Guardian Australia · World Cup 2026

Cape Verde shock Spain with historic draw on World Cup debut

· By Sidlowe
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Wow, just wow. At 1.57pm, Atlanta time, 3,291 miles from home, the final whistle went on Cape Verde’s first World Cup game, and they had only gone and done it and what they had done was madness – they had only gone and held the favourites. Bubista had said that he wanted the world to see who and what they are and, b…

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