Cape Verde Shocks World by Qualifying for First FIFA World Cup

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Cape Verde made history on October 13 by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time. They secured their spot after a convincing 3-0 victory over Eswatini in their final group match held in Praia. The match...

Cape Verde qualify for first-ever football World Cup after 3-0 win

NewsFeedCape Verde beat Eswatini 3-0 to qualify for the football World Cup for the first time. The island nation, with a population of just 600,000, is the second smallest country ever to reach the tournament, finishing ahead of Cameroon to top...

Cape Verde overcome nerves to qualify for World Cup

CAPE TOWN :Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup on Monday, beating Eswatini 3-0 in their last group match to top the standings ahead of Cameroon and complete a fairytale campaign. The wind-swept West African archipelago overcame first-half...

Cape Verde to play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini

PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — Cape Verde will play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini 3-0 to win its group in African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. The archipelago of volcanic islands off the western coast of...

Cape Verde Nears Historic World Cup Qualification Amid Controversy

Praia, Cape Verde — Cape Verde is on the brink of a historic achievement: qualifying for its first-ever World Cup. The national team, known as the Sharks, only needs a victory against Eswatini on October 16 to secure its spot in the 2026...

Cape Verde boss Bubista urges squad to seize chance to reach first World Cup

Cape Verde coach Bubista urged his players to overcome their nerves in Monday night's crunch qualifier against Eswatini and seize the chance to advance to the World Cup for the first time. His Group D pacesetters take on the pool makeweights at...

Cabo Verde, el pequeño gigante de África que llegó al Mundial 2026 con un jugador reclutado por LinkedIn

Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español Se escucha un rugido en el océano Atlántico. No es un tsunami y tampoco la erupción de un volcán. Es el grito de un pequeño pueblo que, separado por la geografía, se unió en un grito de júbilo para celebrar una...

Cape Verde make history to seal debut World Cup place and deny Cameroon

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Cape Verde qualify for World Cup: Exclusive Pico Lopes interview as African nation reach tournament for first time

Pico Lopes is on the verge of captaining Shamrock Rovers to both a fifth League of Ireland title in six seasons and a first FAI Cup since 2019. He has Conference League league-phase ties against AEK Athens and Shakhtar Donetsk to plan for, too....

Cape Verde declares holiday for Sihlangu clash

Reading Time: 2 minutesSOCCER – The Government of Cape Verde has declared today a public holiday, ahead of the country’s decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Sihlangu Semnikati. With just one match remaining in Group D, Cape Verde stands...

Cape Verde enter top-5 smallest nations at a World Cup

Cape Verde's World Cup dream becomes reality

Cape Verde beat Eswatini to clinch first-ever World Cup berth after fairytale qualifying run

They join Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Ghana who have qualified already. The likes of Nigeria and South Africa will both look to book their places on Tuesday as they face Benin and Rwanda, respectively.

Cape Verde become smallest African country to qualify for the World Cup

Heroic Cape Verde and hopeless India: Why there is no correlation between population and success in football

Cape Verde, an archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, became the second-smallest nation (after Iceland in 2018) to qualify for the FIFA World Cup on Monday (October 13). Less than 24 hours later, India crashed to an embarrassing defeat...

WCQ talking points: Cape Verde, Ghana shine as Africa’s 2026 lineup emerges

Cape Verde and Ghana turned from zeros to heroes among supporters by qualifying this week for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Both Cape Verde, a tiny archipelago of about 550,000 inhabitants with no football titles to...

The 10 smallest nations to make it to a World Cup - Cape Verde qualify & go 2nd

By population ©IMAGO To many Westerners, the small islands of Cape Verde off of the West coast of Africa are best known as a holiday destination, such is the boom in tourism on the archipelago in recent years. But the nation rarely hits the...

Lusophone writers gathered from today in a meeting in Cape Verde.

The XIII Meeting of Portuguese Language Writers, which runs until Saturday, is organized by the Union of Portuguese Language Capital Cities (UCCLA) and the Municipality of Praia, on the island of Santiago. The event will feature participants such...

Liverpool v Manchester United, Parker v Farke and joy for Cape Verde – Football Weekly podcast

Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook and email. On the podcast today: the panel preview the upcoming round of fixtures including Liverpool at home to...

A tiny nation's big triumph: Cape Verde all set for FIFA World Cup debut

A tiny nation, scattered across ten volcanic islands, with a population of about 525,000, has made history by qualifying for its first-ever FIFA World Cup. Cape Verde, a nascent country in West Africa, earned the spot on Tuesday after beating...