Cape Verde will beat Argentina 1-0, predicts president

The president of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, predicts his country will defeat defending champions Argentina in the last 32 of the Fifa World Cup as the upstarts continue to “write their destiny”.
“I think Cape Verde can beat Argentina 1-0,” he said in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
“We are playing to win… when expectations are low regarding a team, and if that team has the urge to win, it is possible. A small nation like Cape Verde should make an effort to always do that – to permanently surprise people,” he said.
His comments come ahead of Friday’s clash between the Blue Sharks and Argentina’s national side, known as La Albiceleste, in Miami at 22:00 GMT.
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