00:05Thousands of Argentina fans celebrated outside Miami Stadium on Friday after the defending
00:11champions survived a major scare to defeat World Cup debutants Cape Verde 3-2 after extra
00:17time and advance to the round of 16. Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina before
00:23Cape Verde fought back to level the match. After another dramatic exchange of goals in
00:29extra time, an own goal by Cape Verde defender Daini Borges in the 111th minute sealed Argentina's
00:37victory. Supporters praised Argentina's determination in a match that kept fans on the edge of their
00:43seats. The match was incredible. I don't know. It was no words. You think Cabo Verde is going to be
00:51like, I mean, they got to tie it with Spain, with Uruguay. But I don't know. I mean, sometimes Argentina
00:57looked like slow. But when they go, when they move forward, they actually do a lot of damage.
01:02And it was incredible. I don't know. Very, very weird. Very like, but we won. So I don't know. Yeah,
01:08good.
01:09I think it was a great game. I was on the edge of my seat screaming the whole time because
01:15it was so
01:16close the whole time. You know, it was always Cape Verde or, you know, so I was like, oh, no,
01:21no,
01:22but yeah, it was good. Despite the defeat, Cape Verde supporters left the stadium proud of their
01:28team's historic World Cup debut. We have heart. That's right, baby. We did. We did. We came. We
01:35came. We did. We were so proud of our people. Our people are amazing. We came and showed heart. This
01:40is what we have. This is what we have. Heart. Heart. We're going home happy. So happy. So happy. And
01:45in four years, we're going to come back again. It was spectacular. This is what World Cup is all
01:51about. It was like I had chills the whole time. It was amazing. And they left their heart on the
01:57field, both teams. So congratulations to Argentina and to Messi. He was playing the whole time. It's
02:05really unbelievable. But yeah, it was this is what World Cup is all about. Ranked 67th in the world before
02:12the tournament, Cape Verde impressed by holding former champions Spain and Uruguay in the group
02:17stage before pushing the title holders into extra time. Argentina will now face Egypt in the round
02:23round of 16 at Atlanta Stadium in Georgia on Tuesday.
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