Argentina vs Cape Verde Predictions: Bet Builder Tips, Stats & Free Bet Offer For New Customers of LiveScore Bet

Cape Verde's fairy-tale World Cup has been a real highlight, but Argentina have outclassed their opening three opponents and look set for a deep run in the tournament. Lionel Messi will be looking to add to his six goals at the 2026 World Cup in the race for the Golden Boot. With Argentina 1/10 favourites to beat Cape Verde, we've compiled two bet builders priced at 8/1 and 45/1. New customers of LiveScore Bet can get £30 in free bets when they bet £10. See the offer below for more details.
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Argentina vs Cape Verde Match Odds
Outcome | Odds |
|---|---|
Argentina to win | 1/10 |
Draw | 7/1 |
Cape Verde to win | 18/1 |
*all odds correct at the time of writing
Argentina vs Cape Verde Bet Builder Player Picks
Lionel Messi over 4.5 shots — Lionel Messi is averaging a shot every 12 minutes at this summer's World Cup finals.
Laros Duarte over 0.5 shots on target — Cape Verde midfielder Laros Duarte has hit the target with all three of his shots at the tournament.
Cristian Romero to be shown a card — Cristian Romero is yet to be booked at the World Cup but he picked up 11 yellows and two reds for Tottenham in the 2025-26 season.
Rodrigo De Paul to register an assist — Rodrigo De Paul has provided two assists in his last three appearances for Argentina.
Lautaro Martinez over 1.5 fouls — No Argentina player has given away more fouls at this World Cup than Lautaro Martinez, who has conceded five.
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Argentina vs Cape Verde Bet Builders
Bet Builder 1 — 8/1
Rodrigo De Paul to register an assist — De Paul has registered two assists in his last three appearances for Argentina.
Lionel Messi anytime scorer — The legendary Argentinian has scored in a record-breaking seven consecutive World Cup matches.
Argentina to win — World champions Argentina have won their last ten matches.
Both teams to score - No — Argentina have kept eight clean sheets in their last ten games and Cape Verde scored in just one of their group matches.
Bet Builder 2 — 45/1
Cristian Romero to be shown a card — Romero picked up 11 yellow cards and two reds for Tottenham during the 2025-26 season.
Lionel Messi over 2.5 shots on target — Messi hit the target with nine of his 15 shots during the group stage.
Under 3.5 goals — Cape Verde shut out both Spain and Saudi Arabia in the group stage and can keep the scoreline respectable.
Lautaro Martinez over 1.5 fouls — Martinez has given away a team-high five fouls for Argentina at this World Cup.
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Argentina vs Cape Verde Predictions Line-ups
Argentina (4-4-2) Emiliano Martínez; N. Molina, C. Romero, Lisandro Martínez, F. Medina; R. De Paul, A. Mac Allister, E. Fernández, T. Almada; Lautaro Martínez, L. Messi
Cape Verde (4-1-4-1) Vozinha; Wagner Pina, Pico Lopes, Diney Borges, João Paulo; Kevin Pina; Ryan Mendes, Deroy Duarte, Jamiro Monteiro, Willy Semedo; Dailon Livramento
Argentina vs Cape Verde Match Details
Date | Friday |
Kick-off | 23:00 BST |
Stadium | Miami Stadium |
Competition | FIFA World Cup 2026 — Round of 32 |
Where to watch | ITV 1, ITV X, livescorebet.com, virginbet.com |
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