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Cape Verde script World Cup history: First-ever goal from direct free-kick sets record in Uruguay draw

Cape Verde have written a remarkable new chapter in World Cup history after becoming the first team on record (since 1966) to score their maiden FIFA World Cup goal from a direct free-kick, as their ...
The Mirror

World Cup 2026: Cape Verde – the history-making debutants with a hidden superpower

The story of the 2026 World Cup found arguably its most poetic chapter before a ball was even kicked in North America. When the tiny island nation of Cape Verde secured its first-ever qualification ...
Forbes

A Curious Connection Among Cape Verde, World Cup Soccer And Hurricanes

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Cape Verde recently made headlines by drawing with powerhouse Spain in the FIFA World Cup, ...
Yardbarker

The Mastermind Named Bubista: Cape Verde's History-Maker Profile

Cape Verde will face Lionel Messi's Argentina in the Round of 32 Cape Verde, undefeated and unafraid, have completely rewritten football history. The tiny island nation with an estimated population of ...
nytimes.com

How Cape Verde drew with Spain in one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history

Cape Verde have held European champions Spain to a goalless draw in one of the most shocking results in World Cup history. With a population of around 550,000 people, Cape Verde is the third-smallest ...