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One of the most storied national teams and the current World Champions – who qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 2013 – will face opponents.
In the year Cape Verde was a Portuguese colony when Argentina participated in the first World Cup in 1930; She finished second to Uruguay.
La Albicelete failed to qualify for a single World Cup in Mexico in 1970, despite being excluded from three tournaments by either side of World War II.
Argentina’s first World Cup success came in 1978 when they beat the Netherlands 3-1. In 1986, he took the trophy to South America with a 3-2 win over West Germany.
A third World Cup trophy was secured in Qatar four years ago, with France winning on penalty kicks in a 3-3 draw.
Argentina have also enjoyed extensive continental success, winning the Copa America a record 16 times, including the last two tournaments.
In the year They have not been in the top three of the FIFA world rankings since March 2022 and spent two years at number one before being dethroned by France last year.
The Cape Verdean Football Federation was only established in 1982 and was accepted as a member of FIFA in 1986 – just as Argentina won the World Cup for the second time.
The Blue Sharks qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2011. In 2002, however, they did not have a chance to pass until 2022.
They lost to Nigeria four years ago and were held to a 1-1 draw by Lagos in the last group game, a victory that could take them to Qatar.
At the 2026 finals, Cape Verde finished top of the group with eight defeats in 10 matches, despite being drawn with rival Cameroon.
Their latest progress was 13 years ago when they made their first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to Ghana.
They have now played in the AFCON four times, reaching the last eight again in 2023.
But despite qualifying for the World Cup, they failed to reach the 2025 Afcon.
In 2006, Cape Verde broke into the top 100 of FIFA, placing 36th behind the first AFCON tournament. In the year After qualifying in 2014 for the 2015 tournament, they achieved the highest ranking of 27th.
For the past nine years, Cape Verde has hovered in the 60-80 bracket, and enters Friday’s game ranked 64th.
