Argentina v Cape Verde: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/8am AEST/11pm BST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | World Cup draw | Mail Tom Weather watch A big blanket of filthy heat has squatted over the east coast of the US for the last few days, but it’s actually not too bad in Miami Gardens (by Miami Gardens standards). It will be 30C/86F at kick off, not ideal but not unfamiliar conditions for a lot of the Cape Verde squad, especially Pico Lopes, who is used to playing in the scalding heat of the Dublin suburbs for Shamrock Rovers. And possibly not for Lionel Messi who has spent his last few Julys playing in, let’s see … M

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