#预测世界杯阿根廷VS佛得角 The defending champions face the “dark horse.” Argentina’s head coach: Cape Verde’s advancement is no coincidence. They are undefeated and have always been a possible opponent. While the outside world may focus more on who scores, we hope the whole team shares in the goals.

The defending champions, Argentina, will take on the “dark horse” Cape Verde in the Round of 32 match of the USA-Canada-Mexico World Cup on the 3rd. Regarding this World Cup debutant, Argentina head coach Scaloni said at a pre-match press conference on the 2nd that Cape Verde’s progression to the knockout stage was “by no means accidental.”
Scaloni’s assessment of Cape Verde is: “They are a team that has not lost (in the group stage). In the match against Saudi Arabia, they should have won. Against Spain and Uruguay, they ran into more difficulties, but they defended well, and their counterattacks were sharp and incisive.”
He went on to analyze: “They have players with good footwork on the ball, and they are a good team. We have already watched their matches before, because they have always been a potential opponent. In the end, they advanced, and we are not surprised. This is by no means accidental—we have to respect them.”
Argentina won three straight matches in the group stage, and Messi is in fine form after scoring 6 goals. Scaloni said: “Maybe the outside world will pay more attention to who comes on and who scores, but we want the whole team to share in the goals. What matters is that the team performs well and wins.”
When asked which team has performed best so far in the tournament, Scaloni’s answer was “France.”
Argentina midfielder De Paul, when looking ahead to the match against Cape Verde, said: “To be honest, when the group draw was over, we felt that if everything went smoothly, we would face a team in the knockout stage with a world champion title and many players who play for big clubs. But football is like that—many things can happen. I think Cape Verde played very well in the group stage. They are very capable.”