4-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Argentina Peru |
1-0 |
|
16.10.24
|
Argentina Bolivia |
6-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
Argentina Chile |
3-0 |
|
15.07.24
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-0 |
|
10.07.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
05.07.24
|
Argentina Ecuador (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
Argentina Peru |
2-0 |
|
21.06.24
|
Argentina Canada |
2-0 |
|
15.06.24
|
Argentina Guatemala |
4-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
27.03.24
|
Argentina Costa Rica |
3-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Argentina El Salvador |
3-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Argentina Uruguay |
0-2 |
|
12.10.23
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Argentina Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
15.06.23
|
Argentina Australia |
2-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Argentina Curacao |
7-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Argentina Panama |
2-0 |
|
18.12.22
|
Argentina France (Penalties:4 - 2) |
3-3 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
03.12.22
|
Argentina Australia |
2-1 |
|
26.11.22
|
Argentina Mexico |
2-0 |
|
22.11.22
|
Argentina Saudi Arabia |
1-2 |
|
28.09.22
|
Argentina Jamaica |
3-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
Argentina Honduras |
3-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
Argentina Estonia |
5-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Argentina Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
01.02.22
|
Argentina Colombia |
1-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Argentina Brazil |
0-0 |
|
14.10.21
|
Argentina Peru |
1-0 |
|
10.10.21
|
Argentina Uruguay |
3-0 |
|
09.09.21
|
Argentina Bolivia |
3-0 |
|
11.07.21
|
Argentina Brazil |
1-0 |
|
07.07.21
|
Argentina Colombia (Penalties:3 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
04.07.21
|
Argentina Ecuador |
3-0 |
|
22.06.21
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
19.06.21
|
Argentina Uruguay |
1-0 |
|
14.06.21
|
Argentina Chile |
1-1 |
|
04.06.21
|
Argentina Chile |
1-1 |
|
13.11.20
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-1 |
|
28.06.26
|
Jordan Argentina |
1-3 |
|
14.11.25
|
Angola Argentina |
0-2 |
|
15.10.25
|
Puerto Rico Argentina |
0-6 |
|
09.09.25
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Uruguay Argentina |
0-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Paraguay Argentina |
2-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Colombia Argentina |
2-1 |
|
26.06.24
|
Chile Argentina |
0-1 |
|
22.11.23
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
18.10.23
|
Peru Argentina |
0-2 |
|
12.09.23
|
Bolivia Argentina |
0-3 |
|
19.06.23
|
Indonesia Argentina |
0-2 |
|
09.12.22
|
Netherlands Argentina (Penalties:3 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
30.11.22
|
Poland Argentina |
0-2 |
|
16.11.22
|
UAE Argentina |
0-5 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
30.03.22
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-1 |
|
28.01.22
|
Chile Argentina |
1-2 |
|
12.11.21
|
Uruguay Argentina |
0-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Paraguay Argentina |
0-0 |
|
03.09.21
|
Venezuela Argentina |
1-3 |
|
29.06.21
|
Bolivia Argentina |
1-4 |
|
08.06.21
|
Colombia Argentina |
2-2 |
|
18.11.20
|
Peru Argentina |
0-2 |
|
13.10.20
|
Bolivia Argentina |
1-2 |
|
15.11.19
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
13.10.19
|
Ecuador Argentina |
1-6 |
|
09.10.19
|
Germany Argentina |
2-2 |
|
06.09.19
|
Chile Argentina |
0-0 |
|
03.07.19
|
Brazil Argentina |
2-0 |
|
28.06.19
|
Venezuela Argentina |
0-2 |
|
27.06.26
|
Cape Verde Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
21.06.26
|
Uruguay Cape Verde |
2-2 |
|
15.06.26
|
Spain Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
06.06.26
|
Cape Verde Bermuda |
3-0 |
|
31.05.26
|
Cape Verde Serbia |
3-0 |
|
30.03.26
|
Cape Verde Finland (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
27.03.26
|
Chile Cape Verde |
4-2 |
|
17.11.25
|
Egypt Cape Verde (Penalties:2 - 0) |
1-1 |
|
13.11.25
|
Iran Cape Verde (Penalties:5 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
13.10.25
|
Cape Verde Eswatini |
3-0 |
|
08.10.25
|
Libya Cape Verde |
3-3 |
|
09.09.25
|
Cape Verde Cameroon |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Mauritius Cape Verde |
0-2 |
|
08.06.25
|
Georgia Cape Verde |
1-1 |
|
03.06.25
|
Malaysia Cape Verde |
0-3 |
|
29.05.25
|
Malaysia Cape Verde |
1-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
Angola Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Cape Verde Mauritius |
1-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Mauritania Cape Verde |
1-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Cape Verde Egypt |
1-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Botswana Cape Verde |
1-0 |
|
10.10.24
|
Cape Verde Botswana |
0-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Cape Verde Mauritania |
2-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
Egypt Cape Verde |
3-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Cape Verde Libya |
1-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Cameroon Cape Verde |
4-1 |
|
25.03.24
|
Cape Verde Equatorial Guinea |
1-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Cape Verde Guyana |
1-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Cape Verde South Africa (Penalties:1 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
29.01.24
|
Cape Verde Mauritania |
1-0 |
|
22.01.24
|
Cape Verde Egypt |
2-2 |
|
19.01.24
|
Cape Verde Mozambique |
3-0 |
|
14.01.24
|
Ghana Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
10.01.24
|
Tunisia Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Eswatini Cape Verde |
0-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
Cape Verde Angola |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Cape Verde Comoros |
1-2 |
|
12.10.23
|
Algeria Cape Verde |
5-1 |
|
10.09.23
|
Togo Cape Verde |
3-2 |
|
18.06.23
|
Cape Verde Burkina Faso |
3-1 |
|
12.06.23
|
Morocco Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Eswatini Cape Verde |
0-1 |
|
24.03.23
|
Cape Verde Eswatini |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Bahrain Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
07.06.22
|
Cape Verde Togo |
2-0 |
|
03.06.22
|
Burkina Faso Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
28.03.22
|
San Marino Cape Verde |
0-2 |
|
25.03.22
|
Liechtenstein Cape Verde |
0-6 |
|
25.01.22
|
Senegal Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
17.01.22
|
Cape Verde Cameroon |
1-1 |
|
27.06.26
|
Cape Verde Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
06.06.26
|
Cape Verde Bermuda |
3-0 |
|
31.05.26
|
Cape Verde Serbia |
3-0 |
|
30.03.26
|
Cape Verde Finland (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
13.10.25
|
Cape Verde Eswatini |
3-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Cape Verde Cameroon |
1-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Cape Verde Mauritius |
1-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Cape Verde Egypt |
1-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Cape Verde Botswana |
0-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Cape Verde Mauritania |
2-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Cape Verde Libya |
1-0 |
|
25.03.24
|
Cape Verde Equatorial Guinea |
1-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Cape Verde Guyana |
1-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Cape Verde South Africa (Penalties:1 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
29.01.24
|
Cape Verde Mauritania |
1-0 |
|
22.01.24
|
Cape Verde Egypt |
2-2 |
|
19.01.24
|
Cape Verde Mozambique |
3-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Cape Verde Angola |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Cape Verde Comoros |
1-2 |
|
18.06.23
|
Cape Verde Burkina Faso |
3-1 |
|
24.03.23
|
Cape Verde Eswatini |
0-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
Cape Verde Togo |
2-0 |
|
17.01.22
|
Cape Verde Cameroon |
1-1 |
|
13.01.22
|
Cape Verde Burkina Faso |
0-1 |
|
13.11.21
|
Cape Verde CAR |
2-1 |
|
10.10.21
|
Cape Verde Liberia |
1-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
Cape Verde Nigeria |
1-2 |
|
26.03.21
|
Cape Verde Cameroon |
3-1 |
|
12.11.20
|
Cape Verde Rwanda |
0-0 |
|
10.10.20
|
Cape Verde Guinea |
1-2 |
|
18.11.19
|
Cape Verde Mozambique |
2-2 |
|
10.10.19
|
Cape Verde Togo |
2-1 |
|
27.07.19
|
Cape Verde Mauritania |
0-0 |
|
24.03.19
|
Cape Verde Lesotho |
0-0 |
|
12.10.18
|
Cape Verde Tanzania |
3-0 |
|
07.10.17
|
Cape Verde Senegal |
0-2 |
|
01.09.17
|
Cape Verde South Africa |
2-1 |
|
11.06.17
|
Cape Verde Uganda |
0-1 |
|
21.06.26
|
Uruguay Cape Verde |
2-2 |
|
15.06.26
|
Spain Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
27.03.26
|
Chile Cape Verde |
4-2 |
|
17.11.25
|
Egypt Cape Verde (Penalties:2 - 0) |
1-1 |
|
13.11.25
|
Iran Cape Verde (Penalties:5 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
08.10.25
|
Libya Cape Verde |
3-3 |
|
04.09.25
|
Mauritius Cape Verde |
0-2 |
|
08.06.25
|
Georgia Cape Verde |
1-1 |
|
03.06.25
|
Malaysia Cape Verde |
0-3 |
|
29.05.25
|
Malaysia Cape Verde |
1-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
Angola Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
19.11.24
|
Mauritania Cape Verde |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Botswana Cape Verde |
1-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
Egypt Cape Verde |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Cameroon Cape Verde |
4-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
Ghana Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
10.01.24
|
Tunisia Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Eswatini Cape Verde |
0-2 |
|
12.10.23
|
Algeria Cape Verde |
5-1 |
|
10.09.23
|
Togo Cape Verde |
3-2 |
|
12.06.23
|
Morocco Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Eswatini Cape Verde |
0-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Bahrain Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
03.06.22
|
Burkina Faso Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
28.03.22
|
San Marino Cape Verde |
0-2 |
|
25.03.22
|
Liechtenstein Cape Verde |
0-6 |
|
25.01.22
|
Senegal Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
09.01.22
|
Ethiopia Cape Verde |
0-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Nigeria Cape Verde |
1-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Liberia Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
01.09.21
|
CAR Cape Verde |
1-1 |
|
08.06.21
|
Senegal Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
30.03.21
|
Mozambique Cape Verde |
0-1 |
|
17.11.20
|
Rwanda Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
07.10.20
|
Andorra Cape Verde |
1-2 |
|
13.11.19
|
Cameroon Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
03.08.19
|
Mauritania Cape Verde |
2-1 |
|
17.11.18
|
Uganda Cape Verde |
1-0 |
|
16.10.18
|
Tanzania Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
09.09.18
|
Lesotho Cape Verde |
1-1 |
|
03.06.18
|
Andorra Cape Verde (Penalties:2 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
01.06.18
|
Algeria Cape Verde |
2-3 |
|
14.11.17
|
Burkina Faso Cape Verde |
4-0 |
|
05.09.17
|
South Africa Cape Verde |
1-2 |
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