Yahoo Sports reports: Here's something that very few could have reasonably expected coming into this World Cup: Cape Verde controls its own destiny with one match left in group play. With a win on Friday against Saudi Arabia, the tiny nation of about 500,000 people and about 15 million new Instagram followers will be headed to the round of 32. The Blue Sharks were long shots entering the World Cup; some books had them at no better than 12% to advance from the group stage.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 22, 2026 8:32 PM
A win over Saudi Arabia will send Cape Verde to the round of 32 at the World Cup
Here's something that very few could have reasonably expected coming into this World Cup: Cape Verde controls its own destiny with one match left in group play. With a win on Friday against Saudi Arabia, the tiny nation of about 500,000 people and about 15 million new Instagram followers will be headed to the round of 32. The Blue Sharks were long shots entering the World Cup; some books had them at no better than 12% to advance from the group stage.
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