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Argentina Survives Cape Verde in Extra Time as Egypt and Morocco Advance

Argentina advances to the World Cup quarterfinals after a Lionel Messi goal and an extra-time own goal, with Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez making crucial saves to deny the Cape Verde national football team a historic upset.Egypt beats Australia on penalties and Morocco also progresses, reinforcing that nine of Africa's ten teams reached the knockout stage even as Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo fail to capitalize in early knockout matches.Colombia defeats Ghana 1-0 but may lose Jhon Córdoba and James Rodríguez to injury, France loses Aurélien Tchouaméni to a training injury ahead of Paraguay with Manu Koné expected to replace him, and José Luis Chilavert draws condemnation for a racist comment.
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