Akron turned to Benchimol before Cape Verde's historic match with Argentina - Championship

Akron sports director Alexey Burtovoy supported the striker of the Tolyatti club and the Cape Verde national team Gilson Tavares Benchimol before the 1/16 finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Argentina. The game will take place tomorrow, July 4, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, USA. Starts at 1:00 Moscow time. “We are happy for Benchimol, who today can get playing minutes in the playoff match with the current world champions. Together with Cape Verde, he is making history; Gilson has already made a start against Uruguay - with his attitude during last season, he earned the right to become a participant in the main festival of world football. Everyone in Akron is as supportive as possible of Benchimol. We will be rooting for our forward this night and wish him to show himself brightly against Argentina,” Burtova said in a conversation with “Championship” correspondent Oleg Lysenko. Argentina qualified for the playoffs as first place in Group J, while Cape Verde advanced to the round of 16 after finishing second in Group H. The 2026 World Cup takes place in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. The current world champion is the Argentina national team. In the final of the tournament in Qatar in 2022, the team beat the French team with a score of 3:3 (4:2 penalties).

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