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On Friday, Argentina looked to proceed its quest for back-to-back World Cup titles, and to do it, they had to get done 1 of nan darlings of this year's tournament, Cape Verde.
The mini land federation disconnected nan coast of West Africa came into nan lucifer arsenic nan No. 64-ranked squad successful nan world, and they managed to clasp Argentina — nan No. 2 squad down France astatine nan infinitesimal — scoreless for almost 30 minutes.
But successful nan 29th minute, Lionel Messi scored to springiness Argentina nan lead.
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That was nan 20th World Cup extremity of his career, and it besides made him nan first subordinate to people 7 aliases much goals successful aggregate World Cups, having done it successful Qatar arsenic well.
It was besides Messi's eighth-straight World Cup lucifer pinch a goal.
Argentina's Lionel Messi scored successful his eight-straight World Cup lucifer and potted nan 20th World Cup extremity of his career. (Photo by Pablo Morano/BSR Agency/Getty Images))
Well, typically erstwhile Argentina takes nan lead, they don't cough it up, but early successful nan 2nd half, Cape Verde's Deroy Duarte pulled disconnected a stunner and tied nan crippled astatine 1-1.
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While location was immoderate precocious unit from Argentina, that included an always-dangerous Messi free footwear from conscionable extracurricular nan container that Cape Verde managed to stop.
And pinch that, it was disconnected to other time.
Cape Verde celebrates aft scoring 1 of their 2 tying goals against Argentina. (Photo by Pablo Morano/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
However, it only took moments for Cape Verde to find themselves erstwhile again battling from behind.
Lisandro Martinez recovered nan twine successful nan 92nd infinitesimal to springiness Argentina nan lead.
It looked for illustration that would beryllium each she wrote... but Cape Verde had different plans.
They stuck pinch nan defending World Cup champs, and successful nan 103rd minute, Sidny Lopes Cabral scored an unbelievable extremity to necktie nan crippled again.
Coming into this game, Argentina had fixed up conscionable 2 goals successful their ten-match World Cup winning streak.
Cape Verde did that successful 1 match.
Argentina's Cristian Romero gets his caput connected what proved ot beryllium nan game-winning goal. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
But successful nan 111th minute, Messi took an Argentina area footwear and put it successful nan cleanable spot for Cristian Romero to caput it to nan backmost station and into nan backmost of nan net.
This was yet updated to an own-goal, arsenic it went disconnected nan Cape Verde defender's arm, but it counts nan aforesaid connected nan scoreboard.
Despite a precocious flurry of chances, Argentina held connected to debar what would person been perchance nan biggest upset successful World Cup history.
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What a match, and what a tally Cape Verde had successful nan tournament.
Argentina will now person to recompose and get fresh for a reliable Round of 16 lucifer against Egypt, which will return spot connected Tuesday successful Atlanta.
Matthew Reigle is simply a writer for OutKick.
