PORTUGAL have yet to get going in this tournament but they beat CROATIA 2-1. All the goals came in the second half after Croatia scored first in the 53rd minute by Perisic. Portugal scored from a penalty in the 58th minute by Ronaldo. Their winning goal came late in the 90+4 by Ramos. Portugal finished second in Group K after they had drawn two and won one, 5-0 against Uzbekistan in their second opening game. They finished with a total of 5 points. Portugal are on a total of 8 goals and they have a total of 9 votes. Croatia from Group L finished second to England in the Group with 6 points after they lost one game, against England, and won their last two games. Croatia go home with a total of 6 goals and they had just 1 vote.
SWITZERLAND beat Algeria 2-0 with goals in both half’s. Switzerland finished top of Group B with 7 points. They had won two of their opening games including their biggest win 4-1 against Bosnia. Switzerland are on a total of 9 goals. They have a total of 2 votes.
EGYPT went a goal down early in the first half against Australia but they equalised with an own goal in the second half. Into extra time and the scored remained 1-1. Egypt then won 4-2 on penalties. Egypt finished in second place in Group G with 5 points. They had drawn two of their games but won 3-1 against New Zealand. Egypt are on a total of 6 goals and they have a total of 2 votes.
ARGENTINA found CAPE VERDE a tough nut to crack in this round, after they went a goal up in 29th minute by Messi, his seventh goal in the tournament. Cape Verde came back with a goal in the second half through Deroy Duarte and that is how the score remained at the end of 90 minutes. In extra time, Argentina won 3-2 with goals from Martinez in the 92nd minute and Borges in 111th minute via own goal. Cape Verde goal came in the 103rd minute by Sidny Cabral. A very exciting game and worth staying up late for. Argentina finished top with maximum points in Group J. They are now on a total of 11 goals and they have a total of 24 votes. Cape Verde from Group H finished second in the group, and played in their very first World Cup, and they might be a nation to watch in 2030. They go home with their heads held high with a total of 4 goals. They had drawn all of their three opening games. They had just 1 vote.
Top goal scorer for the Golden Boot at the moment are Argentina’s Lionel Messi top with 7 goals. In second place we have France’s Kylian Mbappe on 6 goals, In third place we have Norway’s Erling Haaland and Harry Kane with 5 goals each. In fourth place with 4 goals each we have France’s O. Dembélé, Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior, Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr and Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal.
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