World Cup: Cape Verde fan speaks of love for Corinthians | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Monday (15), Spain and Cape Verde faced each other in the opening round of Group H of the 2026 World Cup at Atlanta Stadium in the United States and ended up drawing 0-0. In an interview with ESPN Brasil before the match, a Cape Verdean fan drew attention and highlighted his affection for Corinthians.

“Greetings to Corinthians fans, since I’m a Corinthians supporter. I follow the Brazilian Championship, I’m a fan of the Brazilian Championship and the Libertadores, I watch all of it. I’m part of the Bando de Loucos”, he said.

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Cape Verde will still face Saudi Arabia and Uruguay before the end of the group stage. Those two teams, in fact, also drew 1-1 yesterday afternoon. As a result, all the teams in Group H are tied on one point. With a population of just over 530,000 inhabitants, the archipelago has historical and cultural ties with Brazil since, for example, the national team coach, Pedro Leitão Brito, spent the last few months on an exchange program at Cruzeiro as part of the team’s preparation for the World Cup.

In addition, several programs and soap operas shown in Brazil are also broadcast in Cape Verde, which highlights the historical influence on the formation of Cape Verdean national identity. In the country, there is a team called Sport Club Corinthians Cabo Verde, founded in 1984, located in the city of Santa Cruz – Santiago Island, inspired precisely by Corinthians.

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