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Argentina-Cape Verde's World Cup Match Is The Best TV Show Of The Summer

Every World Cup needs a fairytale. This one features a 40-year-old goalkeeper from a second-division club, an island nation of half a million people and a date with the greatest player who ever lived. On Friday in Miami, Cape Verde will walk out at Miami Stadium to face Argentina, the reigning world champions, in a round of 32 tie the bookmakers have already filed under "formality." Cape Verde is given a 4.8 percent chance. On paper, this isn't a contest. But that's the thing about Cape Verde. Nobody told them about the paper. Let's start with the sheer scale of what these islands have already...