How Argentina survived a huge scare to beat Cape Verde in a World Cup epic

Reigning champions Argentina narrowly avoided one of the all-time great upsets as they beat Cape Verde 3-2 in one of the best ...
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Cape Verde and the death of football snobbery

The greatest upset never happened. The biggest illusion in football still collapsed.
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Cape Verde: Tiny nation, massive World Cup dream

Updated May 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM CDT PRAIA—Cape Verde may be small, but its soccer World Cup dream is huge. With just over half a million people, it's one of the tiniest countries ever to qualify ...

Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes plays for Cape Verde. But in Ireland he is the star of this World Cup

In Dublin, there is huge affection for the former trainee mortgage adviser who is at the heart of this tournament's great ...
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Falklands, links between Cape Verde and the Islands

Everybody (rather all football supporters) enjoyed the extraordinary match between the supposedly rookie team of Cabo Verde ...
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Move over football superstars, Cape Verde’s 40-yr-old hero Vozinha is now Instagram’s most-followed goalkeeper after stunning FIFA World Cup 2026 run

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha arrived at the 2026 World Cup with around 50,000 Instagram followers. Three unforgettable weeks ...

Watch: Heartbroken Cape Verde player Nuno Da Costa comforted by crying son after FIFA World Cup exit

After Cape Verde national football team's heartbreaking 3-2 extra-time defeat to Argentina national football team, an ...