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Cape Verde earned a spot at the 2026 World Cup by finishing first in its African qualifying group ahead of Cameroon, one of the continent’s top soccer powers.

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Cape Verde won Group D with 23 points, four more than Cameroon, who hold the African record for World Cup appearances with eight.

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The Island country, home to around 525,000 people, is the second smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup finals after Iceland.

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'Amazing': Shamrock Rovers captain Lopes helps tiny Cape Verde qualify for first ever World Cup

S HAMROCK ROVERS CAPTAIN Pico Lopes has helped Cape Verde to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in its history after a 3-0 victory over Eswatini. The archipelago in West Africa, with a population of around 600,000, are the second smallest country to reach the tournament after Iceland, who competed in Russia in 2018.

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TV footage was soon used on 'X' to identify a potential wrong decision. Bitter, but luckily the World Cup is still within reach despite the whistle. After the 3-3 draw against Libya last Wednesday, Cape Verde has another chance to secure their World Cup ticket today from 6 p.m.

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Soccer-Cape Verde success would have been scarcely believable 20 years ago

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -The Cape Verde Islands are one win away from a World Cup place that confirms the promise they have shown in recent years but would have been scarcely believable 20 years ago. The wind-swept island archipelago, off the west coast of ...