Ryan Mendes, captain of Cape Verde World Cup team, is under investigation for alleged rape in March in New Zealand.

Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes make their predictions for the Knockout Stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including Spain beating Argentina in the Final, and France dominating the tournament.

Cape Verde defender Pico Lopes, who plays for League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers, says it will be a "surreal feeling" to come up against Lionel Messi and World Cup holders Argentina in the last-32 knockout stage of the World Cup.

For the most part, Argentina’s World Cup team has kept a low profile in Kansas City, where it has made its base camp. However, we have seen multiple videos of the team grilling meat, which undoubtedly makes them honorary Kansas Citians.

World Cup 2026 odds for United States, Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Morocco, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, others to win championship.

Lionel Messi only entered midway through the second half, but that’s all the 39-year-old Argentine star needed to score his sixth goal of the World Cup already. Messi gave Argentina a 3-1 lead that stuck for the remainder of the match in its final group stage game,