{"id":15808,"date":"2026-07-06T07:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&#038;p=15808"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:43:42","slug":"argentina-vs-cape-verde-player-ratings","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/argentina-vs-cape-verde-player-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina vs Cape Verde Player Ratings: Messi and Lisandro Mart\u00ednez Send Holders Through"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina survived a huge scare. <a href=\"\/us\/news\/will-lionel-messi-play-at-the-2026-world-cup\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> opened the scoring but Cape Verde twice hit back to force extra time, where an own goal finally settled a 3-2 thriller in the Round of 32 at Hard Rock Stadium. Here are our Argentina player ratings. For more, see our <a href=\"\/us\/world-cup-2026\/\">World Cup 2026<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Key match stats<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Stat<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Argentina<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Cape Verde<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Shots<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Shots on target<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2>Argentina player ratings vs Cape Verde<\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong>GK &mdash; Emiliano Mart&iacute;nez:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Beaten twice but made saves to keep Argentina in front when it mattered across 120 minutes.<\/li><li><strong>RB &mdash; Nahuel Molina:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Steady down the right before being withdrawn late.<\/li><li><strong>CB &mdash; Cristian Romero:<\/strong> 7\/10 &mdash; Commanding and immaculate in possession (96% passing).<\/li><li><strong>CB &mdash; Lisandro Mart&iacute;nez:<\/strong> 8.5\/10 &mdash; The unlikely hero. Restored Argentina&#8217;s lead in extra time (92 minutes), grabbed an assist and passed at 97%.<\/li><li><strong>LB &mdash; Facundo Medina:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Solid on the left before making way.<\/li><li><strong>CM &mdash; Rodrigo De Paul:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Energetic in the engine room before being replaced.<\/li><li><strong>CM &mdash; Enzo Fern&aacute;ndez:<\/strong> 7.5\/10 &mdash; Drove Argentina forward across 120 minutes with four shots and two dribbles.<\/li><li><strong>CM &mdash; Alexis Mac Allister:<\/strong> 7.5\/10 &mdash; Went the distance and provided an assist.<\/li><li><strong>AM &mdash; Thiago Almada:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Lively in the No.10 role before being withdrawn.<\/li><li><strong>FW &mdash; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/will-lionel-messi-play-at-the-2026-world-cup\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> (C):<\/strong> 8.5\/10 &mdash; The talisman. Opened the scoring on 29 minutes and had a game-high nine shots across the full 120.<\/li><li><strong>ST &mdash; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/lautaro-martinez-stats\/\">Lautaro Mart&iacute;nez<\/a>:<\/strong> 6\/10 &mdash; Quiet by his standards and withdrawn just after the hour.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>Substitutes<\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/julian-alvarez-stats\/\">Juli&aacute;n &Aacute;lvarez<\/a>:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Fresh legs up front with a shot and a dribble.<\/li><li><strong>Nicol&aacute;s Gonz&aacute;lez:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Direct off the bench with two efforts.<\/li><li><strong>Leandro Paredes:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Steadied the midfield in extra time.<\/li><li><strong>Nicol&aacute;s Tagliafico:<\/strong> 6\/10 &mdash; Solid down the left.<\/li><li><strong>Gonzalo Montiel:<\/strong> 6\/10 &mdash; Late introduction at right-back.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>Argentina vs Cape Verde: how it unfolded<\/h2>\n<p>Lionel Messi put the holders ahead on 29 minutes, but Cape Verde refused to lie down: Deroy Duarte levelled on 59 to force extra time. Lisandro Mart&iacute;nez then nudged Argentina back in front on 92, only for Sidny Cabral to make it 2-2 on 103. The decisive blow came on 111 minutes, an own goal from Diney Borges settling a breathless 3-2 win. Argentina out-shot Cape Verde 22-16 but were pushed all the way; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/lionel-scaloni\/\">Lionel Scaloni<\/a>&#8216;s side scrape into the last 16.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Must be 21+ and present in a state where betting is legal. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-argcvus1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What was the score in Argentina vs Cape Verde?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in the World Cup 2026 Round of 32, an own goal settling it.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-argcvus2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who scored for Argentina against Cape Verde?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Lionel Messi opened the scoring and Lisandro Mart&iacute;nez struck in extra time, before a Diney Borges own goal completed a 3-2 win. Deroy Duarte and Sidny Cabral scored for Cape Verde.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-argcvus3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Did Argentina reach the last 16 of the World Cup 2026?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes. Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in the Round of 32 to reach the Round of 16.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-argcvus4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who was Argentina&#8217;s best player against Cape Verde?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a game-high nine shots, while centre-back Lisandro Mart&iacute;nez scored the extra-time goal and added an assist.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina vs Cape Verde player ratings from the World Cup 2026 Round of 32: how every Argentina player performed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3588,"featured_media":19705,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Argentina vs Cape Verde player ratings","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde: Player Ratings | World Cup 2026 | Squawka","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Argentina vs Cape Verde player ratings: Messi and 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