Argentina nearly suffered historic World Cup upset from Cape Verde

Argentina survived an almighty scare to book their place in the World Cup round of 16 with a dramatic 3-2 win over Cape Verdeafter extra time Friday.

Tottenham defender Cristian Romero headed in the game winner via a deflection off Diney Borges from Lionel Messi’s corner in the 111th minute, but only after Cape Verde had threatened to cause perhaps the greatest shock in World Cup history.

The African debutants twice found equalizers one in extra time to push the reigning world champions to the brink of an unthinkable upset.