Cape Verde's World Cup fairytale continues with draw against Uruguay
Cape Verde's impressive World Cup run continued with a draw against two-time winners Uruguay. The small island nation is now eyeing a place in the last 32.
Cape Verde, one of the surprises of the World Cup, continued their run with a draw against two-time winners Uruguay. For the island nation of around half a million people, the result is a historic achievement.
The team's performance stands out as one of the tournament's biggest stories. Cape Verde are now aiming to progress from the group stage into the last 32.
Such success by a small football federation on the biggest stage shows how the World Cup's expanded format has opened space for surprise teams.
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