Cape Verde make history with first-ever World Cup qualification

Cape Verde make history with first-ever World Cup qualification

Malay Mail Online - Sports·2025-10-14 23:01

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 14 — Cape Verde beat Eswatini 3-0 on Monday to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup, booking their place in football’s global showpiece for the very first time.

The team from an archipelago off the coast of Senegal with about 550,000 inhabitants becomes the second-least populous nation to reach the World Cup, after Iceland, with just over 350,000, at Russia 2018.

……

Read full article on Malay Mail Online - Sports

Sports