Argentina's World Cup title defense survived a major scare against debutants Cape Verde, winning 3-2 in extra time.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Cape Verde's Deroy Duarte equalized in the 59th minute, forcing extra time.
Argentina regained the lead through Lisandro Martínez. Cape Verde's Sidny Cabral scored a spectacular equalizer in the 103rd minute.
Defender Christian Romero secured the win with a deflected header eight minutes later. Argentina will face Egypt next.
Cape Verde's performance, as the smallest nation to reach the knockout rounds, marks a historic achievement. The team drew with Spain and advanced from Group H ahead of Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.