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One of the most interesting challenges of the World Cup round of 16 will take place in Florida, where Argentina will face Cape Verde. Both teams finished the group stage undefeated, but with completely different paths.
Argentina, the defending champions, secured qualification with full points, while Cape Verde, debutants in a World Cup, advanced further after recording only draws in the group stage. Lionel Scaloni's team, ranked second in the FIFA rankings, are considered favorites against the African representative, who hold the 67th place and are considered the "Cinderella" of this edition.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two national teams. The statistics are in favor of Argentina, who have won their last seven World Cup matches against African teams.
Another challenge of this phase is the one between Colombia and Ghana. The Colombians closed the group in first place and arrive at this meeting undefeated in eight official matches, relying on a very strong defensive unit. Ghana, on the other hand, secured qualification as one of the best teams of the third countries and aims to exploit the organization in defense, although it continues to have difficulties in the offensive phase. The two teams have not faced each other before.
Also on the program is the duel between Australia and Egypt. The Australians passed the group in second place thanks to a solid defense, although they only scored two goals. Egypt, meanwhile, has reached the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in history and has shown progress in the offensive department, despite fluctuating results in recent matches. In the balance of direct confrontations, both national teams have one victory each.
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