Reigning champions Argentina were pushed to the brink by a Cape Verdeside with incredible levels of resilience and needed an extra-time own goal to clinch a dramatic 3-2 victory on Friday and a ​place in the last 16 at the World Cup, Reuters reported. 

Cape Verde, playing in their first global finals, twice came from a goal behind in a thrilling contest that went down to the wire in front of a noisy crowd of 64,478 packed into a hot and humid Miami Stadium.