Argentina took the lead in the first half. In the 29th minute, Lionel Messi finished from a L. Martinez assist to make it 1-0, and that scoreline held through to half-time.
After the break, Cape Verde equalised in the 59th minute when D. Duarte scored from a R. Mendes assist to make it 1-1. In the 63rd minute, Argentina replaced J. Alvarez with L. Martinez; then in the 92nd minute, L. Martinez scored from an A. Mac Allister assist to restore Argentina’s lead at 2-1.
In extra time, Cape Verde drew level again in the 103rd minute, with Sidny Lopes Cabral finishing a Y. Semedo assist to make it 2-2. In the 111th minute, D. Borges put the ball into his own net, the goal counting for Argentina to make it 3-2, and that was the final score.
On the match statistics, Argentina had 64% possession to Cape Verde’s 36%; expected goals (xG) were 2.16 for Argentina and 0.45 for Cape Verde; Argentina had 22 shots to Cape Verde’s 16, including 10 on target to 5; passing accuracy was 92% for Argentina and 86% for Cape Verde; both teams won 8 corners; offsides were 3 for Argentina and 2 for Cape Verde; saves were 3 for Argentina and 8 for Cape Verde; and fouls were 13 for Argentina and 12 for Cape Verde.
The pre-match round-by-round records showed Argentina had beaten Jordan 3-1 in matchday 3 of the group stage, while Cape Verde had drawn 0-0 with Saudi Arabia in matchday 3. In the current standings, Argentina are first in Group J with 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from 3 matches, on 9 points with a +7 goal difference and the official round-of-32 label; Cape Verde are second in Group H with 0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses from 3 matches, on 3 points with a 0 goal difference and the official round-of-32 label.
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