Reigning champions Argentina narrowly avoided one of the all-time great upsets as they beat Cape Verde 3-2 in one of the best matches in recent World Cup history. Sidny Lopes Cabral scored a remarkable goal-of-the-tournament contender when he curled a shot past Emiliano Martinez to draw Cape Verde level after Lisandro Martinez’s strike in extra time.

According to the FOX broadcast, Hany now holds the unfortunate distinction of being just the second player in men's World Cup history to have scored two own goals at the same tournament. The other came in a 1-1 draw with Belgium in the group stage. Hany became the first player to accomplish that feat in 60 years.

The World Cup round of 32 concludes as Colombia face Ghana for the final spot in the last 16. Both teams have made early changes as Colombia's Jhon Cordoba and Marvin Senaya of Ghana were forced off with injury inside the first 13 minutes.

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as Lionel Messi and Argentina take on Cape Verde.

Messi is in town.

Enjoy all the features, news, video analysis and color from around the 2026 World Cup as the Round of 16 begins.

Cristiano Ronaldo's likely last World Cup continued at the expense of Luka Modric's final bow, with Portugal outlasting Croatia 2-1 in an instant classic.