[h2]Today's matches:[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/australia-xSrf6qMM/egypt-bejDn7NN/?mid=Whg00tL7"]Australia vs Egypt - 20:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/argentina-f9OppQjp/cape-verde-MocyWdm7/?mid=O4oeJu9d"]Argentina vs Cape Verde - 00:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/colombia-G02s4PCS/ghana-nNBjHale/?mid=IF40Fk9U"]Colombia vs Ghana - 03:30 CET[/a][/b][/p][h2]Live updates:[/h2][p][b]14:10 CET - [/b]With plenty of time before the first match later, why not check out some features about the games:[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-concacaf-champions-cup-what-to-expect-as-reigning-world-champions-argentina-take-on-surprise-package-cape-verde/pvySf7i4/"]What to expect as reigning world champions Argentina take on surprise package Cape Verde[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-world-championship-the-smooth-road-argentina-have-been-handed-to-the-world-cup-semi-finals/xrsB5RaC/"]The smooth road Argentina have been handed to the World Cup semi-finals[/a][/b][/p][p][b]13:00 CET - [/b]Good afternoon and welcome to the final day of the round of 32! The first match of the day sees [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] in a hard-to-predict clash. Will this be [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Mohamed Salah[/a]'s final World Cup match or will Egypt get the better of an exciting Aussie side?[/p][p]That is followed by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a] in what is being dubbed as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a] vs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vozinha/Q9F1vw7H/"]Vozinha[/a] match. The Cape Verde keeper has been one of the stories of the World Cup so far after keeping clean sheets in two out of three of the group games and Messi has once again delivered on the world stage after his heroics inspired Argentina to the World Cup title in 2022.[/p][p]The day is wrapped up with a fascinating clash between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a]. Colombia went toe-to-toe with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] in the group stages and looked like an elite side, whilst Ghana managed to frustrate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] after finding a way past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/panama/OWKqbCfi/"]Panama[/a]. [/p][embed guid="71b30450-972c-47aa-a9bb-018b34d89e16" url="https://x.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/2072983699659124861" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]As always, check out the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/world-cup-highlights-spain-impress-as-ronaldo-ramos-send-portugal-to-round-of-16/tvYLjGCi/"]day 22 World Cup highlights here[/a] and [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-fifa-world-cup-2026-day-22-live-updates/OKMNm72B/"][b]relive all the action from day 22 here[/b][/a].[/p]
World Cup LIVE: Australia take on Egypt before Messi's Argentina vs Cape Verde
It is the final day of the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and at last, it is Lionel Messi's opportunity to shine once more but can the story of the tournament Cape Verde pull off the unthinkable and ruin Messi's farewell parade? All will be revealed during Flashscore's live coverage of day 23!
Updated July 3, 2026 · 12:21 PM
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