The current world champion, Argentina, faces off this afternoon with the surprising team of Cape Verde in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cupin a match that has captured the attention of international football.
The albiceleste team, directed by Lionel Scaloni and led by Lionel Andrés Messi arrives as one of the main candidates for the title and favorite to advance to the next roundthanks to the quality and experience of its staff.
Opposite will be the Cape Verde team, one of the great revelations of the tournament. The Cape Verde team will seek to continue making history and stage one of the biggest surprises of the World Cups by trying to eliminate the current world champion.
On paper, Argentina has an advantage due to the individual and collective talent of its players. However, Cape Verde will try to defy the odds and deliver the most important blow in its football history.
The match will be played from 16 hours from Guatemala. Here you can follow, live, all the incidents, lineups, goals and emotions minute by minute.