World Cup

Argentina v Cape Verde: Fairytale Underdogs Face a Ruthless Champion in a 4/6 Win & 3+ Goals Narrative

4 hours ago

| BY Sam McLoughlin

William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Friday’s 2026 World Cup game between Argentina and Cape Verde.

Our Prediction: Argentina To Win & 3 Or More Match Goals (4/6), Argentina 3-0 Cape Verde (5/1)

What an occasion this will be for Cape Verde, as they take on reigning world champions Argentina on Friday, hoping to produce one of the greatest shocks the World Cup has ever seen.

Now, let’s take a closer look at some World Cup odds and betting angles for Friday’s fixture:

Argentina v Cape Verde – Friday, 11pm

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Reigning world champions Argentina cruised through the group stage with a perfect record, winning all three matches to extend their overall streak to ten consecutive victories in all competitions — a reminder of exactly why La Selección are among the favourites to go all the way once again.
La Albiceleste will be widely expected to reach the last 16, especially given you have to go back to 2019 for the last time they lost a knockout match at any tournament. With dreams of becoming just the third nation to win back‑to‑back World Cups, the pressure — and expectation — continues to build.
Argentina are huge odds‑on favourites to beat Cape Verde on Friday, and it’s no surprise. But with five of their last seven games producing three or more goals, punters may find more value in Argentina To Win & 3+ Match Goals at 4/6 with William Hill.

Cape Verde have captured the hearts of the football world after repeatedly defying the odds, progressing from their group undefeated despite facing Uruguay, Spain and Saudi Arabia (D3). In doing so, they became the first nation since Chile in 1998 to reach a World Cup knockout stage without winning a group game.
The Blue Sharks are the lowest‑ranked team ever to reach the World Cup knockout rounds on their debut, and they’ll hope to stay defensively organised once again — just as they did against Spain — although keeping Argentina out will be an even bigger ask.
Cape Verde have scored only two goals across their three World Cup matches so far, but if punters believe the fairytale can continue, the Blue Sharks are 7/1 with William Hill to eliminate the reigning world champions by any method.

All odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing

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