{"id":3220,"date":"2026-06-28T22:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3220"},"modified":"2026-06-28T22:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:40:18","slug":"argentina-wary-of-tough-cape-verde-after-cruising-through-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3220","title":{"rendered":"Argentina wary of &#8216;tough&#8217; Cape Verde after cruising through group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 28 (Reuters) &#8211; Argentina turned their attention to round-of-32 opponents Cape Verde after a \u200cdominant group stage, stressing the African side will pose a tough challenge despite suggestions their route to the later rounds could be straightforward.<\/div><div>Argentina, top of Group J, sealed a near-perfect campaign with a 3-1 win over Jordan on Saturday, after beating Algeria (3-0) and Austria (2-0), with Lionel Messi \u200bhaving scored six goals.<\/div><div>The defending champions now face debutants Cape Verde, who impressed in the group stage by \u200bholding Spain to a 0-0 stalemate and Uruguay to a 2-2 draw.<\/div><div>&#8220;It&#8217;s pointless for me to \u2060sit here and say they&#8217;re not a tough opponent, because that would be a lie,&#8221; Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni told \u200breporters. &#8220;Maybe for many it&#8217;s not like that, but I can assure you they are a good team and will make \u200bthings difficult for us.&#8221;<\/div><div>Argentina learned their knockout path would avoid facing a former world champion until the semi-finals if they progress. Players, nonetheless, echoed their coach&#8217;s cautious tone.<\/div><div>&#8220;We always focus on ourselves, any opponent is difficult,&#8221; said winger Giuliano Simeone. &#8220;We have to try to do the most \u200bdamage possible with our best weapons.&#8221;<\/div><div>Midfielder Leandro Paredes said attention had already shifted after a very positive group stage.<\/div><div>&#8220;We achieved \u200bthe first objective, which was to go through, and now we want more. From tomorrow we&#8217;ll prepare the match with Cape Verde,&#8221; he \u200csaid.<\/div><div>Argentina were due \u2060to return to training in Kansas City on Sunday before facing Cape Verde in Miami on July 3, but the session was cancelled. &#8220;The squad will have a day off today and will resume training tomorrow,&#8221; the Argentine FA said.<\/div><div>Scaloni said defender Cristian Romero, who picked up an injury against Austria, was the only player unavailable against Jordan.<\/div><h2>LO CELSO MARKS LONG-AWAITED DEBUT<\/h2><div>The Jordan match \u200bmarked a significant moment for \u200bfive Argentina players making \u2060their World Cup debuts: Simeone, Giovani Lo Celso, Valentin Barco, Marcos Senesi and Jose Manuel Lopez.<\/div><div>For Lo Celso, it was especially meaningful. A member of Argentina&#8217;s 2018 squad who did not \u200bplay in Russia and a key figure in the lead-up to their 2022 triumph, he \u200bmissed the tournament \u2060in Qatar through injury.<\/div><div>He made the most of his opportunity against Jordan, scoring with a 19th-minute free kick.<\/div><div>&#8220;I waited a long time for this moment. I dreamed of it a lot, and it was much more than I could have imagined,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Sooner \u2060or later, \u200bwork pays off. It&#8217;s been a long journey, and tonight was more \u200bthan I dreamed.&#8221;<\/div><div>Scaloni praised the midfielder&#8217;s perseverance.<\/div><div>&#8220;He&#8217;s been with us from day one, a spectacular boy who missed the last World Cup in a cruel \u200bway. 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