{"id":30484,"date":"2026-07-04T03:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/argentina-vs-cabo-verde-live-score-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-32-arg-0-0-cpv-defending-champions-argentina-face-fairytale-debutants-cape-verde-in-blockbuster-r32-clash\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T03:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:06:15","slug":"argentina-vs-cabo-verde-live-score-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-32-arg-0-0-cpv-defending-champions-argentina-face-fairytale-debutants-cape-verde-in-blockbuster-r32-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/argentina-vs-cabo-verde-live-score-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-32-arg-0-0-cpv-defending-champions-argentina-face-fairytale-debutants-cape-verde-in-blockbuster-r32-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina vs Cabo Verde Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32: ARG 0-0 CPV; Defending champions Argentina face fairytale debutants Cape Verde in blockbuster R32 clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132170601,imgsize-1492030.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The team sheets are officially in here at Miami Stadium, and both managers have thrown massive curveballs ahead of this high-stakes Round of 32 clash!<\/p>\n<p>Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has completely flexed his squad depth, making <span>nine sweeping changes<\/span> to the side that wrapped up the group stage against Jordan. The headline news, however, is exactly what the Miami crowd came to see\u2014captain <span>Lionel Messi<\/span> reclaiming his throne in the starting eleven after being rested. He is flanked by Lautaro Mart\u00ednez and Thiago Almada in a lethal-looking frontline.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"citation-35 citation-end-35\">On the other side of the trenches, Cape Verde boss Bubista isn&#8217;t sitting back defensively either.<\/span> He has made <span>five bold changes<\/span> to the setup that earned a historic draw against Saudi Arabia. Dynamic options like Steven Moreira, Sidny Cabral, Laros Duarte, Nuno da Costa, and Jovane Cabral all march into the XI as the ultimate underdogs aim to pull off a historic heist.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how both teams line up for this epic knockout fixture:<\/p>\n<p>Argentina Starting XI (4-1-2-3): <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f274d9276a9f53d7-29\"><span class=\"citation-34 citation-end-34\"><b>Goalkeeper: <\/b>Emiliano Mart\u00ednez<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f274d9276a9f53d7-30\"><span class=\"citation-33\"\/><span><span class=\"citation-33\"><b>Defenders:<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"citation-33 citation-end-33\"><b> <\/b>Facundo Medina, Lisandro Mart\u00ednez, Cristian Romero, Nahuel Molina<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f274d9276a9f53d7-31\"><span class=\"citation-32\"\/><span class=\"citation-32 citation-end-32\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b>Midfielders:<\/b>\u200b<\/b> Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, Rodrigo De Paul<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f274d9276a9f53d7-32\"><span class=\"citation-31\"\/><span class=\"citation-31 citation-end-31\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b><b><b>Forwards:<\/b><\/b>\u200b<\/b>\u200b<\/b> Thiago Almada, Lautaro Mart\u00ednez, Lionel Messi (C)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cape Verde Starting XI (4-1-4-1): <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f274d9276a9f53d7-33\"><b>Goalkeeper:<\/b><span class=\"citation-30 citation-end-30\"> Vozinha<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f274d9276a9f53d7-34\"><b>Defenders:<\/b><span class=\"citation-29 citation-end-29\"> Sidny Cabral, Diney Borges, Roberto Lopes, Steven Moreira<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f274d9276a9f53d7-35\"><b>Defensive Midfielder:<\/b><span class=\"citation-28 citation-end-28\"> Kevin Pina<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>Midfielders:<\/b> Ryan Mendes, Deroy Duarte, Laros Duarte, Jovane Cabral<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>Forward:<\/b> Nuno da Costa<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/argentina-vs-cabo-verde-national-football-team-live-score-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-32-playing-xi-match-updates-scorecard-and-highlights\/liveblog\/132170601.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team sheets are officially in here at Miami Stadium, and both managers have thrown massive curveballs ahead of this high-stakes Round of 32 clash! Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has completely flexed his squad depth, making nine sweeping changes to the side that wrapped up the group stage against Jordan. 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