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It's Not Going To Be Easy: Argentina Wary Of Unbeaten Cabo Verde Ahead Of Round Of 32 Clash
Midfielder Rodrigo De Paul: Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni said his side must respect a resilient Cabo Verde when the defending champion faces the World Cup debutant in the round of 32 at Miami Stadium.
Argentina advanced as Group J winner with three wins, scoring eight goals and conceding just one. Cabo Verde, runner-up in Group H behind Spain, reached the knockout stage without a defeat after drawing 0-0 with Spain, 2-2 with Uruguay and 0-0 with Saudi Arabia.
"We are excited like everyone else, but there is an opponent that we have to face, we have to respect, an opponent that has done very well," Scaloni told a pre-match press conference, reports Xinhua. "The margin is now narrowing. I think it's not going to be easy. That's the reality," he added.
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