President of Cape Verde: We will beat Argentina 1:0

The President of Cape Verde, Jose Maria Neves, expressed incredible confidence in the strength of the national team on the eve of the historic match of the 1/16 finals of the World Cup. According to him, the African team is capable of creating the main sensation of the tournament and knocking out the current champions, the Argentine national team. The debutant African country was the real opening of this year's tournament. Despite all the difficulties and forecasts of experts, Cape Verde managed to qualify for the play-off stage, showing incredible resilience. In their first matches, the Cape Verdean team shocked the football world: They drew with the powerful national teams of Spain and Uruguay, won a strategic draw against Saudi Arabia in the third round. This result turned out to be enough to leave the group, since their main competitor, Now the reward for this resilience was the country's first ever World Cup playoff match against Argentina. The South American team approaches the 1/16 finals as the undisputed favorite. The Argentines won all three matches of the group stage (against Austria, Algeria and Jordan). The main threat remains team captain Lionel Messi, who is in fantastic form with 6 of the team's 8 goals in this tournament. In addition, the tournament grid looks very favorable for the defending champions, paving the way for the semi-finals. Although Cape Verde is the obvious underdog in this pairing, President Neves is steadfast in his belief. He is convinced that his country will continue to make history. "I think that Cape Verde can beat Argentina 1-0. We are playing to win. When the expectations for a team are low and if this team has the desire to win, it is possible," the president said in an interview with the broadcaster. He emphasized that such small countries should always do their best to surprise the world, and ambitiously added: "We have a 100% chance to beat Argentina." For Jose Maria Neves, this match is not just a game, but a true fulfillment of Cape Verde's purpose in this tournament. "We went to this World Cup to write our own destiny, namely to face the champions. So, we will face Argentina and Messi with the same determination, will and desire to win and go to the next stage," concluded the head of state.