India, July 4 -- Argentina are through to the Round of 16 but by the barest of margins. Cape Verde pulled off a generational performance to hold the FIFA World Cup defending champions for 110 minutes, but an own goal brought about the end. Cape Verde, which pulled off draws against Spain and Uruguay in the group stage, went into the contest against Argentina as underdogs and not a single person gave them a chance of standing up to the South American giants. However, just like the league phase, Cape Verde showed that football is played by players, not expectations.

If not for an own goal by Diney Borges in the 111th minute, who knows what the result would have been at the Miami Stadium on Saturday. But in the end, Argentina won 3-2 to win...