Cape Verde World Cup Qualifying

World Cup, Cape Verde

Cape Verde's soccer team returns home to huge welcome. The basketball team also has World Cup hopes

Have a weekend, Cape Verde. The national soccer team returned home Sunday as heroes after their run to the round of 32 of the World Cup and pushing Lionel Messi and Argentina into extra time.

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Why minnows like Cape Verde have done so well at World Cup

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Cape Verde, the surprise of 2026 World Cup: What to know about nation

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No clear favourites for World Cup, says Argentina's Scaloni ahead of Egypt clash

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni believes this World Cup has been a great leveller where traditional powerhouses are struggling to assert their dominance.

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Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup run ends

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Thousands welcome home Cape Verde footballers after stunning World Cup run

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Argentina pulls off a miracle comeback to defeat Egypt in epic World Cup clash

The shock of the tournament appeared to be in the 55th minute when Egypt broke away down the field and buried what appeared to be a second goal.

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Egypt bench erupts in fury as red card given after last gasp Argentina goal completes World Cup comeback

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Argentina starting lineup today vs Egypt: Who joins Messi in attack?

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Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia Highlights: Cape Verde Advances In World Cup Debut

Follow Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia live at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Real-time score updates, key plays, and match analysis as it happens.

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How debutants Cape Verde drew with Saudi Arabia to reach round of 32 at 2026 World Cup

Cape Verde finished Group H with three draws, while Saudi Arabia failed to earn the win they needed to advance.

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Cape Verde remain unbeaten at the World Cup as Uruguay draw raises hopes of knockout qualification

Against all the odds, World Cup debutants Cape Verde have a very real chance of qualifying for the knockout stages after coming from behind to steal a valuable draw against Uruguay.

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Argentina v Cape Verde: Breaking down biggest World Cup knockout mismatch

Lionel Messi versus Vozinha. It is the World Cup battle no-one knew they wanted, but which fans now cannot wait to see.

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Cape Verde are smallest nation to reach World Cup knockouts, is Messi’s path to final opening up?

Cape Verde have made history as the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout stage of a men’s World Cup and will face Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the next chapter of their Cinderella story.

Messi’s next World Cup foe? Cape Verde, which refuses to fear Argentina

Argentina is the defending World Cup champion and second in FIFA’s world rankings. Cape Verde is 64th. They meet July 3 in the knockout round.

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Cape Verde’s World Cup fairytale: Vozinha to Messi, iconic moments

Cape Verde bows out of the World Cup, but it does so after writing one of the tournament’s most beautiful stories. In their first-ever appearance in the competition, the “Blue Sharks” got through the group unbeaten,

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Cape Verde's 2026 FIFA World Cup Fairytale Could Boost Tourism as Global Interest Surges

The tournament's breakout team has turned the world's attention to a tiny Atlantic nation. It has introduced millions to Cape Verde, an island nation whose beaches, volcanoes and culture have long flown under the radar.