Cape Verde beat Eswatini to seal historic World Cup spot | OneFootball

On Monday, Cape Verde defeated Eswatini 3–0 at the Cape Verde National Stadium, in the final round of Group D of the African Qualifiers, securing an unprecedented berth at the 2026 World Cup.

Standings situation

With the result, Cape Verde reaches 23 points and finishes the group stage at the top of Group D. Eswatini, in turn, finished in last place with just three points.

📋 Match summary

⚪CAPE VERDE 3 X 0 ESWATINI🔵

🏆 Competition: 10th round of Group D of the African Qualifiers 🏟️ Venue: Cape Verde National Stadium, in Praia 📅 Date: October 13, 2025 (Monday) ⏰ Time: 1 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

After a first half with pressure but few dangerous chances on goal, the hosts opened the scoring right after the break, three minutes in, with Livramento, who capitalized on a scramble in the box to finish and find the net.

Willy Semedo doubled Cape Verde’s lead in the ninth minute of the second half. The forward met a cross from the right and, after a deflection in the area, was left free to finish and score.

Cape Verde stayed on the front foot throughout the second half and netted the third through Ianique Tavares, who had little trouble finishing after a ball was played across the six-yard box.

Next match

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