Sidny Cabral bids Benfica farewell eagerly: Can't wait... | OneFootball

Sidny Cabral is one of the 26 players called up by the Cape Verde national team for their World Cup debut, and Benfica’s number 15 believes his country can make a strong impression, despite sharing a group with Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.

"We’re all very excited. We can hardly wait, it’s a huge stage for all of us to push ourselves and show ourselves to the world. Especially for our country, which is a small country. We’re all very excited. I just want to sleep and wake up to play the matches. I can’t wait to start playing," he said in comments to Sport TV.

The winger acknowledged that the first test, against Spain, is possibly the toughest they could have had, but he remained confident. "It’s going to be a difficult game. We have to do our best, but I believe in our team. If we keep our structure, we have a chance," he said.

For now, the focus is on preparation, and the Blue Sharks have a friendly scheduled against the Serbia national team, to be played on May 31 at the Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon. Afterwards, the team will travel to the United States, where they will play a second friendly. The opponent will be Bermuda, in Connecticut, before the official start of the 2026 World Cup group stage.

In the 2025/26 season, both for Estrela da Amadora and Benfica, Sidny Cabral — valued at €5 million — has already made a total of 28 official appearances: 23 in Liga Portugal Betclic, two in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup and one in the League Cup.

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